Two dispatches reporters worked undercover as store assistants at two of aldis stores, filming with hidden cameras. In the aldis supermarket secrets documentary shown last night on channel four, one reporter claimed that for 12 out of 20 days he was working at aldi, he discovered squashed, damaged or mouldy goods on sale, including split bread and frozen bacon over three months out. Page 2 anyone watching the aldi dispatches programme. This was the mistake that the big high street supermarkets made after the financial crash of 2008 when they. Secrets of poundland in 2012, secrets of your supermarket shop in 20, the secrets of sports direct in 2015, aldis supermarket secrets in 2015, and. Aldi has taken umbrage with last nights channel 4 dispatches expose. The supermarkets are fighting back with an aggressive price war, claiming to have slashed the prices of thousands of everyday items. In the aldis supermarket secrets documentary shown last night on channel four, one reporter claimed that for 12 out of 20 days he was.
Mr mccarthy tells a channel 4 dispatches documentary to be screened tomorrow night. C4s dispatches highlights how discounters erode brands. This post shows notes that were made while watching the show along with points that i could use within the dissertation. Aldis supermarket secrets how has lidl expanded in the uk. Channel 4 dispatches investigates the supermarket supply chain and looks at some of the working lives of those at the very bottom. Supermarket archives money saving blog mrs bargain hunter. Aldis supermarket secrets c4 dispatches clearing up the gossip. According to 2017 figures, of the top five most watched episodes of channel 4s dispatches in its current format, four were about highstreet shops and all five explored household brands. Channel 4 dispatches supermarket wars money saving. In the aldis supermarket secrets documentary shown last night on channel four, one reporter claimed that for 12 out of 20 days he was working at aldi, he discovered squashed, damaged or mouldy goods on sale, including split bread and frozen bacon over three months out of date. Channel 4 dispatches while tesco and the other big chains appear to be faltering, aldi goes from strength to strength and has now overtaken waitrose as britains sixth largest supermarket. The real price of cheap food, which aired on channel 4 yesterday 4 august suggested that workers are.
Nowadays, supermarkets like aldi and lidl are stealing customers by the dozen from other longestablished retailers, who are desperately trying to win customers back with price reductions and. Stuff picked and packed on the same day but didnt meet the 1st class supermarket standard. Channel 4 dispatches investigates the plan to tackle. Dispatches is the british tv current affairs documentary series on channel 4, first transmitted in 1987. Gets packed and sold to markets and other supermarkets like aldi or for some supplier gets dumped. Many of you will have watched with interest the recent channel 4 dispatches programmes on the supermarket wars currently raging across the uk. Customers have jumped to the defense of aldi after last nights dispatches programme on channel 4 twitter was filled with positive comments about aldi yet scathing about the documentary. Dispatches aldis supermarket secrets tv episode 2015 imdb. Last nights channel 4 dispatches raised questions around how promotions can devalue brands, argues thayne forbes, joint managing director at. According to a poll conducted by channel 4s dispatches programme, 60% of consumers think this will adversely impact on their finances. The programme covers issues about british society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation. Channel 4 dispatches investigates what went wrong, and is still going wrong, and reveals the tricks of aldi and lidls success. Supermarkets and manufacturers are struggling to reign in their rising costs.
Aldi rebukes dispatches investigation, says it contains selective. Channel 4s dispatches programme investigates how the big four supermarkets have slashed prices as they aim to compete with the german discounters, which are proving increasingly popular with shoppers. The programme covers issues about british society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a. Dispatches season aldis supermarket secrets s29e22. Named supermarket of the year, it has now overtaken waitrose as britains sixth largest supermarket.
Discount supermarket chain aldi continues to go from strength to strength, recently overtaking. Channel 4 dispatches supermarket wars watched dispatches supermarket wars tonight. How supermarkets are quietly shrinking food and keeping. Inside aldi was one of channel 5s highestrated shows for the year so. While tesco and the other big supermarkets falter, aldi goes from strength to strength. Named supermarket of the year, it has now overtaken. In 2001, dispatches reporter saira shah risked her life as she went undercover in afghanistan to film the medieval barbarity the. Aldi under the spotlight in channel fours dispatches talking retail. Dispatches s29e22 aldis supermarket secrets hdtv x264 c4tv. Not forgotten, presented by ian hislop, begins on channel 4 on sunday at 8pm. Aldis supermarket secrets channel 4 dispatches november 15, 2015 retailer news david uccelli aldi has taken umbrage with last nights channel 4 dispatches expose, which cast scrutiny over the retailers practices, and said the tv programme was based upon selective information. Aldi defends hr practices after scathing channel 4 documentary.
An overview of the programme that i managed to find online is. The big four are losing market share to the discounters and are responding by cutting prices across the board. At first glance, maybe theres not a lot there we didnt know already. And while the big four struggle, discounters such as aldi and lidl are booming. Channel 4 dispatches tricks of the dole cheats duration. Our head of campaigns, alex neill, told dispatches viewers. A look at rising food price and the comparison between different supermarket stores, food markets and independent shops. The rise of the discount supermarket in the uk duration. Aldis supermarket secrets featured two undercover reporters at stores in. Supermarkets have hiked up the price of fresh fruit and vegetables, meaning markets and local shops are up to 35% cheaper for healthy food, an investigation has found.
Aldi under the spotlight in channel fours dispatches. Channel 4s awardwinning investigative current affairs programme. Aldi is in defensive mode after last nights channel 4 dispatches. Dispatches aldis supermarket secrets tv episode 2015. Betrayal part 1 of 4 the real game of thrones timeline duration. I worked in one of the traditional big hitter supermarkets when i was a student and ive got stories to tell that would make your hair curl.
Channel 4 s awardwinning investigative current affairs programme. Theres 4 aldi stores near me one opening last year. Channel 4 dispatches investigates the governments secret plan to tackle childhood obesity antony compares a leaked copy of the draft action plan. Sociopolitical documentary hosted by morland sanders, published by channel 4 broadcasted as part of ch4 dispatches series in 2014 english narration cover informationsupermarkets. Dispatches aldis supermarket secrets tv episode 2015 on imdb. The show covered a breadth of issues, including the reliance of special offers to reel us in hook, line and sinker. How special offers hook us in c4 dispatches on the. Aldis supermarket secrets c4 dispatches clearing up. The newest one is great, clean, friendly staff, stock isnt 100% perfect but working in a morrisons years ago i can safely say its not. Dispatches the secrets of your supermarket shop youtube. Plans for 97 new stores have been abandoned or have stalled out of the 400 supermarkets approved by local authorities since 2009, dispatches has found, with tesco accounting for 60 of. Aldi to become the first supermarket to pay its workers. Supermarket secrets using a combination of undercover filming and scientific analysis, jane moore investigates whether the food on supermarket shelves is really as good as it looks, whether prices are as good as they seem and what happens behind the scenes in the production of supermarket food.
Channel 4 dispatches did a thing about aldi treatment of staff was shitty. A recent investigation by reporters working for the channel four show dispatches showed a vision of aldi that included heavily out of date goods and miserable employees. The real price of cheap food under pressure from the internet, the recession and cheap competitors like lidl and aldi, britains big supermarkets are desperate to woo customers. Dispatches season aldis supermarket secrets s29e22 video. The documentary, called aldis supermarket secrets, featured two. Morland sanders goes undercover to see if quality and service are suffering. The other supermarkets have a set size and cosmetic standard, which is sorted in the packhouse.
Poor health and safety in the workplace, unrealistic productivity targets and subsequent bullying etc. According to reports from multiple supermarkets, the brand has a history of abuse towards its staff, which includes bizarre hazing rituals, stasistyle spying and widespread bullying and harassment. Discount supermarket chain aldi continues to go from strength to strength, recently overtaking waitrose as britains sixth biggest supermarket. What goes to the big supermarkets is a regimented standard. Why britain is hooked on supermarket tv new statesman.
Under pressure from the internet, the recession and cheap competitors like lidl and aldi, britains big supermarkets are desperate to woo customers back with special offers and price reductions. Wanna clear up anything in terms of thoughts or questions that anyone may have after watching the aldi supermarket secrets show on channel 4 last night. From shrinking toblerones to a price row between tesco and marmite, this episode from 2017 investigates brexits. Britains bloodiest dynasty s1 e1 britains bloodiest dynasty. The barclays interest rate scandal, unimaginable bonuses and insurance misselling put the banking sector in the spotlight. The fierce supermarket price war, triggered by the rise of discounters aldi and lidl, is to be highlighted in a tv documentary tonight. The brc totally refutes suggestion that retailers are. Aldis supermarket secrets is a channel 4 dispatches programme, broadcasted first in 2015, i have accessed through the imp on the vle. It was interesting to see how the big four supermarket sales are stagnating or decreasing while they are growing by 23% for lidl and 39% at aldi. The reports have come to light after several whistleblowers came forward following a channel 4 dispatches documentary. Dispatches is a british current affairs documentary programme on channel 4, first broadcast on 30 october 1987.
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