A pie-making business owner was left in tears on brand new foodie show - Aldi's Next Big Thing - as he made his emotional pitch for a life-changing spot on the budget supermarket's shelves. Christian Barrington, a self-confessed "workaholic" and Chief Pie Maker at Mud Foods, opens up to the show's hosts Anita Rani and Chris Bavin, and Aldi's managing director Julie Ashfield, about why he brought his product into the fold.
Pitching Mud Foods' trademark chip shop chicken curry pie to the judges on the Channel 4 series, Christian chokes up and explains: "My youngest daughter came along and she was diagnosed with a really rare genetic abnormality. She’s one of 800 in the whole world. She’s an absolute joy, an absolute delight but she has loads of challenges in her life," before describing how he would like to spend more time with her.
Hosted by Rani, of Countryfile and BBC Radio 4 and Bavin, of Britain's Best Home Cook and Eat Well for Less, the six-part series, which starts tonight, October 20, sees suppliers compete in categories such as dinners, baked goods, treats and store cupboard essentials. The winning supplier from each category will receive a life-changing contract to stock their product at Aldi stores.
