Aldi since 2009. Aldi Aldi (stylised as ALDI) is the common brand of two German family owned discount supermarket chains with over 10,000 stores in 20 countries, and an estimated combined turnover of more than €50 billion. Based in Germany, the chain was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946 when they took over their mother's store in Essen, which had been in operation since 1913. The business was split into two separate groups in 1960, that later became Aldi Nord, headquartered in Essen, and Aldi Süd, headquartered in Mülheim. In 1962, they introduced the name Aldi (a syllabic
Friedrich Albrecht Karl Herrmann, Reichsgraf von Wylich und Lottum the order Pour le Mérite for his bravery in the Battle of Zorndorf in 1758 during the Seven Years' War. He was married to Sophie Beate von Schlichting (8 August 1736 – 28 October 1801) and the couple had seven children. At the age of 76 years, von Wylich died in Berlin. Friedrich Albrecht Karl Herrmann, Reichsgraf von Wylich und Lottum Reichsgraf Friedrich Albrecht Karl Herrmann von Wylich und Lottum (20 April 1720 – 3 March 1797) was a Prussian officer. Friedrich von Wylich was born in Anklam, Western Pomerania, as the second son of Major General Johann Christoph von