Do Aldi deliver? Aldi launch food delivery for first time & shoppers can get orders in 30 minutes

Budget supermarket Aldi has today announced the start of its home delivery service for the first time ever.

Unlike other retailers, Aldi has never offered customers food delivery instead only offering online shopping for its Special Buys, wine and hampers.

However, today marks the start of a new partnership, with Aldi teaming up with Deliveroo to begin trials of its new on-demand grocery home delivery service.

Aldi will now offer a fast delivery service from its Daleside Road store in Nottingham, before extending the trail to a further seven stores next month.

Customers will be able to order from more than 150 Aldi products through the Deliveroo app. These will be picked and packed by Aldi colleagues in-store, for delivery via Deliveroo’s network of riders.

Aldi will initially offer a range of essential items, such as bread, milk and fresh produce to be delivered to customers’ doorsteps in as little as 30 minutes.

The new on-demand service has been introduced to offer customers greater flexibility and access to affordable Aldi groceries, and to support people across the country who are self-isolating due to coronavirus.

Giles Hurley, chief executive officer, Aldi UK & Ireland, said: “We hope the new trial with Deliveroo will provide more customers with access to great quality, affordable food at Aldi.

“This is a new and exciting venture for Aldi and we will be constantly reviewing how we can best serve our customers and continue to provide them with the high quality products they are used to in store.”

The trials follow Aldi’s recent move into online food parcels, which were introduced to help self-isolating and vulnerable customers. Priced at £23.99, including delivery, the parcels contain 22 products including tinned soup, rice and pasta.

If successful, the delivery service could roll out to further Aldi stores by the end of 2020.

Ajay Lakhwani, vice president of New Business, Deliveroo said: “At Deliveroo, we are doing everything we can to make sure that people get the food they need and want during this unprecedented time.

"We are pleased to partner with Aldi and deliver even more choice to our customers as they continue to keep safe at home.”