Aldi empire threatened by Albrecht family’s legal feud
Berthold Albrecht’s widow and children take legal action in bid for control of Aldi Nord
Babette Albrecht: claims her late husband Berthold was a “serious alcoholic” who was not contractually capable when he changed his will in 2010. Photograph: Gisela Schober/Getty
For decades, discretion has been as much a part of Aldi’s DNA as its discount prices. No more. A vicious feud for control of the family-owned German retail empire now endangers one pillar of the €21.8 billion low-cost retailer.