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Aldi's Next Big Thing

4.0 / 10 · 1 votes

2022

~46 min / ep

3 seasons

15 episodes

Documentary

Small-time food and drink makers pitch their new ideas to one of Britain's biggest supermarkets, bidding for the chance of a lifetime. But only one winner can make it onto the shelves at Aldi.

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Anita Rani

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Aldi's Next Big Thing

Aldi's Next Big Thing has an upcoming episode on 2026-12-31.

Seasons

1.Episode 1
20-10-202246 min
Six small-scale suppliers pitch their ideas - from sauce to insects as the future of food
2.Episode 2
27-10-202247 min
A half-dozen bakers battle to get their produce stocked by Aldi. There are doughnuts, dessert sushi and Parisian pastries with an Indian twist. But whose bakes will rise to the top...
3.Episode 3
03-11-202247 min
From camel's milk to kombucha, roast dinner kimchi, and protein-packed fava beans, the hunt is on for the next healthy and wholesome product to go on sale at Aldi across the UK
4.Episode 4
10-11-202247 min
It's Fresh & Deli week and the stakes are high with an eclectic bunch of produce - ranging from vegan cheese and chocolate cheese to meat bathed in red wine and fancy samosas
5.Episode 5
17-11-202246 min
It's all about flavour this time, with Norfolk mustard ice cream and chocolate-flavoured pasta just two of six 'Store Cupboard' items competing to make it onto the shelves at Aldi
6.Episode 6
24-11-202246 min
Vying for a place on Aldi's shelves this time is beer filled with Yorkshire pudding, a chocolate/crisps hybrid, and some handmade chocolates that really tug at the heartstrings.
7.Aldi at Christmas
15-12-202246 min
Behind the scenes as Aldi bids to become the nation's number one festive supermarket. But will a collapsing panna cotta and a hitch with the Yorkshire puddings put a dent in their...