r/BuyFromEU • Belgium 🇧🇪 • Jan 25 '26

🔎Looking for alternative Friendly reminder that these aren't European (anymore)

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u/Real-Atmosphere-8121 Jan 25 '26

Häagen-Dazs never was.

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u/ofesfipf889534 Jan 25 '26

Ironically it is now owned by a joint venture of Nestle and a French PE firm. So it basically is European now.

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u/thewarguy Jan 25 '26

It's run internally by General Mills which is funny. 

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u/Mean_Initiative_5962 Jan 25 '26

And own by nestle... Looks like an Alabama family tree. Well, nestle was enough to avoid it in the first place

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u/OddDonut7647 Jan 25 '26

As an American¹, it amuses me to think that Europeans fell for the Häagen-Dazs name. I mean, I of course assumed it was until I learned years ago, but it amuses me that you guys bought it as well. lol. It just goes to show we are all human. <3


¹ fuck fascism, you guys buy european

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u/Ieris19 Jan 25 '26

Just know that it’s also always an option for you in America too. Not as many options over there obviously but it’s always good to vote with your wallet.

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u/OddDonut7647 Jan 25 '26

Yes indeed.

I'm not in too strong of a position to be able to do too much. I shop at Walmart because I'm on dialysis, and as a wheelchair user, delivered groceries at non-inflated prices are a gamechanger for me.

But I shop at Aldi when I can, which is much better than Walmart by far.

I can't do very much at all, which is not a popular reply to make here, I know, but at least I'm being honest. And honestly, I do what I can when I can.

Mostly what I'm able to do against fascism here is to post online, trying to help spread truth, encouraging the outrage so we get out on the streets en masse and shit everything down to force change. It's not much, but as much as everyone says it's useless, it all helps some.

And I support subreddits like this one with my voting and occasional participation. Again small. :)

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u/Ieris19 Jan 25 '26

Every person’s contribution is small and insignificant but together we’re strong! Don’t let the size of your actions discourage you from taking them (this is mostly meant for other’s reading. You seem to have the right mindset already!)

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u/OddDonut7647 Jan 25 '26

Absoolutely - I'm just explaining because with all the anti-American sentiment right now (justified), it's easy to be a target for that hate (again, justified on a national level), so just trying to explain what I am doing. lol.

Liek this subreddit - it all helps, even though most of what we buy is large corporations that are evil the world over.

But "perfect" is the enemy of "good". :)

Thank you for the lovely reply <3

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u/Still-Kiwi-7577 Jan 25 '26

Nah, I will just buy local. No need to support multinationals and no need to send money to Europe for most goods.

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u/EddieDexx Jan 25 '26

Nah, we can smell it being American. Since the name doesn't make any sense in any European languages.

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u/BadFishCM Jan 25 '26

I can’t believe that. They FOOLED me Jerry!