Theo Albrecht died, 88 years old. Wikipedia has no image of him. Apparently the last available image goes back to 1971. He had just been released from a kidnapping. His brother Karl lives and equally private life and so does the rest of the family.

Little is known about the family. There must be a question whether Aldi can continue after both founders will have gone before too long.

The secret of Aldi is so simple that it is hard to discover. It cannot just the the limitation of product lines and simplicity of service. Others are trying to copy it and they are not half as successful. So, the very private family must have something to do with that.