https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed After massive crop losses due to the drought that plagued Germany this year, potato prices for consumers have risen by more than half – and they have more blemishes. https://www.thelocal.de/20181119/drought-causes-potato-prices-to-rise-by-more-than-half-and-they-have-more-flaws Mon, 19 Nov 2018 09:42:49 +0100 drought-causes-potato-prices-to-rise-by-more-than-half-and-they-have-more-flaws Ecuador, the world's largest banana exporter, is urging Latin American producers to fight German supermarket chain Aldi's bid to pay one euro less per case in 2019. https://www.thelocal.de/20181024/ecuador-to-rally-banana-exporters-in-bid-to-fight-german-supermarket-chain-aldi-and-defend-prices Wed, 24 Oct 2018 11:27:32 +0200 ecuador-to-rally-banana-exporters-in-bid-to-fight-german-supermarket-chain-aldi-and-defend-prices A Penny Market discounter in Hanover emptied its shelves on Monday of products pollinated by bees to draw attention to the significant effect it would have on consumers if bees died out. https://www.thelocal.de/20180515/hanover-shop-empties-shelves-of-bee-pollinated-products Tue, 15 May 2018 18:52:05 +0200 hanover-shop-empties-shelves-of-bee-pollinated-products A supermarket in the west of Germany announced on social media at the weekend that it had started selling Nutella by the bucketload. The news has since spread like wildfire. https://www.thelocal.de/20180314/supermarket-with-secret-source-of-nutella-buckets-strikes-germanys-sweet-tooth Wed, 14 Mar 2018 18:32:44 +0100 supermarket-with-secret-source-of-nutella-buckets-strikes-germanys-sweet-tooth A spider in the supermarket: while unpleasant, it is the kind of thing that can happen from time to time. But a snake? https://www.thelocal.de/20180307/woman-bitten-by-snake-in-thuringia-supermarket Wed, 07 Mar 2018 09:48:34 +0100 woman-bitten-by-snake-in-thuringia-supermarket In one of supermarket chain Edeka’s shops in Hamburg at the weekend, shelves were emptied in an effort to celebrate the diversity of their products and show how empty their store would be without products from abroad. https://www.thelocal.de/20170821/edeka-grocery-shop-empties-shelves-in-celebration-of-inclusivity-and-diversity Mon, 21 Aug 2017 14:19:00 +0200 edeka-grocery-shop-empties-shelves-in-celebration-of-inclusivity-and-diversity The suspect who killed a man with a knife in Hamburg supermarket was a known Islamist, German officials said on Saturday, adding that his motives remained unclear as he also suffered from psychological problems. https://www.thelocal.de/20170729/hamburg-attacker-was-known-to-authorities-as-islamist Sat, 29 Jul 2017 14:23:38 +0200 hamburg-attacker-was-known-to-authorities-as-islamist A volatile asylum debate looked set to reopen in Germany on Saturday weeks ahead of parliamentary elections, after a failed asylum seeker killed one person and wounded five with a knife in the northern city of Hamburg. https://www.thelocal.de/20170729/hamburg-knife-attack-stokes-refugee-debate-as-german-vote-nears Sat, 29 Jul 2017 10:58:28 +0200 hamburg-knife-attack-stokes-refugee-debate-as-german-vote-nears A video seen by The Local shows an English-speaking suspected shoplifter being tackled to the ground and placed in a chokehold, screaming "I can't breathe". Police are now investigating a complaint of dangerous assault. https://www.thelocal.de/20170724/i-cant-breathe-police-probe-complaint-about-english-speaking-suspect-being-held-in-chokehold-at-berlin-store Mon, 24 Jul 2017 17:27:17 +0200 i-cant-breathe-police-probe-complaint-about-english-speaking-suspect-being-held-in-chokehold-at-berlin-store Germany’s largest supermarket chain Edeka released their 2016 Christmas advert on Tuesday. Once again it left viewers in suspense before revealing its underlying message. https://www.thelocal.de/20161116/supermarket-edeka-christmas-ad-another-tear-jerker-tv-advert Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:40:13 +0100 supermarket-edeka-christmas-ad-another-tear-jerker-tv-advert Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel confirmed on Monday that an agreement has been reached to save troubled supermarket Kaiser's Tengelmann, after the chain appeared to be heading for closure. https://www.thelocal.de/20161031/govt-confirms-rescue-of-troubled-kaisers-supermarket Mon, 31 Oct 2016 18:00:04 +0100 govt-confirms-rescue-of-troubled-kaisers-supermarket Can Gerhard Schröder bring an end to the Kaiser's Tengelmann saga? https://www.thelocal.de/20161025/ex-chancellor-schroeder-to-mediate-in-supermarket-row Tue, 25 Oct 2016 10:48:23 +0200 ex-chancellor-schroeder-to-mediate-in-supermarket-row Attempts to save the troubled supermarket chain Kaiser's Tengelmann have failed, with the company's owner saying a "large number" of jobs are to go. https://www.thelocal.de/20161014/mass-job-losses-await-as-kaisers-supermarkets-to-close Fri, 14 Oct 2016 11:39:40 +0200 mass-job-losses-await-as-kaisers-supermarkets-to-close As Kaiser's Tengelmann continues to see losses, it faces having to immediately shut down dozens of branches if a takeover deal doesn’t go through. https://www.thelocal.de/20161006/kaisers-supermarkets-on-edge-amid-risk-of-shutting-doors Thu, 06 Oct 2016 17:07:35 +0200 kaisers-supermarkets-on-edge-amid-risk-of-shutting-doors Police in Kiel have arrested a 38-year-old man suspected of placing poisoned marzipan in a schoolyard as part of an attempt to extort a supermarket chain, the local Kieler Nachrichten newspaper reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20160919/blackmailer-targets-schools-with-poisoned-marzipan-hearts Mon, 19 Sep 2016 12:22:23 +0200 blackmailer-targets-schools-with-poisoned-marzipan-hearts They used to be byword for cheapness and no-frills shopping. But now Aldi have released their first ever German TV advert - and it doesn't appear to have just been filmed on someone's phone. https://www.thelocal.de/20160909/aldi-releases-first-ever-television-advert Fri, 09 Sep 2016 13:40:03 +0200 aldi-releases-first-ever-television-advert Fire services in the German capital described witnessing repeated explosions as they struggle against a huge blaze at an Asian supermarket. https://www.thelocal.de/20160511/explosions-as-fire-rips-through-berlin-supermarket Wed, 11 May 2016 16:06:05 +0200 explosions-as-fire-rips-through-berlin-supermarket UPDATE: Karl Albrecht, who became Germany's richest man by co-founding with his brother Theo the discount supermarket chain Aldi, has died aged 94, the company announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140721/aldi-karl-albrecht-founder-dies-aged-94 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:42:00 +0200 aldi-karl-albrecht-founder-dies-aged-94 Baptiste Dubanchet is cycling 3,000 miles from Paris to Warsaw, only eating food that has been thrown out, in protest against the food we waste. The Local Germany met him to see how he lives off “dumpster-diving.” https://www.thelocal.de/20140619/dumpster-diver-baptiste-dubanchet-food-waste-germany Thu, 19 Jun 2014 20:39:00 +0200 dumpster-diver-baptiste-dubanchet-food-waste-germany Former meat-lover Jan Bredack set up the world's first vegan supermarket chain in Berlin in 2011. He now plans to open dozens of branches across Europe and tells The Local how he turned tofu into dough. https://www.thelocal.de/20140605/jan-bredeck-boss-of-worlds-first-vegan-supermarket-veganz Thu, 05 Jun 2014 20:08:00 +0200 jan-bredeck-boss-of-worlds-first-vegan-supermarket-veganz