Vitamins & Minerals

Started by Alex, May 13, 2024, 05:19:36 PM

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Alex

I was just about to order another batch of Horny Goat Weed supplements, when a friend suggested I should try a British site .  When I Googled it I found this list on the firms website.  They started off with rival supplement firms then drifted off into an entire list.  Some of them I didn't know.  :rolleyes:

Holland & Barrett's owned by the Russians
Natures Best owned by Merck KGaA (Big Pharma )
Seven Seas Cod Liver Oil owned by the Germans as well (Merck KGaA)
British Airways owned by the Spanish
Heathrow Airport now owned by the Spanish 25% and Qatar 20%
Cadburys Chocolate owned by the USA.
P&O Cruises owned by the USA
Rolls Royce owned by the Germans (BMW)
Selfridges owned by the Canadians
Tetley Tea owned by the Indians
Imperial Chemical Industries (Dulux) owned by the Dutch
Walkers Crisps owned by USA
Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce owned by USA
Jaffa Cakes owned by Turkey
Harvey Nichols owned by Hong Kong
Kit Kat owned by the Swiss
The Financial Times newspaper is owned by Japan
Marmite is owned by the Dutch
Walls Ice Cream is Dutch owned as well
Hartley's Jam owned by USA
Most Premier League football teams
Hamleys is owned by China
Waterstones is owned by USA
Innocent drinks are USA owned
Scottish Power is owned by Spain
Thames Water is German/Omers (Canada).
Pilkington Glass is owned by Japan
Abbey National is owned by Spain
Newcastle Brown Ale owned by the Dutch & Danish and even brewed in Holland.
Beefeater Dry Gin owned by France
Harrods owned by the state of Qatar
The Mini is owned by Germany




Scrumpy

I think Boots is owned by an American firm.
And Smiths Crisps were taken over by Pepsi-co

Don't ask me.. I know nuffink..

klondike

It's how the pound survives with a constant deficit in the balance of trade. It has been a long time since financial services made up the deficit - now Sterling is propped up by the sale of assets. If it wasn't happening the pound would be worth jack.

Silver Tabby


1955vintage

Jaffa cakes owned by Turks..........the world has gone crazy
The problem with being retired is that you never get a day off

GrannyMac

Bugger, I just bought some sugar replacement (Stevia) from H&B, Morrison's had run out. 
Its not how old you are, but how you are old. 💖

Scrumpy



BUY BRITISH.. !!
  That's a laugh.. There is nothing bloody left to buy that IS British.
Don't ask me.. I know nuffink..

Mups

Quote from: Scrumpy on May 14, 2024, 09:12:07 AMBUY BRITISH.. !!
  That's a laugh.. There is nothing bloody left to buy that IS British.


Very true, Scrumpy.

It is getting harder by the day to find much made in the UK.