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[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago (3 children)

That's about everything unhealthy in the supermarket.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Quaker oats are the last filling oats somehow

I am going to miss Bob's red mill, they make some good stuff that nobody else does well.

[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Are you boycotting them because they’re American? Or are they going out of business?

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Originally it was because I’d eat a pack of quick oats and be hungry again in 30 minutes.

I don’t know why their oats are so unfulfilling and sad. Had no idea they were going out of business.

I go with Natures Path Flax Plus for quick oats, but did not realize they were Canadian until today.

[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was asking if Bobs Red Mill was going out of business, because I hadn’t heard anything about it.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Oh, no, they’re just US based.

I’m torn on them, they’re employee owned and have very good quality.

[–] Ymer@feddit.dk 4 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I've never been more motivated to eat more greens and unprocessed food.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

I was going to say, this is a list of things I don't buy already (am American). Every now and then I buy a box of triscuits I guess

[–] Pitchelos@lemm.ee 36 points 1 week ago

Nestlé and Unilever are not American. Nestlé is Swiss and Unilever is British/Dutch.

This does not mean that they are good brand and you can certainly find many reasons to boycott them but not because they are American

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Don't forget Kraft, P&G, and Johnson&Johnson

[–] deus@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

The original image had most of these:

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, i have that image saved but Nestlé and Unilever aren't American.

[–] soapysage@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago

Both Nestle and Unilever's biggest individual shareholders are BlackRock, so make of that as you will.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Thanks, updated

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] florge@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

Kraft spun off the company that became Mondelez, Kraft was then acquired by Heinz and became Kraft Heinz iirc

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

They're two halves of a whole, i thought.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] Patch@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago

Nor is Nestle.

[–] soapysage@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

One of their biggest shareholders are BlackRock, puts a big black mark on the company.

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Depends on what you mean by "being" American. It's owned mostly by American institutions like Bank of America and Wells Fargo.

[–] thegr8goldfish@startrek.website 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nobody will ever convince me that we wouldn't all be better off without breaking up these trusts.

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The negation in your sentence implies you think the status quo is good - just fyi

Fair enough. Just to be clear, we would all be better off if we broke up these trusts.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago

If you really want a good time, do this with Japanese mega corporations.

[–] galanthus@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Toblerone is american? Wtf?

[–] protist@mander.xyz 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Toblerone is owned by US-based Kraft but only produced in the EU, similar to how Ben and Jerry's ice cream is made in the US but is owned by the London-based Unilever. With international conglomerates, national lines are very blurred

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago

Ben and Jerry’s

They had a balsy take a while back.

[–] skepller@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yeah, they bought a lot of European chocolate brands, like Milka, Côte d'Or, Toblerone, Cadbury, Green & Black's, Freia and Marabou.

[–] floetengesicht@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago

IMO: Nestlé - Switzerland Unilever - UK

[–] buyeuropean@feddit.org 8 points 1 week ago

Although the title is a bit misleading as Nestlé is Swiss and Unilever is British I still love to see this every couple of years as a reminder.

[–] Skunk@jlai.lu 5 points 1 week ago

Happily 80% of those are not sold in my corner of Europe.

We have enough domestic brands that covers all this shit food with better quality local alternatives (Migros, Frey, Lindt…)

The most famous being a really human mega corporation with nothing to hide, aka Nestle.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Honestly out of the stuff I'm seeing here there's not a single thing that doesn't have a European drop in replacement. If we got rid of everything tomorrow people would probably mourn Coca Cola and candy bars for a while and not much else.

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Cadbury's hits hard for many in the UK. Took a decent company, fucked up the ingredients and now they're American.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago

That's true but as long as you still have Terry's you will prevail! 😄

[–] ChinoKawaii@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Kofola and Cockta taste better than cocacola anyway

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I haven't been able to get my hands on Kofola but I'm aware of the hype. I can totally vouch for Cockta though. Tried it for its name and been in love ever since.

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Am I the only one interested in this seemingly being from 2012 according to the copyright notice in the bottom right. That's more than 12 years ago now :(

[–] ugh@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

This is very outdated. It's a decent quick guide, and most of it is still true, but I recommend looking up the current information. Between the parent company's website and Wikipedia, it's easy to find the full list.

[–] tatann@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

Breizh Cola FTW

[–] crt0o@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

The monopolies are there, now they just need to be nationalized

[–] WarlockLawyer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

And have to see which companies these companies hold shares in. I stopped drinking monster when coca cola bought too large a percentage for me to accept.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Note that this does not necessarily show your local brands (unless you're in the US, presumably). German pizza maker Wagner and German convenience food maker Maggi are owned by Nestle, but not represented here.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago

Time to give up UPFs and eat proper food, like British oats.