There’s that old saying that goes something like: when you’ve dug yourself into a hole, the very first thing you have to do is stop digging. Or, if you’re Trader Joe’s, you …
It really makes me so sad to see what has happened to this company since the actual Trader Joe died. Don’t know if it’s his family, stockholders, etc., but the place has really gone downhill. My entire time as an undergrad had my diet based around this place because I lived like 2 blocks away. Now I don’t know if I want to keep going.
Trader Joe’s has been owned by Aldi* since 1979. The fact that they managed to maintain the image of a wholesome company as long as they have is astounding.
(there are actually two different Aldi companies from Germany, owned by two brothers who split from the original company to make Aldi Nord (North) and Aldi Sud (South), that go by different names depending on the country they’re in. Aldi Nord is Trader Joe’s in the US, and Aldi Sud just goes by Aldi in the US)
It really makes me so sad to see what has happened to this company since the actual Trader Joe died. Don’t know if it’s his family, stockholders, etc., but the place has really gone downhill. My entire time as an undergrad had my diet based around this place because I lived like 2 blocks away. Now I don’t know if I want to keep going.
Trader Joe’s has been owned by Aldi* since 1979. The fact that they managed to maintain the image of a wholesome company as long as they have is astounding.
(there are actually two different Aldi companies from Germany, owned by two brothers who split from the original company to make Aldi Nord (North) and Aldi Sud (South), that go by different names depending on the country they’re in. Aldi Nord is Trader Joe’s in the US, and Aldi Sud just goes by Aldi in the US)
Stoly spent a really long time as an undergrad.