<P> Aldi started to expand internationally in 1967 , when Aldi Süd acquired the grocery chain Hofer in Austria ; Aldi Nord opened its first stores abroad in the Netherlands in 1973 , and other countries followed . In 1976 , Aldi opened its first store in the United States in Iowa , and , in 1979 , Aldi Nord acquired Trader Joes . After German reunification and the fall of the Iron Curtain , Aldi experienced a rapid expansion . The brothers retired as CEOs in 1993 ; control of the companies was placed in the hands of private family foundations , the Siepmann Foundation ( Aldi Süd ) and the Markus Foundation ( Aldi Nord , Trader Joe 's ) . </P>
<P> Aldi started to expand internationally in 1967 , when Aldi Süd acquired the grocery chain Hofer in Austria ; Aldi Nord opened its first stores abroad in the Netherlands in 1973 , and other countries followed . In 1976 , Aldi opened its first store in the United States in Iowa , and , in 1979 , Aldi Nord acquired Trader Joes . After German reunification and the fall of the Iron Curtain , Aldi experienced a rapid expansion . The brothers retired as CEOs in 1993 ; control of the companies was placed in the hands of private family foundations , the Siepmann Foundation ( Aldi Süd ) and the Markus Foundation ( Aldi Nord , Trader Joe 's ) . </P>
where was the first aldi store in the us
where was the first aldi store in the us
Iowa
Iowa