Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr. & family

{ "bio": [ "Heirs to the Aldi retail fortune, Beate Heister and Karl Albrecht Jr. are the children of Karl Albrecht Sr., who died in 2014 at age 94.", "After World War II, Karl Sr. and his brother, Theo Sr., who died in 2010 at age 88, took over their family's corner grocery store in Essen, Germany.", "In 1961, the brothers split ownership: Karl Sr. took the stores in southern Germany (Aldi Sued), plus rights to the Aldi brand in the U.K., Australia and the U.S.", "In the U.S., Aldi has more than 2,000 stores in 36 states, offering low prices and no-frills shopping.", "Theo Sr. got the stores in northern Germany and the rest of Europe. In 1971, he bought U.S. grocery chain Trader Joe's." ], "about": [ "Beate Heister has never worked at Aldi Sued (South), but her son Peter Max Heister heads the advisory board. Son Christian also serves on the board.", "Karl Jr., who has no children, worked different positions at the company but withdrew from his duties after a cancer diagnosis." ] }