Karl Albrecht in Germany, and the fourth-richest in Europe. Karl Albrecht Karl Hans Albrecht (; 20 February 1920 – 16 July 2014) was a German entrepreneur who founded the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Theo. He was for many years the richest person in Germany. In February 2014, he was ranked the 21st-richest person in the world by Hurun Report. Karl and Theo Albrecht were born and raised in a Catholic family in modest circumstances in Essen, Germany. Their father, Karl Sr, was employed as a miner and later as a baker's assistant. Their mother Anna, née Siepmann, had a
Island Pacific Supermarket Island Pacific Supermarket Island Pacific Supermarket is an ethnic/Filipino supermarket chain with its corporate headquarters in Walnut, California. Also known as Island Pacific Seafood Market, the store sells fresh seafood, meat, produce and grocery products, specializing in Filipino cuisine with an emphasis on Asian products—though it also stocks Western staples. In selected branches, Island Pacific also showcases Philhouse, its own fast-food restaurant, which serves Filipino meals inspired by traditional home-cooking, as well as Bread Republic, home of freshly baked breads and pastries. It has 14 outlets in California and 2 in Nevada as of April 2018, when Island Pacific Supermarket