Which Netto is this about, the yellow one or the red one?

In Germany, Netto usually means Netto Marken-Discount, the yellow and red one with the dog in the logo, owned by EDEKA. The Danish Netto, yellow lettering on red, runs only a handful of German stores in the north. The offer logic is similar at both, the range differs.

How does Netto differ from Aldi and Lidl?

Netto Marken-Discount carries more branded goods than Aldi and Lidl but pushes store brands less consistently. For a meal plan that means more promotions on familiar brands but a slightly higher base price level on staples. If you pay close attention to promotions, Netto works well.

When does the Netto flyer start?

Monday, valid to Saturday. The flyer is on the Netto website and in the Netto app. The app also carries digital coupons that never appear in the paper flyer and have to be activated before shopping.

What does a Netto week cost for two people?

With an offer-driven plan, two people land around 40 to 48 € for seven dinners. Without a plan it is usually 60 to 70 €, because at Netto the full-price branded goods are placed particularly temptingly on the shelf.

Does the plan work with Netto store brands?

Yes. BioBio covers organic, and the base store brands cover pasta, rice, tins and dairy. Taking store brand over branded consistently cuts another 15 to 20 percent off the week.

Netto recipes and weekly meal plan 2026: 7 days from the flyer

Short answer: A Netto weekly meal plan works like at any discounter: read the flyer on Monday, pick three or four discounted main ingredients, build five or six overlapping dishes from them, book one leftovers night. For two people that costs 40 to 48 € a week. The Netto-specific part is how you handle the branded promotions.

Netto deals actually running this week

As of September 7, 2026. Pulled straight from the current Netto data that Flyva uses for meal planning:

Basmati-Reis
Reis (allgemein)
Rinderrouladen
Senf
Sauerkraut
Salami-Snacks
Joghurt (Frucht)
Gewürzmischungen & Fix-Produkte
Karotten
Butter-Croissant
Brot (allgemein)
Bratwurst (allgemein)
Brokkoli
Gnocchi

Which Netto

Worth clearing up first, because the confusion is common. In Germany, Netto almost always means Netto Marken-Discount, the yellow and red chain with the dog in the logo, part of the EDEKA group. The Danish Netto (yellow lettering on red, Salling Group) runs only a handful of stores in northern Germany.

This article is about Netto Marken-Discount. The method works at both, the range differs.

What makes Netto distinctive in a meal plan

Netto sits between a discounter and a full-range supermarket:

More branded goods than Aldi and Lidl. That is the core of the concept, hence the name Marken-Discount.
Promotions on familiar brands. When a branded item is discounted, it often lands below the store-brand price at other chains.
Store brands underneath. BioBio for organic, plus base store brands for pasta, rice, tins and dairy.
Digital coupons in the Netto app. Not in the paper flyer, and they need activating first.

The downside of the same thing: base prices on staples sit slightly above Aldi and Lidl, and the branded goods on the shelf are temptingly placed at full price. Without a plan you spend more at Netto than at a strict discounter.

The Netto rhythms

When	What
Monday	New flyer, valid to Saturday
Rotating	Themed promotions and brand weeks
Ongoing	Digital coupons in the app, activation required
Saturday evening	Markdowns on fresh produce and bakery

Sample week for two people

Say the flyer has chicken thighs 1 kg (3.99 €), minced beef 500 g (3.49 €), potatoes 2.5 kg (2.69 €), peppers 500 g (1.79 €), mushrooms 400 g (1.39 €), mozzarella 2-pack (1.49 €), tinned tomatoes 3-pack (1.39 €), natural yoghurt 500 g (0.89 €).

Day	Dinner	Main ingredients
Monday	Roast chicken thighs with potatoes	Chicken, potatoes
Tuesday	Minced beef tomato sauce with pasta	Beef, tinned tomatoes
Wednesday	Mushroom and potato skillet	Mushrooms, potatoes
Thursday	Pepper chicken with rice	Peppers, chicken
Friday	Tomato and mozzarella bake	Tinned tomatoes, mozzarella
Saturday	Potato soup with yoghurt dip	Potatoes, yoghurt
Sunday	Leftovers	–

Around 40 to 48 € including a pro-rata share of pantry items such as oil, onions, pasta, rice and spices. Roughly 3 € per portion.

Potatoes appear in four dishes, tinned tomatoes in two. That is the saving lever, not the individual promotional price.

The Netto-specific trap

Aldi and Lidl barely carry branded goods, so there is no temptation. At Netto they sit on the shelf, often prominently, often at full price. Two rules help:

Branded only when it is in the flyer. Then it is usually cheaper than a store brand elsewhere.
Otherwise store brand, consistently. That cuts 15 to 20 percent off the week.

Follow both and Netto lands at Aldi level. Ignore them and you pay full-range prices in a discounter setting.

Matching recipes

Lentil bolognese: for weeks with tinned tomatoes on offer.
Cheap one-pot recipes: eight dishes from standard staples.
Quick budget recipes: complete weeknight dinners.
Creamy egg salad: under 35 cents a portion.
Cheap family meals for the week: for households of three or more.

The full set lives in the recipe database, the rolling view at weekly plan from Netto offers.

Netto combined with other stores

Netto for the week's brand promotion and fresh produce.
Aldi or Lidl for staples at base price.
Kaufland for bulk pantry packs.

Because Netto belongs to the EDEKA group, some promotions overlap with EDEKA. Read both flyers and you occasionally find the same item cheaper at Netto. The breakdown is in the discount supermarket recipe planner.

How Flyva builds the plan

Flyva reads the current Netto offers and builds a weekly plan with a shopping list, matched to household size, budget and diet. The manual matching between flyer and recipe disappears.

Conclusion

Netto works well in a weekly plan but asks one decision more than Aldi or Lidl: branded only on promotion, otherwise store brand. Follow that and two people land at 40 to 48 € a week while using the brand promotions the strict discounters do not have at all.