ALDI Supplier Requirements

The first Australian ALDI store opened in January 2001. With over 200 stores now successfully operating across NSW and ACT, ALDI has quickly become a major player in the provision of quality food products.

In order to grow their Australian business, ALDI is interested in more Australian based suppliers for their supermarkets. In a recent adaptation to the ALDI Corporate Global Supplier Policy, all suppliers are now required to have compliance to a Global Food Standard Initiative (GFSI). BSI has the capability to audit your organization to the ALDI addendum at your next scheduled SQF or BRCGS audit. This change will remove the need for a separate ALDI audit and possibly reduce your amount of annual audit visits. 

Background on the changes to the ALDI Supplier Audits

From early 2010 all current ALDI suppliers who are certified to an accepted GFSI standard, such as SQF or BRCGS Global Food Standard, will be able to submit their reports to ALDI for review. 

This review may remove the need for a full ALDI audit. However, Suppliers that have either SQF or BRCGS in place will be required to have a shortened audit for the specific ALDI Supplier requirements using an ALDI addendum. The need to conduct the ALDI addendum audit will be based on the products supplied to ALDI and the products risk assessment.

BSI has a team of experts across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, USA, UK and Europe who are trained and available to audit against SQF and BRCGS. Whilst auditing to these standards, your auditor can also audit you to the ALDI supplier requirements.

The food industry impacts every person on the planet. Though what the world’s population may eat may differ depending on the geography, wealth, age, gender and availability of goods, no other sector plays such a vital role in all of our day-today lives and culture. Economically, food represents 10% of global GDP (valued at US$48 trillion by the World Bank).

But the food sector also faces significant challenges. Each year, food-borne illness makes one in ten people ill and is the cause of death for millions around the world. Population growth projections and an increasing middle class suggest that the demand for food will increase 70% by 2050. And, consumers are increasingly conscious about what goes into their food, how it’s made, its impact on ecosystems and where it comes from.

BSI believes the world deserves food that is safe, sustainable and socially responsible. We support the food sector by developing and publishing standards of best practice, supply chain solutions as well as training and certification to not only the most popular food safety standards, but other business improvement standards that work together to make organizations more resilient.

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