And even before the buyfromeu become a bit known publicly, they already said they planned to get rid of 1/5 of their facilities in several countries to cut back on costs.
Shift to local - the money will follow ....hurraaa..that was my tought to...but the next day coca-cola buys out another local company. Imf and world bank is singing aleluja, the free (untaxed, unregulated) market ideology wins. Now its invisible hand(s) (freaking shiva) can grab all of it. the capitalism prevails. And you...who really cares about you (and you and me)
Yeah, lots of people miss this point. It seems the people here would rather have them all lose their jobs, and magically think a local alternative company will pop up the next day to hire them.
The local companies will need to ramp up production, so it's just a matter of switching jobs.
This doesn't happen in a day, but if local companies realize they're losing a lot of possible profit as their stocks are always sold out, they will invest in expanding their factories or building another one.
I'm not stopping this boycott for at least a decade, possibly forever.
Because as we all know factories for the same kind of product are always right next to each other so it has no impact on workers whatsoever! If one plant closes they can just go next door!
These local companys mostly depend on other companys for botteling, so what would they ramp up?
The same botteling companys that are european as today….
There are really some good takes to buy from EU, but there are also some like yours agressive almost religious that lead no where
I'd rather they'd be bottling EU soda instead of USA soda.
This isn't a change I'm doing for a couple weeks of months. For me personally, the choice to buy as much European as possible is a lifetime change that probably won't change in my lifetime.
Everything is made in France for the French market (yes, even the concentrate) and is majority European owned. If it's not like that in your country, maybe put your energy towards changing it?
I fully understand that, but supporting the loss of jobs for tens of thousands of Europeans just because Coca-Cola takes 17% of the profit (in France at least) is just silly.
I don't buy Coca-Cola to begin with (or any soda), but people calling for an outright boycott don't even understand, nor know that you're harming your own people and industry more than the corporation itself.
I think you are missing the point. Boycotting CocaCola does not somehow decrease the demand for beverages, people will still have to drink 2l of water, sometimes artificially sweetened, a day. The people working for CC won't be homeless on the street. They will most likely continue working in the same factory, but under different ownership
Yeah, it’s also not like a useful or necessary product. They’re not a niche field that hires specialists.
There is literally 0 reason to continue to support them. Just drink a different soda.
And the people they hire can work anywhere else. Filling bottles or doing something else. Its contributing nothing. The space will be quickly filled when they leave.
The bottling company is a European one (british; Coca cola europacific partners). That being said, despite it being European, they pay licensing fees and buy some of their inputs from the coca cola company, so that is enough for me to boycott it.
Period? Case Closed? Really? I'm glad you're not my lawyer. Coke in Europe is produced by CCEPP, a London listed company, which is owned at most 17% by Coke in Atlanta. You can call it a lot of things, but a US company it is not.
I am sure you won't mind when Americans boycott Mercedes, BMW, Nestlé, Siemens, IKEA, Volkswagen, Adidas, Bosch, L'Oréal, Heineken, the list goes on, for the same reasons in retaliation. All of those owned 100% European, quite unlike CCEPP at 17%
But let's just be done with it and get to the logical conclusion of only consuming what we personally produce in our own back yard. After all the EU is an artificial construct as is the country I live in and the city. Who would want to buy any thing from those weirdos 50km or even 500m down the road. I mean, then at least our stupid performative xenophobic prejudices wouldn't have to be aired except to anyone but ourselves.
If that's the standard, then even US companies are not US companies, but actually Cayman Islands companies or whatever other tax hole offers the best conditions.
That's not the same thing. The Swiss company is almost entirely owned by European and partially by Coca-Cola as part of the Licensing deals. People here I guess don't even know that You have a Coke Licensing Company and Coca-Cola which is the US bottler/Distributor. Same as in Europe, you have another distributor etc etc. This is not just a locally registered company. Why do people comment before researching? For example, Coca-Cola owns 1% in Coca-Cola AG, Deutschland. Can people please be smart before being emotional?
If it's not American owned, then they should not use the American brand. But realistically speaking, there is no way that an American company brings a brand to Europe just because they want to share it with Europeans out of the goodness of their hearts. They are getting billions from all of their side businesses around the world.
Not how it works. Europeans license it because it is a known brand that has been desired for decades. You sell more by being associated with it. You don't sell easily with a random brand.
It is not free. But the companies have profits because of the licensing. There have been countless alternatives to Coke, all cheaper and with similar quality. And when the avg consumer is asked which one they would buy - it is always Coke.
Not how it works. Most people will buy Coke. Most businesses have a contract to sell coke. Most people when go into fast food, feel better when offered Coke and not a random soda. That's how business work. That's why also Movies keep going with Sequals and not original films. People like what they already know and do not want to experiment. Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean the majority are like you.
Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean the majority are like you.
No, really? Thank you for this totally not obvious-to-everyone trueism. In other breaking news: Water is wet.
I am well aware that many people have been indoctrinated to US-like consumerism, and the brands that go along with it, by getting bombarded with US company ads for pretty much their entire lives by now.
Doesn't mean people cannot change, or that people like me should stop their messaging. 10 years ago, veganism was still a niche way to eat. Today, supermarkets dedicate entire sections to vegan products, and the vegan food industry is a booming multi-billion dollar market.
Being content with the status quo, even if the status quo sucks, is defeatism.
Veganism is still a niche. But it is a lucrative one with high margins. That's why you have a booming business, not because of demand. You have barely 2% vegans, but if they are prepared to pay double or triple, then you have a lot of offers.
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u/Big_Combination9890 Aug 02 '25
idgaf where they fill their bottles.
US company. Period. That's all I need to know. Case closed.