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BERLIN, April 2 — Giant discount retailer Aldi said today it is laying on extra trains packed full of pasta from Italy to restock shelves after German shoppers stripped stores of non-perishable goods in the coronavirus pandemic. The first trains carried 200 tonnes of pasta, including “way...

Different type of Gragnano’s artisan pasta are seen at the 50th Vinitaly international wine and spirits exhibition in Verona, northern Italy, April 12, 2016. — Reuters pic

The first trains carried 200 tonnes of pasta, including “way more” than 250,000 packets of spaghetti, Aldi Sued, which runs the discounters stores in the south of Germany, said in a blog post. “Longer-lasting foods such as pasta are currently in more demand than ever,” Aldi said, adding that it will continue to buy pasta from its supplier in the town of Nola in the Naples area.

The German government and retailers have said that there is no shortage of food despite the coronavirus pandemic, which causes disruption in cross-border passenger traffic. Companies and authorities are keen to maintain a free flow of goods.

 

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