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Which pair of brothers founded a discount grocery business that they later split into two separate rival chains, Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd?
Answer
Karl and Theo Albrecht
Karl and Theo Albrecht built Aldi from their mother's small German grocery store and, after a dispute over selling cigarettes, divided the business in 1960 into the separately run Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd.
💡 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
- Adolf and Rudolf Dassler
- Richard and Maurice McDonald
- Sam and Bud Walton
Topics
- family-business
- retail
- germany
- sibling-rivalry
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