This Was Just Voted America's Top Grocery Store by USA Today Readers—and It's Not Trader Joe's or Aldi

realsimple ^ | September 12, 2024 | Carissa Chesanek

[cport]

Indeed. Love the coffee

[NEMDF]

Also love Fareway, especially for meats from the meat service counter.

[Fledermaus]

Not the one near me. Low prices and good selection.

Sprouts is more expensive but great produce.

I do the bulk of my shopping at Publix.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Years ago I worked in that business. How they make it work with pennies for profits I’ll never know. Margins are so slim.

[j.havenfarm]

Here in Northern California is there’s only Trader Joes off this list. And they’re overrated IMO

[Dr. Sivana]

Aldi is owned by the same German company that owns Trader Joe’s.

Not quite. Here's an explanation from Copilot AI:

Aldi and Trader Joe’s are not owned by the same company, but they do share a historical connection through the Albrecht family. Here’s a brief overview:

Aldi: The Albrecht brothers, Theo and Karl, founded Aldi in Germany. They eventually split the company into two separate entities: Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd. Aldi Süd operates the Aldi stores in the U.S. and other countries, while Aldi Nord operates in different regions of Europe12.

Trader Joe’s: Trader Joe’s was acquired by Theo Albrecht, who managed Aldi Nord, in 1979. Despite this acquisition, Trader Joe’s operates independently from Aldi stores23.

So, while there is a familial link, Aldi and Trader Joe’s are run as separate companies.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

My pick is Walmart and GV "Great Value" brands.

[Revel]

Never heard of it.

[texanyankee]

In Texas it’s HEB. Nothing else matters.

[steve86]

Not a single one of those in this 350,000 metro market, I guess we’re deprived. But I’m fine with WinCo and Walmart and occasionally Yoke’s Fresh Market..

[stanne]

“H.E.B rules“

Always did.

[ShadowAce]

H.E.B rules

I really like their selection and quality.

However, a member of the family that owns it has decided to go full woke and start funding drag shows and drag story times.

We go to Kroger now, and put up with the drop in quality.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“Aldi is owned by the same German company that owns Trader Joe’s.”

I never heard that Trader Joe’s is owned by a German company. Is that true?

[steve86]

Fred Meyer/Kroger ok too.

[steve86]

“Trader Joe’s is owned by Aldi Nord, a German private company that is part of the Aldi Group”

[MayflowerMadam]

Trader Joe’s sucks. IMO

I like Publix, Wegmans, Ingles.

[ifinnegan]

Take a look at post 26.

It seems to have more detailed information.

[ifinnegan]

Maybe more accurate to say owned by the same German family.

[OldMissileer]

The bulk of our grocery shopping is at the Commissary at Quantico but we spend a lot of money at the Wegmans down in Fredericksburg, VA. We love Wegmans.

A Publix opened up about four miles from us but it is nothing compared to Wegmans. We had to make a trip to Texas last month so we stopped at a HEB to see if it was as good as people say. The one we stopped at in Odessa was just another dirty grocery store. It was very busy but we were not impressed. We are withholding judgement as it was an older store and if we get back to Texas we will try to get to a newer HEB to see if it is better.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

There’s a Yokes off I-90 near Post Falls, but I’ve never stopped there.

Our local Target did some major remodeling the past 9 months and added a huge grocery section. It’s amazing that Wal-Mart and now Target added such big grocery sections when you consider the low margins on food.