They have the same parent company…the Albrecht family. It is possible that they will have the same foods. I have never seen it, but possible. I don’t know how they buy or package foods, so I don’t know if the scallion pancakes, for example, come from one source or not. I have not found much at either store that isn’t good, though the meats at Aldi’s are somewhat lacking in my opinion. They just put an Aldi’s in near my house and it is good. The vegetables are fresh and the packaged foods seem to be good. The only think I got that I didn’t like was canned corned beef. I don’t usually buy it so I really don’t have a point of reference, but it had all the consistency of dog food and had an odd flavor.