There's A Reason Aldi's Milk Is Always So Cheap - Tasting Table

"You'll notice that Aldi stores tend to have shorter operating hours and smaller buildings. The aisles tend to be narrow with lots of boxes piled up. You'll rarely find name brand products at Aldi, and there aren't employees stocking the shelves all the time - they don't even play music in stores. All of this is intentional to cut down on overhead and operating costs, inheriting savings that it then passes on to its customers."

"In 2011, a shopper with the same concern traced the production stamps on milk they bought from Aldi and another store. All milk has a stamp on the bottom that identifies the facility where it was produced, and a little research showed that both the Friendly Farms milk and the milk they got from another store were produced in Kemps facilities."

Aldi keeps grocery prices low by minimizing operating costs through shorter hours, smaller stores, narrow aisles, boxed inventory, limited staffing, and no in-store music. Aldi emphasizes private-label products, including Friendly Farms milk, which costs less than national and many store brands. Milk is stocked in racks to reduce employee labor and stocking time. Friendly Farms milk has been traced to major processors such as Kemps, indicating the same production facilities supply milk to multiple retailers. Cost savings from operational efficiencies and private-label sourcing are passed on to customers as lower prices.

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