I did not know that about him. However, what I find to be odd is that the German Aldi stores would be importing something from the U.S., mainly because I'm familiar with grocery stores in both countries. And I find what is on most American shelves to be crap. I actually have a can of the TJ peanuts in my duffle bag that I bought at Aldi's in Berlin. But it doesn't say where the product is from on it. However, I don't think that they grow peanuts in Germany, so I'm assuming they're from the U.S.