The first that springs to mind is HP sauce which has a picture of the houses of parliament on it, this is owned by Danone a french company!
Someone recently said that quaker oats is onwed by the same company as pepsi!
I want to buy real british products where i can if possible.
2007-11-08 07:24:42 · 3 answers · asked by wave 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
Well yes steve british is usually best so its not a problem i suppose.
2007-11-08 07:32:36 · update #1
Who gives a toss ?
Support the Capitalist System == buy whats BEST, not what you are told to buy ..
"Buy best" will force overpriced / poor quality suppliers out of business, releasing resources to be used more efficiently elsewhere and leading to reduced prices and increased quality for all .. (want to know why ANYTHING 'delivered' by the Government (eg Education) is so cr*p in UK ? because you are FORCED to 'buy' whatever garbage they see fit to deliver)
2007-11-08 07:30:41 · answer #1 · answered by Steve B 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ford owns Jaguar which loses them money and the cars are made by British workers. Pepsi, Coke, almost all bottled water, coffee, tea anything made with wheat, all electronics, anything made with cotton, silk, wool - all will either be foreign owned or they import just about everything. Toys, trinkets, jewelry, cookware, appliances, fridges, vacuum cleaners all imported.
UK went from a manufacturing country to a service country about 40 years ago, theres not much made there any more except food and beer. Cadbury's chocolate imports the cacao beans, Nestle (swiss) imports the coffee beans.
I remember the 'Buy British' campaign all those years ago before you were born ... it died out, nobody could find anything that was truly British.
2007-11-08 08:24:11 · answer #2 · answered by jinoturistica 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
then I suggest you not buy a Jaguar, it is made by Ford.
2007-11-08 07:32:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋