Buy Swiss (and boycott USA)
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/24577648
Buy european (and boycott USA) - Swiss edition ðšð
Hi! I've been following the #buyeuropean movement since about a year and amidst current political events I felt the need to deepen my engagement. All existing lists and guides have been a great resource but I still felt like they didn't have an impact big enough on my consumer habits. This is why I did some research on everyday products in my local supermarkets for the people in Switzerland.
The following lists have been created with the goal to endorse products and alternatives that are as local as possible and belong to companies that are somewhat established but without a horrendous reputation. This is why Nestlé is in the avoid section but if you don't care much about that you can see them as alternatives instead.
Keep in mind that this is a list written by me, a single person, so it's likely to be influenced by my consumer habits, my lifestyle, my location etc. If anyone has more recommendations or finds something was ill-researched, you're most welcome to contribute. I might edit this list later on myself.
To the list:
- The company in Brackets is the manufacturer or - if owned externally - the parent company of the manufacturer. For research I've been looking up predominantly Wikipedia or the brands official page.
- To almost every product there are store brand alternatives like M-Classic and M-Budget (Migros), naturaplan, fine food, Karma and Prix Garantie (Coop) and others (Denner, Lidl, Aldi, etc.) which I didn't bother to list everywhere. But those are good alternatives most of the time, so don't forget about them!
Food
Dairy
Category To avoid Alternative Fresh Cheese Philadelphia (Mondelez ðºðž) Filona (ZÃŒger FrischkÀse ðšð)Cantadou (Bel Group ð«ð·)Tartare (Savencia ð«ð·) Yoghurt Hirz (Nestlé ðšð)LC1 (Nestlé ðšð) Emmi ðšðActivia (Danone ð«ð·) Frozen section
Category To avoid Alternative Frozen Snacks Buitoni (Nestlé ðšð) Dr. Oetker ð©ðªFindus (Nomad Foods ð¬ð§)Kern & Sammet ðšð Ice Cream Ben&Jerry's ðºðž (Unilever ð¬ð§)Extrême (Nestlé ðšð)Frisco (Nestlé ðšð)HÀagen-Dazs (Nestlé ðšð)Mövenpick (Nestlé ðšð)Maxibon / Rakete / Pralinato (Nestlé ðšð) Creme d'Or (Migros ðšð)Gasparini ðšðKalte Lust ðšðEmmi ðšð Grains
Category To avoid Alternative Mexican inspired Old El Paso (General Mills ðºðž)Pancho Villa (General Mills ðºðž) Store brandsFiesta del Sol (Migros ðšð) Rice Ben's Original (Mars Inc. ðºðž) Store brandsTom's Best (Coop ðšð)Mister Rice (Migros ðšð) Sauces
Category To avoid Alternative Sauces Heinz ðºðžThomy (Nestlé ðšð)Maggi (Nestlé ðšð) Store brandsHugo ðšð Breakfast
Category To avoid Alternative Cereals Kelloggs (Mars Inc. ðºðž)Cini Minis / Lion Cereals / Cookie Crisp (Nestlé ðšð) Familia ðšðFarmer (Migrosðšð)Country (Coop ðšð)Alnatura ð©ðª Chocolate Spreads De Rujiter (Mondelez ðºðž) Lindt ðšðOvomaltine ðšð (Associated British Foods ð¬ð§)Caotina ðšð (Associated British Foods ð¬ð§)Nutella (Ferrero ð®ð¹)Nocciolata (Rigoni di Asiago ð®ð¹) Snacks
Category To avoid Alternative Salty snacks Pringles (Mars Inc. ðºðž)Doritos (PepsiCo ðºðž)Pancho Villa (General Mills ðºðž)TUC (Mondelez ðºðž)Lay's (Pepsico ðºðž) Zweifel ðšðFarm Chips ðšð (Migros)Tyrrells ð¬ð§ Chocolate Toblerone (Mondelez ðºðž)Cailler (Nestlé ðšð)Smarties (Nestlé ðšð)Kitkat (Nestlé ðšð)M&Ms (Mars Inc. ðºðž)Malteser (Mars Inc. ðºðž)Twix / Snickers / Mars / Milky Ways / Bounty (Mars Inc. ðºðž)Reese's (Hershey ðºðž)Balisto (Mars Inc. ðºðž)Mikado (Mondelez ðºðž)Milka (Mondelez ðºðž) Lindt ðšðRagusa (Camille Blochðšð)Torino (Camille Blochðšð)Frey (Migrosðšð)KÀgi ðšðHalba ðšðOvomaltine ðšð (Associated British Foods ð¬ð§)Kinder (Ferrero ð®ð¹)Toffifee (August Storck ð©ðª)Knoppers (August Storck ð©ðª) Cookies Oreo (Mondelez ðºðž) Kambly ðšðWernli ðšð Sweets Sugus (Mars Inc. ðºðž)Skittles (Mars Inc. ðºðž) Trolli ð©ðªHaribo ð©ðªNimm 2 (August Storck ð©ðª) Chewing gum / Mints Hubba Bubba (Mars Inc. ðºðž)Airwaves (Mars Inc. ðºðž) Ricola ðšðStimorol (Perfetti van Melle ð®ð¹ð³ð±)Mentos (Perfett van Melle ð®ð¹ð³ð±)Fisherman's Friend ð¬ð§Tictac (Ferrero ð®ð¹) Beverages
Category To avoid Alternative Alcohol Jack Daniels ðºðžJim Beam Bourbon ðºðžWoodford Reserve ðºðžBudweiser ðºðž I don't drink much alcohol, suggestions welcome Soft Drinks Pepsi (PepsiCo ðºðž)Gatorade (PepsiCo ðºðž)7-up (PepsiCo ðºðž)Dr Pepper (PepsiCo ðºðž)Capri-Sun (Mondelez ðºðž)Oasis (Coca-Cola Co. ðºðž)Coca-Cola / Fanta / Sprite (Coca-Cola Co. ðºðž)Fuzetea/Fusetea (Coca-Cola Co. ðºðž)Mezzo-Mix (Coca-Cola Co. ðºðž)Powerade (Coca-Cola Co. ðºðž)Schweppes (Coca-Cola Co. ðºðž)Monster Energy ðºðžArizona ðºðžNestea (Nestlé ðšð) Ramseier ðšðSinalco ðšðRivella ðšðElmer ðšðEl Tony Mate (intelligentfood ðšð)Migros Ice Tea (Migros ðšð)Focus Water (Rivella ðšð)Sirup (Migros ðšð)Pepita (Mineralquelle Eptingen ðšð)Flauder (Goba ðšð)Farmer (Adelbodner ðšð)Red Bull ðŠð¹Volvic (Danone ð«ð·)Vitamin Well ðžðªIsostar (Associated British Foods ð¬ð§) Water Valser (Coca-Cola Co. ðºðž)S. Pellegrino (Nestlé ðšð)Henniez (Nestlé ðšð)Vittel (Nestlé ðšð) tap-water duhKnutwiler ðšðRhÀzÃŒnser (Feldschlösschen ðšð)Adelbodner ðšðAproz (Migros ðšð)Swiss Alpina (Coop ðšð)Evian (Danone ð«ð·) Coffee Nescafé (Nestlé ðšð)Nespresso (Nestlé ðšð)Starbucks ðºðž Hochstrasser ðšðBertschi ðšðHenauer ðšðVicafe ðšðChicco D'Oro ðšðCoffeeB ðšðDelizio ðšðLavazza ð®ð¹L'Or (Jacobs Douwe Egberts ð³ð±)Tchibo ð©ðª Fruit Juice Innocent (>90% Coca-Cola Co. ðºðž) Sun Queen (Migros ðšð)Biotta (Orior ðšð)Anna's Best (Migros ðšð)Sluups (Fresh Drink ðšð)Andros ð«ð·Granini (Eckes-Granini ð©ðª)Alnatura ð©ðªTrue Fruits ð©ðªHohes C (Eckes-Granini ð©ðª) Non-food
Household
Category To avoid Alternative Laundry detergents Ariel (P&G ðºðž)Lenor (P&G ðºðž)Febreze (P&G ðºðž) Held ðšðTotal (Migros ðšð)Elan (Migros ðšð)Washo ðšðPersil / Perwoll (Henkel ð©ðª)Frosch (Werne & Mertz ð©ðª)Omo (Unilever ð¬ð§)Vanish (Reckitt Benckiser ð¬ð§) Cleaning utensils Swiffer (P&G ðºðž)Scotch-Brite (3M ðºðž)Scrub Daddy ðºðž Creaclean ðšðTwist (Migros ðšð)Flup (Coop ðšð)Leifheit ð©ðªVileda (Freudenberg ð©ðª) Cleaning Ajax (Colgate-Palmolive ðºðž) Durgol ðšðPotz (Migros ðšð)Cif (Unilever ð¬ð§)Cillit Bang (Reckitt Benckiser ð¬ð§)Attitude ðšðŠDettol (Reckitt Benckiser ð¬ð§)Frosch (Werne & Mertz ð©ðª) Soap Palmolive (Colgate-Palmolive ðºðž)Le Petit Marseillais (Kenvue ðºðž) Method (Held ðšð)mI am (Migros ðšð)pH-Balance (Migros ðšð)Well (Coop ðšð)Nivea (Beiersdorf ð©ðª)Dettol (Reckitt Benckiser ð¬ð§) Drugstore
Category To avoid Alternative Dental hygiene Colgate (Colgate-Palmolive ðºðž)Elmex (Colgate-Palmolive ðºðž)Oral-B (P&G ðºðž)Listerine (Kenvue ðºðž)Meridol (Colgate-Palmolive ðºðž) Curaprox ðšðDentamed (Coop ðšð)Candida (Migros ðšð)Trisa ðšðOdol (Haleon ð¬ð§)Parodontax (Haleon ð¬ð§)Sensodyne (Haleon ð¬ð§)Philips ð³ð±Signal (Unilever ð¬ð§) Shaving Gillette (P&G ðºðž) Wilkinson Sword ð¬ð§Well (Coop ðšð)Bic ð¬ð§ Intimate hygiene Always (P&G ðºðž)Tampax (P&G ðºðž)Carefree (Johnson & Johnson ðºðž) Molfina (Migros ðšð)o.b. ð©ðªCosmea (Pelz Group ð©ðª)Duchesse (MÃŒller ð©ðª)Tena (Essity ðžðª) Haircare Head & Shoulders (P&G ðºðž)Pantene (P&G ðºðž) Belherbal (Migros ðšð)Well (Coop ðšð)Rausch ðšðGarnier (L'Oréal ð«ð·)ElsÚve (L'Oréal ð«ð·)Schwarzkopf (Henkel ð©ðª)Syoss (Henkel ð©ðª) Skincare Neutrogena (Kenvue ðºðž)Le Petit Marseillais (Kenvue ðºðž) Weleda ðšðpH-Balance (Migros ðšð)Kneipp ðšðNivea (Beiersdorf ð©ðª)Eucerin (Beiersdorf ð©ðª)CeraVe (L'Oréal ð«ð·)La Roche Posay (L'Oréal ð«ð·) Tissues Kleenex (Kimberly-Clark ðºðž) Linsoft (Migros ðšð)Well (Coop ðšð)Tempo (Essity ðžðª) Lip balms Burts Bees (Clorox ðºðž) Labello (Beiersdorf ð©ðª)Vaseline (Unilever ð¬ð§) Makeup NYX ðºðž (L'Oréal ð«ð·)Maybelline ðºðž (L'Oréal ð«ð·) L'Oréal Paris ð«ð· Pets
Category To avoid Alternative Pet food Whiskas (Mars Inc. ðºðž)Sheba (Mars Inc. ðºðž)Cesar (Mars Inc. ðºðž)Dreamies (Mars Inc. ðºðž)Pedigree (Mars Inc. ðºðž)Exelcat (Mars Inc. ðºðž)Perfect Fit (Mars Inc. ðºðž)Edgar-Cooper (General Mills ðºðž)Purina (Nestlé ðšð)Friskies (Nestlé ðšð) Delibest (Delipet ðšð)Vitakraft ðšðLily's Kitchen ð¬ð§ Other stuff Catsan (Mars Inc. ðºðž) Optipet (Martec Handels ðšð) Some extras
There is still so much left to look into - clothing, outdoor, kitchen ware, cars, traveling, etc. - but because my time is limited and this post is already getting pretty long here are just a few more addings I felt strongly about.
Category To avoid Alternative Payment Visa ðºðžMastercard ðºðžAmerican Express ðºðž Twint ðšð (wherever possible) Second hand buying / selling Facebook Marketplace Ricardo ðšðTutti ðšðMarko ðšð Streaming Netflix ðºðžAmazon Prime ðºðžDisney Plus ðºðžetc. playsuisse.ch ðšðSRF ðšðfilmfriend.ch ðšðcinu.ch ðšðArte.tv ð«ð·ð©ðªYour local cinemaYour local libraryThe high seas ðŽââ ïž If you got this far thank you for scrolling through and I hope this helped someone in their endeavour. My eyes have certainly been opened regarding some brands I never questioned or believed to be very Swiss.
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