ALDI Debuts Free-From Meat Line

ALDI has unveiled its New Any! line of meat made without antibiotics, hormones, steroids or animal by-products. The product launch comes on the heels of the ALDI Healthier Checklanes rollout and the decision to remove added MSG, partially hydrogenated oils and certified synthetic coloring from all ALDI-exclusive food products.

"We believe every shopper should have access to food they feel good about serving their family," says  Jason Hart, ALDI chief executive officer. "That's why we're dedicated to providing high quality groceries at affordable prices—making healthy living simple for more than 32 million customers who shop our stores each month."

The Never Any! line of meats is available exclusively at ALDI, and each product is certified by the USDA as meeting three criteria: no antibiotics, added hormones or steroids, and animal by-products (vegetarian fed).

Core products in the Never Any! line include: Kirkwood Never Any! Chicken Breasts with a suggested retail price of $3.99 per lb., random weight; Lunch Mate Never Any! Ham or Turkey with a suggested retail price of $3.29, 7-ounce; Appleton Farms Never Any! Hickory Bacon with a suggested retail price of $4.49, 12-ounce; Kirkwood Never Any! Whole Chicken with a suggested retail price of $1.49 per pound, random weight; Kirkwood Never Any! Chicken Breast Tenderloins with a suggested retail price of $4.49 per pound, random weight; and Kirkwood Never Any! Italian or Spinach Feta Chicken Sausage with a suggested retail price of $2.99, 12-ounce. 

ALDI is also testing out a few special products in select areas: Kirkwood Never Any! Breakfast Chicken Sausage with a suggested retail price of $2.99, 8-ounce and Kirkwood Never Any! Chipotle or Tomato Basil Chicken Sausage with a suggested retail price of $2.99, 12-ounce. 

Healthier Checklanes are stocked with better-for-you choices, its products are free of ingredients shoppers worry about. ALDI partners with registered dietitians to stock Dietitian's Picks that help shoppers make smart choices.