10 companies basically control your life

[Reasonable Doubt]

It may be obvious that Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes are both made by Kellogg's, but did you know that Hot Pockets and L'Oreal share a parent company in Nestlé?
A ginormous number of brands are controlled by just 10 multinationals, according to this amazing infographic from French blog Convergence Alimentaire. Now we can see just how many products are owned by Kraft, Coca-Cola, General Mills, Kellogg's, Mars, Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, P&G and Nestlé.
(Disclaimer: We are not sure how up-to-date the graphic is. For example, it has not been updated to reflect P&G's sale of Pringles to Kellogg's in February.)
It's not just the consumer goods industry that's become so consolidated. Ninety percent of the media is now controlled by just six companies, down from 50 in 1983, according to a Frugal Dad infographic from last year. Likewise, 37 banks merged to become JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and CitiGroup in a little over two decades, as seen in this 2010 graphic from Mother Jones.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/27/consumer-brands-owned-ten-companies-graphic_n_1458812.html

 

[sixone]

That's all very interesting, but how are they controlling my life?

 

[Printer Bandit]

is this what people refer to as the "new world order"?

 

[manimal]

Big business has been replaced with even bigger business.


Weyland yutani was once smaller corps.

 

[ViviTheMage]

neat

 

[SandEagle]

is this what people refer to as the "new world order"?

i was watching Kick Ass last night and every time I saw hit girl, i kept calling her printer bandit :hmm:

 

[darkxshade]

So which one of them owns Apple?

 

[Ronstang]

There aren't many items in that picture that you actually NEED so if they are controlling your life you are a willful participant.

 

[iCyborg]

I thought Nestea was Nestle's, not Coca Cola's.
I looked up on wiki, and it is Nestle's brand, but there's some joint venture regarding distribution. I checked a can in my fridge and it's "manufactured by Coca-Cola company", damn...

 

[Imp]

Which one should I sue next...

 

[darkxshade]

Why is Coca Cola really in there? They make soft drinks... no shit they're going to have more brands of drinks. Did you really think they only sold Coke? Same goes for Kelloggs and General Mills though they branched out slightly a bit.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

And that list doesn't even include Microsoft.

 

[Printer Bandit]

now i know why taco bell doesn't serve coke in their restaurants.

 

[dank69]

That's all very interesting, but how are they controlling my life?

Well for starters, Nestle could cut off your supply of Diesel jeans, and then where would you be? Where would any of us be? Curled up in the corner in the fetal position, that's where!

 

[shortylickens]

now i know why taco bell doesn't serve coke in their restaurants.

Yup.
But I'm mad that they dont sell Baja Blast at KFC or Pizza Hut.

 

[Dominato3r]

No MS?

 

[Lifted]

Well for starters, Nestle could cut off your supply of Diesel jeans, and then where would you be? Where would any of us be? Curled up in the corner in the fetal position, that's where!

No they couldn't, not that I wear Diesel jeans, or would care if I did.

Philip Morris (Altira) bought Kraft way back when (spun it off a few years ago), so all the profits from your Snapple, Fig Newtons, and Teddy Grahams were going to the cancer guys. :thumbsup:

 

[Fritzo]

Since I switched to non-processed foods for my workout plan, it's funny how seldom I now use any of those company's products.

 

[arrfep]

Yesterday I bought a Klondike Bar at 7-11, and when I was eating it I saw on the wrapper that it was made by Unilever. I did find it odd, and a bit tastier disconcerting, that it came from the same company that keeps my pits sweat-free.

 

[Wreckem]

Id like to point out, that 7up is owned by the Dr Pepper Snapple, not Pepsi. Pepsi has the rights to sell it outside of the US by they do not own 7up(Pepsi also has the rights to sell Coca Cola
s Sprite outside the US). Coke and Pepsi both bottle and distribute Dr Pepper Snapple products.

Also Dr Pepper was spun off Cadbury at the request of Kraft before Kraft bought Cadbury. Dr Pepper Snapple is owned by institutional investors not Kraft or Cadbury.

 

[tranceport]

I own all except for Mars which is privately held.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

A ginormous number of brands are controlled by just 10 multinationals

there are people that didn't know this?

 

[Maximilian]

Big business has been replaced with even bigger business.


Weyland yutani was once smaller corps.

"The company" was exactly what i thought of upon reading this post

 

[Miramonti]

I'm happy to know I don't consume any of those food brands.

/edit: d@mn...lipton and coffeemate are in the house.

 

[DigDog]

two actually. Unilever and P&G (for soap). i dont buy anything branded, ever.