In the United Kingdom, Aldi has won Supermarket of the Year two years in a row (2012/13),[REF] and in 2013, Aldi won the Grocer of the Year Award [REF].
In the United States, due to the relatively low staffing of Aldi locations compared to other supermarket chains, Aldi has a reputation of starting employees out at significantly higher than minimum wage, unusual among American supermarkets [REF].