Coffee: Tchibo loses legal battle over coffee price against Aldi Süd

Because Aldi Süd offers Tchibo coffee at a low price, the coffee roaster saw competition at risk and went to court. However, the judges decided against Tchibo.

The discounter Aldi sold a pound of coffee for less than three euros. Tchibo suspected price dumping, saw the "cultural asset of coffee" in danger - and filed a lawsuit. Now there is a decision.

How cheap can groceries be in the supermarket? Tchibo believes that Aldi Süd offered its customers coffee too cheaply. A court has now ruled. In a legal dispute over coffee prices with Aldi Süd, the retail group Tchibo has suffered a defeat. The Düsseldorf Regional Court dismissed an injunction brought by the company against the discounter (case number: 14 d O 14/24). The ruling is not yet final. The coffee roaster had accused Aldi Süd of regula…