Here are just a few examples from Europe:
- Milka | Mondelez
- Toblerone | Mondelez
- Philadelphia | Mondelez
- LU cookies | Mondelez
- Pampers | Procter & Gamble
- Ariel, Tide | Procter & Gamble
- Oral-B | Procter & Gamble
- Gillette | Procter & Gamble
- Head & Shoulders | Procter & Gamble
- Colgate| Colgate‑Palmolive Company
- Lay’s | PepsiCo
Häagen-Dazs
“Häagen-Dazs” is an invented pseudo-Scandinavian phrase coined by the American Reuben Mattus, in a quest for a brand name that he claimed was Danish-sounding. However, the company’s pronunciation of the name ignores the letters “ä” and “s”, and letters like “ä” or digraphs like “zs” do not exist in Danish.
His daughter Doris Hurley reported in the 1996 PBS documentary An Ice Cream Show that her father sat at the kitchen table for hours saying nonsensical words until he came up with a combination he liked.
Bad brand, but I find it really funny that the CEO just made shit up until he found something that sounded nice
Heinz beans in the UK is one I often think of.
Yes, Heinz is a US brand that originally belonged to the H. J. Heinz Company and remains a US brand even after the merger with Kraft Foods, also a US company.
Cadbury - Kraft
San Pellegrino - Nestlé (I know, not American but Of the Devil).I completely agree with you regarding Nestlé. The fact that it is a European company does not make its practices any better. I see the behavior of the US as an opportunity to rethink my consumption habits anyway—if I am already researching which products to buy, I might as well weed out those suppliers who stand for the same unscrupulous logic: Nestlé is definitely one of them.
So thank you for the additional information.
God dammit! I love San Pellegrino Blood Orange :(
Everytime I hear about Mondelez I remember a job interview I had there. There was a manager and 2 team members and the vibe was horrible. The team members seemed petrified and the manager was so rude. Maybe it was that specific team but I left the interview sure that I would not go to work at mondelez. I couldn’t imagine working with a team with such a vibe. It was weird!
- Wilkinson & Sword belongs to Edgewell Care (US)
- Bulldog Razors belong to Edgewll Care (US)
LU cookies (e.g., Leibnitz in Germany) | Mondelez
I’m pretty sure Leibniz Kekse are made by Bahlsen, which is a German company. Or am I missing something?
Sorry, my mistake, that’s right. Leibnitz is owned by Bahlsen, a German family business.
I’ve corrected the description in the post. Thanks for pointing that out.
It’s an easy mistake to make since the Leibniz Kekse were originally copied from LU biscuits, so they look very similar
oral-b is popular in germany?, but oral b gouges with thier replacement heads of thier electric toothbrush for USA customers, i buy the international ones where they have it in bulk and much cheaper and seems to last longer too.
some french sounding sparkling water, called perriere i believe a conglemerate owns it in the us.
Which country are you from? Just so we all know which one not to support when the time to pick teams comes.
I’m from Canada, but your country is already trying to annex mine. So my boycott of everything American is well fucking justified. Elbows up Canada.
Have a good day.Edit: I withdraw my wish for you to have a good day after your downvote and browsing your comment history.
your country is already trying to annex mine
It literally isn’t.🙄
Even if it’s unlikely to happen, the fact it’s being mentioned at all and the oppositional stance the US has seemingly taken against canada is enough for people (including me!) to want to boycott. Do you try to avoid chinese products?
And… did you read the article? It pretty clearly shows that it’s never going to happen.
Not having imperialist scum like the US in my team sounds like a fucking win to me.
