Australia's best supermarket has been revealed - and it's NOT Coles or Woolworths
Aldi has been crowned Australia's best supermarket   

Daily Mail
22 August 2024
Aldi has been named Australia's best-rated supermarket for the seventh consecutive year.   

The German supermarket giant was crowned with the prestigious Most Satisfied Customers Award as part of Canstar Blue's Supermarket Satisfaction Ratings for 2024.

Aldi towered over competitors by receiving stellar five-star ratings across all seven categories - including value for money, freshness of produce, product range, checkout experience and customer service.

This is Aldi's twelfth win since Canstar's Supermarket Satisfaction Ratings began in 2011.

Simon Padovani-Ginies, Group Director for Aldi Australia, said Aldi is proud to have maintained its leadership and satisfaction for customers at a time when they need it the most.

'Being credited as the only five-star rated supermarket for overall satisfaction shows our day-in-day-out commitment to delivering market-leading prices on high quality goods is resonating with our shoppers,' he said.

'Customers deserve great value for money and quality products when shopping for groceries, so this is a proud win for Aldi and our many Australian business partners who always aim to exceed the expectations of our shoppers with the excellent products on our shelves.

'This award win would not have been possible without the support of our loyal customers. We want to assure them that our Price Promise remains as firm today as it always has - we won't be beaten on the cost of the weekly shop.



Aldi Australia was crowned with the prestigious Most Satisfied Customers Award at Canstar Blue's Supermarket Satisfaction Ratings for 2024 



'We take this commitment seriously and every day, every element of our business is oriented around how we can deliver Australia's lowest prices, especially now at a time when families need it most,' he continued.


'We look forward to continuing to keep our customers satisfied with our Good Different shopping experience.'

Last month Aldi Australia once again shut down rumours of plans to offer online shopping.

For years customers have wondered if the discount supermarket will launch the service to compete with other retailers.

But an Aldi Australia spokesperson told FEMAIL the company is prioritising other services for now.

'While we are always looking at the best ways to serve our customers, right now we are focused on delivering value and the lowest prices possible at a time our customers need it most,' the spokesperson said.



This is Aldi's twelfth win since Canstar's Supermarket Satisfaction Ratings began in 2011

'We won't compromise our ability to deliver low-priced groceries to Australians.'

For now, customers can still keep up to date with Aldi's 'Special Buys' and deals on the website - but an online delivery service remains unavailable.

Earlier this year Aldi started offering a new service to Australian customers amid the cost of living crisis - and it has nothing to do with the supermarket.

The supermarket giant launched Aldi Insurance offering home and contents, comprehensive car and landlord's insurance policies.

Aldi are good but they don't have the variety of goods so
I end up having to go to Coles or Woolies as well -
to get what I want.

Bobby. wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2024 at 1:49pm:


Stock levels at Aldi are also not reliable and regular items disappear for long periods of time, then re-appear.

I suspect this is a strategy to make you go back to the more often.

And while we're at it, Coles and Woolies don't price gouge, only morons think they do.

If you can, go in with some friends and buy direct from a meat dealer.  You need to buy in bulk and either need to share it around multiple people/families, or have a freezer to store it.

ProudKangaroo wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2024 at 2:04pm:


Bobby has no complaints.

Bobby. wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2024 at 2:14pm:


I still have Eye fillet in freezer from Harris Farm markets.
It cost $21.99 Kg

I don't buy anything from Aldi

Bobby. wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2024 at 6:23pm:

How much steak do you eat?

UnSubRocky wrote on Aug 25^th, 2024 at 6:20am:

Very little, I'm more a chicken or fish type.
I have no issues with Red meat just not my favourite.

The whole buy big and freezing isn't a budget winner

Take into account the initial cost of the freezer and ongoing costs of power ( everything got cheaper once Labor privatise electricity didn't it?) to run it and your savings in buying in bulk are depleted.

Gordon wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2024 at 8:10pm:


HFM has really good yoghurt i tend to avoid most commercial products that have preservatives.

Cheese is pretty good as well if you like real cheese like Brie instead of that mass produced plastic stuff.

I buy this brand of Olive oil it was a retirement project for a RPA doctor i know. She said the olive oil press cost $250K
I use this one for salads.
https://labarre.com.au/product/chilli-and-garlic-infused-olive-oil/

Harris Farm Markets are Australian owned.

I had coles shares sold them when they dropped shareholder discount bought some woolies shares they have done very well.

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buzzanddidj wrote on Aug 29^th, 2024 at 3:56pm:



Not always ... but they often are. My local woolies is about 10%-20% more expensive on many items than one 40 mins away, simply because it's the only show in town.

buzzanddidj wrote on Aug 31^st, 2024 at 9:43am:



that just means that senate inquiries are useless, not that it doesn't happen. As i said before, I know of multiple items that are more expensive (by 20% or more)  here in my town than in a woolies 40 mins away, and they pretty much drive through my town to deliver there, so it's not 'transport' costs. Its just price gauging. They do it because they can.

Agnes.. wrote on Aug 31^st, 2024 at 1:06pm:


What is?

Baronvonrort wrote on Sep 16^th, 2024 at 7:29pm:


I buy my dog Aldi mince

Aldi is special, different unlike coles and Woolworths who are just corrupt-


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-24/people-power-brings-coles-and-woolworths-...

I think the excellence of Aldi is entirely about their buyers.

Aldi employs market experts to create new "brands" which are effectively Black And Gold or Coles brand. Sometimes they compete these brands against each other (Cowbelle v Westacre for one example.) But always they are captive brands. This wouldn't work if any of the products were crap, which is why I mention the Aldi buyers.

The opportunity is there for Coles or Woolworths to buy the best quality and put it on the shelves under a shonky brand name. But they have had years to do that, they're just wedded to brands.

The brands have invested billions in advertising, and their wholesale prices are inflated by that. I don't like advertising, so I have no sympathy when the consumer decides to trust Aldi and their buyers ... and their amusing brand names ... for the sake of lower prices.

buzzanddidj wrote on Sep 27^th, 2024 at 12:19am:


I can understand your outrage, that corporations trading in Australia do not allow any Australian ownership (or putative profits returned to Australians, by share inflation or by dividends.)

But hasn't the horse already escaped the stables? Neither Coles nor Woolworhs is majority Australian owned.

In a perfect world, foreigners would not be permitted to invest in perfectly Australian companies like Woolworths or BHP. But in that same world, Australians would not be able to invest in Samsung or FOX.

Is it really such an offence against the people, that there is a foreign company doing business in Australia, that they can't invest in? Seems like a rich people's problem, that you want to punish Aldi customers for.

Aurora Complexus wrote on Sep 27^th, 2024 at 1:45am:









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Aldi are good value. Always shop there first, then get other stuff from other supermarkets (IGA, Woolies, Coles) but…. I hardly buy meat…. and if I can’t get to my organic, grass fed butcher shop, I do do buy the premium grass fed meat if supermarkets have them, same with chicken, and eggs. I don’t look at the price… I read where it all came from and how it’s reared, fed, etc

Re: bread, I do love the coles/Woolies bakery the best.

Oh… and their weekly “half price” specials! Worth going into the bigger supermarkets just for the bread and if the half price specials are at an advantage for my uses.
(Not the sugary drink crap or rubbish packet chips)

I find Aldi does save me $

But I just want convince.

Somewhere I don’t have to drive around for 30 minutes getting a park.

I’m happy two pay $5 more and avoid the parking drama!

People living in Australia who,
1/ live beyond 60km from a capital city and
2/ have close access to 'a' supermarket
are lucky fortunate, imo.


If you live in Australia, and live outside of a capital city, it is 'common' that you would not have access to a supermarket 'experience' [and their competitive pricing].

For myself.....#01 YES, #02 YES.

But i have a friend who would have to answer.....#01 YES, #02 NO.

My friend has complained to me, that from time to time, he has to plan trips 60km-70km away,
to a neighbouring large town, to have access a supermarket 'experience' [and the competitive pricing there].