The rest of the mall is owned by O’Connor Capital Partners, a real estate development, investment and management firm with offices in New York, Palm Beach and Mexico City. Aldi has been on a rapid expansion path over the past few years. The grocer plans to be the third-largest U.S. grocery retailer by the end of 2022. That will involve opening one more Sarasota County store that we know of in the near future – in Venice’s Jacaranda Plaza, which is also owned by Benderson. “We are proud of our continued expansion,” Matt Thon, Haines City division vice president at Aldi, said in a statement. “Opening new stores allows us to provide even more shoppers convenient access to fresh, high-quality groceries at unbeatable prices. We look forward to serving the Sarasota community at our newest location for many years to come.”