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What contested product reportedly led brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht to split their discount grocery chain in two?
Answer
Cigarettes
Theo Albrecht wanted to sell cigarettes in Aldi stores while Karl opposed it over concerns about theft, and the disagreement is credited with splitting the company into Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd in 1960.
💡 Did you know?
The Albrecht family (Aldi founders) split their empire over a family feud about whether to sell cigarettes, creating two rival supermarket empires.
Other options people guess
- Alcohol
- Lottery tickets
- Fresh produce
Topics
- family-business
- retail
- germany
- aldi
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