Karl Albrecht Aldi Süd and took the position of chairman of the board until 2002. At the beginning of 2002, he also relinquished this position, thereby completely ceding control of the firm. Today, the business is no longer run by any of Karl Albrecht's family members. Karl Albrecht was a very reclusive man who had not taken part in public life for several years prior to his death. As a result, little is known about him. "Forbes" magazine reported that he had two children, neither of whom was employed by Aldi. He reportedly lived in Essen, as did his brother Theo until
Billa (supermarket) Billa (supermarket) BILLA () is an Austrian supermarket chain that operates throughout Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. The company, which was founded by Karl Wlaschek in 1953, is currently owned by Germany's REWE Group. The chain's name is derived from a contraction of "BILliger LAden", German for 'cheap shop' Billa operates stores in these 6 European countries: Billa also had locations in Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Romania but all of those had since been sold to other supermarket chains. In 2002, all 14 Billa stores in Hungary were sold to Spar. In 2009, all 14 Billa stores in Poland were