At Aldi, Lidl and Co: You get these food brands with supposed no-name products

Created: 2022-04-08 05:19

By: Magdalena von Zumbusch

In addition to "real" no-name products, Aldi, Lidl and other discounters also sell products that actually come from well-known food brands.

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The website "Wer zu wem.de" reveals which discounter goods are produced by well-known brands.

Here you can find out where there is more to it than you thought.

Munich - Many well-known food brands also produce goods that are then not sold under the well-known name or at least regularly deliver leftover stocks to discounters.

Here you can find out how you can save on your purchase without sacrificing quality.

Video: Cheap on the outside, expensive on the inside - These branded products are behind discounter goods

Not required by law: manufacturer names on food products

A look at the company's website

shows that many products produced by brand manufacturers can be found in supermarkets and discounters , which lists food from well-known manufacturers in "no-name" packaging.

Manufacturers often produce under two names, such as Frosta AG, according to information on their own website.

Both Frosta Tiefkuehlkost GmbH and Copack Tiefkuehlkost Produktionsgesellschaft mbH can be found on the website of the frozen food manufacturer.

According to the news portal

, the subcontractor of the well-known manufacturer supplies almost all discount chain stores with frozen products.

Do products from brand manufacturers in discount packaging guarantee quality?

Anyone who deals with the topic can identify many of the products.

But the question arises as to whether this makes sense at all.

Just because they are manufactured in the same company does not automatically mean that the products cannot be of different quality.

Frosta AG, for example, says it uses different recipes (and sometimes additives) for Frosta products than for the cheaper Copack products, according to

.

Knowing about the same manufacturer is therefore not worthwhile here.

But often the expensive branded goods and the cheap "no-name" goods are exactly the same product.

The branded products are offered in retail at a higher price in order to be able to finance the further development of the goods and the image of the company through advertising, according to

.

Here it is worth knowing about the manufacturers so that you can buy better quality at lower prices from Lidl, Aldi, Kaufland, Edeka and other retailers.

Animal products: Allow identification of the manufacturer using the "Veterinary Registration Number"

is helpful for identifying the manufacturers of the products in the supermarket, and it

also provides useful tips in addition to lists of food brands behind no-name products.

In the case of milk and dairy products, you can use a trick to quickly identify which large company is behind the supermarkets' and discounters' own brands, as explained on the website: the state veterinary control number.

It is on the packaging of every milk and dairy product.

To find out which manufacturer the product is from, consumers only have to enter this number in the form from the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety, so

. 

Otherwise: The "Who to Whom" website provides product lists with manufacturers

Otherwise, a look at the

website will help .

We have put together some examples of products from brand manufacturers that you can find in discounters from the

and an article by

on the subject.

Dairy products from brand manufacturers at Lidl, Aldi and Co

• Tzatziki from Apostles

• Mitakos Zaziki by Penny

• The big farmer - low-fat - from Bauer

• Low-fat yoghurt K-Classic (Kaufland)

• Rice pudding original from Müller Milch

• K-Classic cream rice pudding from Kaufland

• Cream Yoghurt Mild from Zott dairy

• Söntner cream yoghurt (Aldi Nord)

Finished products from brand manufacturers from Aldi, Lidl and Co:

• Branded product: Maggi Ravioli*

• No-name product: K-Classic Ravioli Bolognese from Kaufland

• Branded product: Alberto Stone Oven Pizza

• No-name product: Casa Morando stone oven pizza from Aldi Nord (double the content for almost the same price)

• Branded product: Alberto Lasagna

• No-name product: yes!

  Lasagna Bolognese from Rewe

• Branded product: Iglo gourmet filet à la Bordelaise

• No-name product: K-Classic gourmet filet Bordeaux from Kaufland

Sweets and supplies from Lidl, Aldi and Co:

• Leibniz butter biscuits from Bahlsen

• Choco Bistro butter biscuits from Aldi Süd

• Mushroom minis/ slices 1st choice from Bonduelle

• Globe mushrooms

• Düsseldorfer Löwensenf Extra Hot

• Real Düsseldorf mustard from Aldi Süd

• Classic baguette from Meggle

• Herb baguette from Rewe own brand yes!

• Super Dickman's by Storck

• choceur giant chocolate kisses from Aldi Süd

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