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[–] petrescatraian@libranet.de 4 points 12 hours ago

@Blaze Well, I always thought Milka was swiss, and Poiana and Africana were Romanian. Turns out I was wrong.

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 15 points 20 hours ago

Not myself, but apparently a lot of people thought Häagen-Dazs ice cream is European.

[–] Goendhir@lemm.ee 30 points 1 day ago

Didn't really think about where Jack & Jones is from but definitely didn't think they were danish. Also Ray-Ban is Italian (now) and....until 5 Minutes I've always assumed that was some kind of name instead of it literally meaning "banning of sun rays". Oops

[–] peterpan520@feddit.org 25 points 23 hours ago (5 children)

I always thought Milka was from Germany or Switzerland. Originally, it was indeed Swiss, founded in 1901. However, the brand was acquired by Kraft Foods in 1990 and later became part of Mondelez International in 2012, a U.S.-based company.

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 9 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Marabou is also part of Mondelez, to my extreme disappointment.

At least Fazer is European.

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 3 points 19 hours ago

That’s really annoying, because I like Marabou chocolate more than Fazer. But I think I get used to it 🤷

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 14 points 23 hours ago

The same with Cadbury (originally founded by English Quakers, now owned by a Putin-fluffing US multinational)

[–] truthfultemporarily@feddit.org 6 points 23 hours ago

NooooOooOooo... ... F.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah that's the one thing I'm really going to miss. Milka has always been my favourite chocolate.

[–] peterpan520@feddit.org 8 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

If you liked Milka, you should try Lindt! It's from Switzerland.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago

Lindt is right next to Milka on every supermarket shelf here. But I've always preferred Milka.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 4 points 23 hours ago

That was a surprise to me.

[–] eta@feddit.org 21 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Spotify is so ubiquitous that it always felt like it's similar to big US tech companies like YouTube and Instagram. But it's actually swedish.

[–] AceStructor@feddit.org 16 points 20 hours ago

Just in case you didn't know, be aware that Spotify took part in the funding of Trump's presidential campaign. Many in this community dodge it for this reason.

[–] ribboo@lemm.ee 4 points 15 hours ago

Even as a Swede I stopped using Spotify a while ago. That company can die tomorrow for all I care

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I did not know that puma and adidas are German. I was sure they are all US, but no, they are not.

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Brothers if I remember correctly 😉

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 3 points 22 hours ago

Yes Rudolf (Puma) and Adolf 'Adi' Dassler (Adidas)

[–] puia@lemm.ee 8 points 19 hours ago

I thought Lego was American but it’s Danish

[–] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I always forget Nivea is German.

I thought Oral-B was German when it's part of Gillette

[–] timestatic@feddit.org 1 points 16 hours ago

I thought Oral-B is also part of Proctor & Gamble

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 2 points 19 hours ago

And Gillette is an American, right?

[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 7 points 20 hours ago

It all gets really handwavy with any large publicly (or privately) traded corporations. Anyone anywhere in the world could have stock in any company, and many companies have a large presence around the world.

A company like Google or apple are often considered american, but they're always changing tax avoidance strategies, and funneling money through different countries, so in ways, they could be considered Irish, or Dutch, or part of whatever other tax shelter.

To actually answer your question, budweiser (and all AB-Inbev brands) are Belgian.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 12 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Philips is actually Dutch.

[–] Decq@lemmy.world 13 points 22 hours ago

Eh, Most of what's called Philips nowadays isn't really Philips anymore. The real Philips basically only does Healthcare. TVs? TP Vision, Same for Philips lights, that's signify or versuni for appliances, etc. They just bought a license to use the name. Though they are mostly still dutch companies I think.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 8 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

It is always difficult to see great British companies on the list:

  • Walkers
  • Cadbury's - I went to Uni in Brim and lived on land donated by the family (no bar allowed because they were Quackers), then by the chocolate factory (smelled sooo good) and used Bournville train station (painted in the company colours), so feel some connection to their history

Luckily, I've cut sugar and crisps out of my diet, so I was already boycotting them. Kind of.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 2 points 3 hours ago

Kraft buying Cadbury's - a part of every Brit died that day. I bought it once since and will never touch it again. They ruined it.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 8 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Nutella is actually Italian.

I want their vegan version so badly here in Canada! (Only available in France, Italy, Germany and Belgium)

[–] muznyo@mstdn.social 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

@Blaze I thought nestle was american

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 12 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Bunch of baby-killing, water-stealing bastards