But at its heart, it's just it's a lovely story about people’s journeys from starting their small businesses to then being potentially faced with the most incredible, life-changing order ever! To use a football analogy it's like a Sunday League football team winning the FA Cup. How would you describe Aldi's Next Big Thing?Ĭhris says: "I think it’s a lot of the best bits from lots of different existing formats, like Dragon’s Den or MasterChef or The Apprentice. (Image credit: Channel 4) Interview: Anita Rani and Chris Bavin on presenting and judging in Aldi's Next Big Thing? But will Aaron and Leo be the first to break crickets into the aisles?"Ĭhris, Anita and Julie will be hearing all sorts of food ideas. I must admit I’ve never tried crickets before and they’re actually really tasty. ![]() "But as of yet no supermarket has gone for an insect based kit. "Meal kits are growing in popularity as people crave a restaurant experience at home" says Anita. Meanwhile, young start-up entrepreneurs Aaron and Leo are hoping to take bugs mainstream with their edible insect range of meal kits, which include nuggets and burgers made out of protein-rich crickets! But although they’re pitch perfect in their sales promotion, is the nation really ready to invite creepy crawlies to their dinner table? ![]() However, both food items use high-end ingredients and could end up being be far too expensive for Aldi’s customers. The hopefuls invited to pitch their products in Aldi’s tasting room include Danni, from Lewisham, who makes homemade Chinese sauces from her kitchen table, and Christian, who has created an award-winning chip shop chicken curry pie. "Winning this contract is huge and could transform one of these producers’ businesses overnight!" "Six producers will pitch head-to-head but just two will be selected as finalists, and only one can win,’ says Anita Rani, who’s judging the innovative products alongside Julie Ashfield, Aldi’s managing director of buying, and award-winning grocer Chris Bavin.
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