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.
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.
Interesting… from that list, the only US thing I currently buy is French’s mustard.
However, I’m still trying to figure out how to boycott US produce — Washington apples and Florida oranges, and all the other stuff Loblaw’s stocks even though there are Canadian and International alternatives.
Maybe Loblaw’s (and the local markets) will start providing more local and South American options now….
Well it also wouldn’t surprise me if the stores stop stocking produce from there.
You’d hope Canada and Mexico start increasing trade. I wonder if freight trucks are allowed to pass through the USA without incurring tariffs? Probably not as it’s customs collecting it?
There’s shipping on both coasts though, as well as direct flights. Those should be able to avoid US interference.
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Goods from Mexico that are destined for Canada are generally not subject to U.S. tariffs if they are merely transiting through the United States.
But that’s assuming respecting the law which isn’t a US strong point right now.
Dawson’s, Piri Piri by PC, No Name hot sauce
In solidarity with Mexico I might just stick with El Yucateco.
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.
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.
Canada Dry isn’t Canadian anymore. It was bought by an American company in 2008.
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
At the very least, this should provide an incentive for Canadian brands to prominently display flags on their packaging. And, the fairly dysfunctional government should at least be able to agree to pass a law forbidding non-Canadian brands from claiming to be Canadian.
With billions at stake, there are bound to be companies that bend the rules and claim to be Canadian because 10% of the product comes from Canada, or something. But, at least it would be a step in the right direction. And hey, if those flags stay on for years after this spat, that’s a good thing too. We should be buying more locally, for environmental reasons if not economic ones.
Can we please not call Tim Hortons Canadian?
Exactly. Restaurant Brands which owns Burger King, Tim Hortons and Popeyes is a US company. Tim Hortons is garbage anyway.
According to Wikipedia they’re headquartered in Toronto
In 2014, Burger King bought Tim Hortons in a merger that formed Restaurant Brands International; a primarily American company, though headquartered in Toronto alongside Tim Hortons (for tax purposes). Both then and now, RBIs primary assets/interests are in America.
Ah, good to know. Thanks.
It’s actually Brazilian.
Is that why they’re so smooth?
Well if there’s one place you don’t want hair, it’s in your coffee. Hang in there up there we’re rooting for you just south of the border.
Their name is ‘restaurant brands’? that’s so blandly corporate evil
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Sorry I didn’t make the list, that is dumb.
Who did make it? What is its source?
Nor is Robin Good and Four roses
Tim Hortons is a fully owned subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International is a public company traded on the NYSE and TSE with its headquarters in Toronto. A Brazilian investment company 3G Capital owns 32% of Restaurant Brands International via “3G Restaurant Brands Holdings LP”.
Does that make it a Canadian company? Who the hell knows. It sure doesn’t feel like it, even if it does technically have a Canadian HQ. I guess theoretically it means they pay their corporate tax in Canada. But, realistically, they probably are using various tax dodges to avoid paying much of anything.
IMHO they stopped being Canadian when they switched to hiring the cheapest TFW’s they could, while championing how Canadian they are in all their advertising. Being Canadian is more than having your HQ in Toronto and sticking a maple leaf on everything.
Plus their food sucks now.
Tim Hortons is about as uncanadian as Starbucks, they’re owned by RBI, which is owned by 3Com, a Brazilian food conglomerate.
Madeinca.ca looks to be a good resource for this kind of thing.
Print this and post it at your local grocery store.
As an ashamed American, I really dig the solidarity and support you guys are showing with your alternative products and boycott lists!
Like Letterkenny says, if there’s one thing you Yanks have sorted, it’s your shopping. I will very much miss clothes shopping there because that really was a big savings.
thank you! together we stand, divided we fall!
For mayonnaise, if you’re in Quebec, I strongly recommend MAG.
Earth’s Own is Canadian and makes pretty good oat milk.
I’ve already switched to them for a while since it’s more affordable than other coffee creamers.
Their Batista oat milk is great too, I legit prefer oat milk to dairy for most things, tastes better in coffee drinks imo.
100% Oat Milk lattes are no joke.
I like getting their almond milk packs from Costco.
Sold at Dollarama too, for the same price that other stores tend to have on special only.
Cool to see some brands I already use on here. Speaking of, I kinda thought everyone used Sun-Rype for their juice anyway. I mean, I am biased as I’ve been by their HQ multiple times so it just feels natural to buy their brand, but still.
Yeah but also fuck the PC brand they’ve been gouging Canadians too.
Just steal the PC stuff. Rob Loblaws.
Probably already mentioned, but afaik Tim Hortons is American now
Last I checked, Tim Horton’s is owned by Restaurant Brands International, which came to be as a merger between Tim Horton’s and Burger King. They are headquartered in Toronto. Their majority shareholder is a Brazilian investment company though.
Fair enough, seems I was wrong.
I know it’s not a real option for many, but for those who can afford to I’d also recommend shopping local for groceries as much as possible. We need to stand together in the face of these tariffs, but I don’t love the idea of Loblaws and co. standing to gain so much from the struggles of the public yet again.
Check out local grocery stores and smaller chains like Co-Op if they operate in your area for Canadian made goods. Look and see if there’s a local farmers market you can buy staples like eggs and produce from. It’s the little guys that are likely to face an existential threat from all this international non-diplomacy.
I already shop almost exclusively at the local Polish grocery store. I have no idea what some of the products I’m buying are haha.
Probably mostly just kiełbasa, twaróg and kapusta. A good diet.
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All these mysterious pickled vegetables.
Honestly at least where I live the difference between farmers markets and grocery stores isn’t that big anymore. Given, I live on an island where non local stuff has to be shipped and the prices raised because of that, but I’ve been preferring the quality of local veggies way more. Though understandably if you’re struggling to make ends meet, I see why even a few dollars would make a difference.
Have to make sure it’s a real farmers market though and not one that just buys bulk and resells calling them farm produce, often at a considerable markup.
Absolutely! This is the year where I finally sign up for a CSA. (I’m not a good cook and have always been a bit intimidated but apparently most come with recipes and honestly, all the AI has made me a lot more confident in my ability to “find” a few recipes with whatever random ingredients.)
I am not as against AI as your typical lemmy user, but I think LLMs generating recipes might sometimes not work the best? Especially if you are limiting the ingredients. If your on-hand ingredients typically wouldn’t be combined, it might hallucinate and spit out the recipe for some food crime creation. Maybe you’ve had a different experience though?
Oh, definitely not worth blindly trusting but I’ve had pretty good success when grabbing whatever is on sale at the grocery store or in excess in my pantry.
That being said, I use it as a planner, not in a “what can I make with what’s on hand.” So, a CSA box would have the stuff that I’d plan around! I haven’t tried more off the cuff but I rarely cook that way.
I know basic food safety so I’m only worried about a bad meal but of the last ten meals I made based on ai, a couple are going in my standard rotation and all but 1 worked out well. (The 1 being just fine.)
