Beate Heister
$17.2B
$3.6M
as of 09/03/26
About Beate Heister
Beate Heister is the daughter of Karl Albrecht Sr. and heir to the Aldi retail fortune, along with her billionaire brother, Karl Albrecht Jr.
After World War II, Karl Sr. and his brother, Theo Sr., who died in 2010 at age 88, took over their family's corner grocery store in Essen, Germany.
In 1961, the brothers split ownership: Karl Sr. took the stores in southern Germany (Aldi Sued), plus rights to the Aldi brand in the U.K., Australia and the U.S.
In the U.S., Aldi has more than 2,000 stores in 36 states, offering low prices and no-frills shopping.
Theo Sr. got the stores in northern Germany and the rest of Europe. In 1971, he bought U.S. grocery chain Trader Joe's.
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GermanySource of wealth
SupermarketsResidence
Neuss, GermanyBirth date
01/01/51 (age 75)Self-made
inheritedBeate Heister’s fortune is worth
287K
troy ounces of gold
265K
median U.S. household
172K
median U.S. income
0.344%
U.S. credit card volume
0.069%
GDP of the United States
0.051%
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Beate Heister has never worked at Aldi Sued (South), but her son Peter Max Heister heads the advisory board. Son Christian also serves on the board.
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