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[–] [email protected] 38 points 6 days ago

I work at a pet food manufacturer in Wisconsin, and we sell our products in Canada. We've been fielding lots of questions and feedback contacts from our Canadian customers saying they won't feed our products anymore. I get it, and I'm in full support of anyone who boycotts us. In my department, both of the people I report to are right wing, Trump-voting idiots who didn't think about how this affects us directly.

This makes my job harder, but hit us where it hurts. I will sit back and laugh as the leopards eat their faces. I truly hope the company as a whole survives as is, but I am prepared if we don't. Fuck around and find out.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Wait...
French's ketchup is Canadian but French's mustard is American???

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 days ago

Tim Hortons is about as uncanadian as Starbucks, they're owned by RBI, which is owned by 3Com, a Brazilian food conglomerate.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

as an aussie, this is all so fucked up… we have basically nothing here that’s canadian, but i’m certainly switching all my shopping and services away from US brands in solidarity (RIP vegemite :p)

global solidarity against the fucking bully

at the very least, anyone could be next… but even without that somewhat selfish take, canadians don’t deserve any of this

[–] BonesOfTheMoon 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Is Vegemite American made? Wow. My SO is Australian and his family would bring him some when they visited. We can only get Marmite here.

This isn't going to be easy but the orange rapist doesn't seem to comprehend that we can hit them where they live.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

it’s owned by kraft yeah; i remember a big thing about it being sold in the 90s

we also have marmite, and another one that AFAIK is still aussie called promite (just skip the thermite for eating; that’s different)

[–] Chip_Rat 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Crikey that Thermite can be spicy!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

well we ain’t here to fuck spiders after all ay

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Canada Dry isn't Canadian anymore. It was bought by an American company in 2008.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I hate how deceptive names can be. You just think by default "oh this must be Canadian then". So much homework to figure out the truth with all these conglomerates

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

As an American, honestly just avoid those brands in general. Not because they're American made, but many of them are already shit to begin with. Maybe it's shrinkflation, or all the wacky chemicals, or the way they treat their workers.

So take this opportunity not only to be patriotic to your Canadian country, but to also improve your own standard of living and buying better quality foods.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Coca Cola is bad because… It’s owned by an American corporation, despite being bottled in Canada?

Why then are we suggested to buy Great Value? Is it because Walmart is an American corporation but it’s bottled in Canada?

I’ve seen this suggestion a few times before this post. Someone help it make sense.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

And even if a company's HQ is in America, their shareholders are probably all over. Personally I'll only worry about the physical supply chain.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Dawson's, Piri Piri by PC, No Name hot sauce

In solidarity with Mexico I might just stick with El Yucateco.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

You've pointed out an aspect of this that has escaped too many. You don't fight nationalism with more nationalism. This trade war can only result in stronger trade partnerships with other nations.

[–] golden_calf 8 points 6 days ago

I buy el yucateco because it tastes better. If America wants me to buy hot sauce made here they need to learn how to make it taste good.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

Kicking Horse Coffee is majority owned by Lavazza, an Italian company. Not Canadian, but still better to support than Tim Hortons.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah but also fuck the PC brand they've been gouging Canadians too.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon 5 points 5 days ago

Just steal the PC stuff. Rob Loblaws.

[–] LovableSidekick 12 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] Goodmorningsunshine 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I hope you can vote in 2028

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

As someone in the US, I will be avoiding large US brands as much as possible as well. All the pain that nazi cockgoblin has and is going to cause makes me really sad.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago (8 children)

I've been pleasantly surprised at how Canadian my stuff already is. It makes sense, I guess - shipping costs something, and I look for deals.

The really hard thing will be fresh, perishable goods, so I've spent the last several years moving onto all-pantry recipes. Detergent is also weirdly American, although Tru Earth is Canadian.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Tim Hortons? I thought that was owned by the taco bell conglomerate?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Timmie's is owned by Restaurant Brands International, who owns Popeye's and Burger King. They're Brazilian now.

[–] MooseTheDog 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Buy local and donate the difference if you really care. That way Rump doesn't get that 25%, and it's tax free.

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[–] Jackcooper 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If Coke etc are canned in Canada do they get tariffs? The Canadian people deserve better than PC cola.

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[–] Gammelfisch 5 points 5 days ago

I will always check the origin of a product. EU, USA, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea are always a go. Now I will look a bit closer and make an effort to avoid the shithole red states.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Seeing all these American companies earnings go down next report would be glorious.

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[–] idunnololz 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

Just went grocery shopping. It was actually easier to figure out what was made in the US than I expected. Pretty much everything was labeled with the origin and where they were imported from (if they were imported).

The other thing I learned is that the US cornered the junk food market lmao.

Also I did buy one item from the US which was broccoli. If someone finds broccoli not from the US let me know :D

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (9 children)

This list is the equivalent of French's "proudly made in Canada" Ketchup response to the Heinz boycott from a couple years back when they've decided to close their Ontario factory. French's still being just another US company, that did not close it's Canadian plants at the time.

Also it's full of shit products and seems to push galen's stuff mostly, when there's so many smaller, local alternatives.

Many American brands I've never even heard of. And Nestlé is Swiss, not from the US.

[–] Zess 24 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Nestle deserves to be boycotted for so many reasons.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

BioSteel was bought by a conspiracy theorist/Guru type last year that also owns Canadian Protein. For anyone that needs proof just lookup the owner and his social media.

PVL is probably a decent Canadian alternative.

[–] Grabthar 9 points 6 days ago (4 children)

The one product I needed tonight from this list doesn't like it is listed correctly. PC mustard is product of USA. I passed on it and bought French's because it at least uses Canadian mustard seed. And fuck Galen Weston anyway.

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[–] Asidonhopo 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

As an American I really miss Liberté yogurt, its been over a decade since I saw it in stores.

[–] Gammelfisch 3 points 5 days ago

Yeah, that was good stuff.

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