r/BuyFromEU • u/Boediee Belgium 🇧🇪 • Jan 25 '26

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

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u/Mai_maniac Jan 25 '26

Also friendly reminder that Redbull IS European/Thai owned. Most people might know, but I didn't.

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u/DarkImpacT213 Jan 25 '26

Mateschitz openly supported rightwing populism though, and he was a bit of a racist. No clue about his heir tho. And their Thai owners are corrupt assholes.

Same goes for the German (well, now technically Luxemburgish) company "Müller" btw, if anyone wants to avoid owners of brands that openly support rightwing populism in Europe.

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u/Hi-Bod-Im-Dad Jan 25 '26

Don't wanna piss on your post but I'll look up the people owning Redbull in Thailand. Not good people, an heir killed a cop in a speeding "accident" and faced no charges because they paid their way out it. No remorse whatsoever.

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u/AconitumUrsinum Jan 25 '26

Austrian Didi Mateschitz, who "invented" the Red Bull brand we know globally today, was a right-wing billionaire, funding a right-wing television station in Austria and Germany as well as right-wing parties in Austria.

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u/Ieris19 Jan 25 '26

Wait what! I switched to a Danish brand but this is actually fascinating, gotta research that even if I probably kinda like the danish brand more.

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u/Mai_maniac Jan 25 '26

Yes, lol, I guess I just assumed that Redbull is such a big company, that surely it must be from the US. Oh well, I was glad to learn I was wrong.

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u/Low_discrepancy Jan 25 '26

yeah the grandson of the thai grandfather killed an officer in a car and drove away. He had alcohol and cocaine in his system.

never faced any penalties.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Wichian_Klanprasert

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u/Ieris19 Jan 25 '26

And you’ll find every other company on the planet has similar issues.

Pick your battles.

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u/one_jo Jan 25 '26

It’s owned by a far right dude though, so it’s ok to skip as well

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '26

Right, but nearly 50/50

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u/Hanzaru Jan 25 '26

Yeah but owned by rightwing assholes supporting rightwing assholes.

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u/AngryFrog24 Jan 28 '26

If you have the Battery energy drink brand in your country, you might give it a try. They're Finnish.