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Founder Profile

Anna Albrecht

Last reviewed: January 1970 · By Swet Parvadiya

Who is Anna Albrecht?

Anna Albrecht is a founder of Aldi, which was founded in 1946 with Karl Albrecht and Theo Albrecht.

Company founded
Aldi
Founded
1946
Co-founders
Karl Albrecht and Theo Albrecht

Founding Story

Mother of Karl and Theo Albrecht, Anna opened the original Albrecht neighborhood food shop in Essen-Schonnebeck in 1913, providing the family grocery foundation that her sons expanded into an international retail empire.

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