A German discount grocery group whose founder Theo Albrecht bought Trader Joe's personally.
Acquired · Oct 26Theo Albrecht bought Trader Joe's in 1979 on Joe's one-page terms, including no link to Aldi and full management autonomy. His family never added another dollar, and private ownership let the chain avoid co-op marketing money.
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