In second place is “Westminster Green Tea”. In several regions, the product was advertised as cheaper. In fact, the product is now sold in the 150 gram pack for 1.89 euros instead of the previous 2.59 euros for the 250 gram pack. Here the discounter hides a price increase of 22 percent.
In general, the consumer advice center complains that more and more own brands of discounters and supermarkets can be found in the deceptive packaging lists. So far, the unwanted prizes have mostly been awarded to the big brand manufacturers.
The price developments also show that the prices of branded products are not currently rising as much as those of private labels. Between mid-March and the end of April, the prices of the large manufacturers only rose by an average of two percent, while the private labels rose by a full 17 percent.
Aldi has since commented on the case. The items concerned are test products. It is also emphasized that other discounters such as Penny or Netto are also mentioned in the list.