The discounters want to ban cheap meat from the shelves - and thus determine the food policy more strongly than the GroKo.
But whether the applause will last is open, comments Dominik Göttler.
Aldi has advanced, now the competition is following.
More and more large retail chains are announcing that they will be removing meat from their product range piece by piece from farming methods that do not exceed the minimum legal requirements.
Once again it shows who is shaping nutrition policy in practice.
In any case, it is not the Berlin coalition.
The Union and SPD have now failed for the second legislative period in a row to get a national animal welfare label off the ground.
And the next federal government must also take care of the recommendations of the Borchert Commission for a conversion of livestock farming that have been on the table for over a year.
Meanwhile, the grocery retailer is creating facts.
Aldi and animal welfare: The applause is factored in - whether it will last is questionable
The applause from consumers is factored in.
At Aldi, Lidl and Co., the move away from cheap meat fits perfectly into the desired image of a sustainable food supplier.
The animal welfare competition in retail is actually good news for farm animals in Germany.
Because the consumer himself has long missed the opportunity to set the direction with his shopping behavior.
The change of course by discounters is becoming a problem for many producers.
Because for more animal welfare you need the right barn.
It costs money and has to be approved.
Retailers have to ask customers to pay for the higher production costs if they are serious about sustainability - whether the applause will continue is questionable.
And when it comes to building stables, politicians still owe fair guidelines with which the change in animal husbandry can succeed.
Dominik Göttler