The local farmer can’t supply eggs in the quantities Aldi needs, so Aldi prefers a simple supply chain with a couple of contracts with large-scale producers. Same as the other national/regional chains. Government stopped enforcing anti-monopoly laws, all the retailers consolidated to drive out the independents; the six remaining grocery chains forced all their suppliers to consolidate to national-scale production; the food packagers prefer to deal with factory-scale farms… We could really use a little competition in our ‘free’ markets.
Always support your local production! It’s better than feeding the mega-corporations that have an oligopoly in basically every single industry and market.
The biggest issue is that these “too big to fail” conglomerates are willing to take a loss to kill off local businesses, and then raise prices when they’re the only option you have left.
The local farmer can’t supply eggs in the quantities Aldi needs, so Aldi prefers a simple supply chain with a couple of contracts with large-scale producers. Same as the other national/regional chains. Government stopped enforcing anti-monopoly laws, all the retailers consolidated to drive out the independents; the six remaining grocery chains forced all their suppliers to consolidate to national-scale production; the food packagers prefer to deal with factory-scale farms… We could really use a little competition in our ‘free’ markets.
Always support your local production! It’s better than feeding the mega-corporations that have an oligopoly in basically every single industry and market.
The biggest issue is that these “too big to fail” conglomerates are willing to take a loss to kill off local businesses, and then raise prices when they’re the only option you have left.