Crown-Free Pineapple Initiatives: Pineapple without a crown

ALDI’s Crownless Pineapple Trial: Reducing Food WasteALDI’s Crownless Pineapple Trial: Reducing Food Waste ALDI, a leading grocery retailer, has embarked on a novel trial to combat food waste by eliminating the distinctive spiky top of pineapples—a part often discarded by consumers. This trial involves removing the pineapple crowns for future crop cultivation or repurposing them as animal feed, significantly reducing the waste associated with the fruit. Estimates suggest that the trial could annually prevent the disposal of 1,400 tonnes of pineapple waste if implemented across all ALDI locations. This initiative aligns with the retailer’s commitment to sustainability and minimizing its environmental footprint. Liz Fox, ALDI’s sustainability director, expressed the company’s dedication to finding innovative solutions that benefit both customers and the environment. She emphasized that the crownless pineapple trial is one of many measures being explored to reduce waste and lessen the company’s carbon footprint.

ALDI has announced a crownless pineapple trial in a bid to help reduce food waste by eliminating the fruit’s distinctive spiky top, which is often thrown away by consumers. The trial involves removing the crowns from the pineapple to grow next year’s crop, or processing them into animal feed to significantly reduce the waste associated with the fruit. The brand estimates that the trial will reduce food waste by 1,400 tonnes annually if the change is implemented across all of the retailer’s locations.

Liz Fox, sustainability director at ALDI, spoke about the crownless pineapple trial, saying: “At Aldi we are committed to finding sustainable solutions that benefit both our customers and the environment. This crownless pineapple trial is just one of latest innovative changes we are testing to minimize waste and reduce our carbon footprint.”