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Boycott French Made Products & French Owned Companies

I encourage you to boycott French products that are made, bottled or manufactured in France, including wine and cheese. I urge you to boycott goods and services that are produced by French owned companies. I admonish you to avoid travel to France regardless of the boycott. (The French are generally rude, they don’t bathe regularly, and they really don’t want us there unless they need someone to do their fighting for them.)

I have posted below a list of all things French to boycott until the French come to their senses. The list is compiled from websites promoting, and promoting boycotts of, French made goods and French owned companies including Boycott Watch, METROSPY, and Metro Calendar.

French Owned Companies and/or Goods Produced In France

Agence France-Presse (news service)
Air France
Airbus - partially owned French company (part of a European consortium)
Alcatel
Allegra (allergy medication produced by Aventis Pharmaceuticals)
AXA Advisors
Bank of the West (owned by BNP Paribas)
Baccarat (crystal)
Beneteau (boats)
Besson (brass musical instruments)
BF Goodrich (Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company owned by Michelin)
BIC (razors, pens and lighters)
Black Bush (owned by Pernod Ricard, made by Bushmills subsidiary) ***see below
Bollinger (champagne)
Bourgeat Cookware
Buffet Crampon (woodwind musical instruments)
Car & Driver Magazine *see below
Chanel
Chivas Regal (scotch - owned by Pernod Ricard) ***see below
Christian Dior
Club Med (vacations - owned in part by Paris based CDC (Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations)
Cointreau
Curtois (brass musical instruments)
Dannon (Groupe DANNONE, a French owned company - yogurt and dairy foods made in USA )
DKNY (Donna Karan New York)
Dom Perignon
Elle Magazine *see below
Erector Sets (owned by Meccano S.N. of France)
Evian (Groupe DANNONE)
Fina gas stations and Fina Oil (billions invested in Iraqi oil fields)
First Hawaiian Bank
Givenchy
Glenlivet (scotch - owned by Pernod Ricard) ***see below
Grand Marnier Liqueur
Grey Goose Vodka (Distilled and bottled in France - American owned)
Grey Poupon (mustard)
Hennessy (cognac)
Hermés International
Houghton Mifflin (books)
Jacobs Creek (owned by Pernod Ricard since 1989) ***see below
Jameson (whiskey - owned by Pernod Ricard) ***see below
Jerry Springer (talk show produced by Universal Domestic Television) **see below
Korbel (champagne)
Krups (coffee and cappuccino makers - part of T-Fal)
Krug (champagne)
Lancome
Le Creuset (cookware)
L'Oréal (health and beauty products - headquarters in France)
Lorina Beverages
Louis Vuitton
Martel (cognac - owned by Pernod Ricard) ***see below
Maybelline (owned by L'Oréal USA - headquarters in France)
Méphisto (shoes and clothes)
Michelin (tires and auto parts)
Mikasa (crystal and glass)
Moët & Chandon (champagne)
Motel 6 (owned by Accor Hotels)
Motown Records
MP3.com **see below
Mumms (champagne)
New Hermes (part of Gravograph, based in France)
Nexium (a.k.a. "the purple pill")
Nissan (cars; majority owned by Renault)
Perrier (water bottled in France, owned by Nestle which is based in Switzerland)
Peugeot (automobiles)
Phyto Hair Care Products
Pierre Cardin
Playstation Magazine
Princess House Crystal
Publicis Group (including Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising)
RCA (televisions and electronics; owned by Thomson Electronics, France)
Redken (beauty products - owned by L'Oréal)
Red Roof Inns (owned by Accor Hotels group in France)
Renault (automobiles)
Road & Track Magazine *see below
Rolling Stone Magazine **see below
Roquefort cheese (all Roquefort cheese is made in France)
Rowenta (toasters, irons, coffee makers, etc.)
Royal Canadian (owned by Pernod Ricard) ***see below
Salomon (skis)
Seagram's (owned by Pernod Ricard) ***see below
Sierra Entertainment (software and computer games) **see below
Smart & Final (California based with a French ownership of approximately 60%)
Sofitel (hotels, owned by Accor)
Sparkletts (water, owned by DANONE)
Spencer Gifts (Owned by Seagrams, which is owned by Universal Studios, which is owned by Vivendi-Universal)
Technicolor
T-Fal (kitchenware)
The French Trading Co.
Total gas stations
UbiSoft (computer games)
Uniroyal (tires - a subsidiary of Michelin))
Universal Studios (music, movies and amusement parks; owned by Vivendi-Universal) **see below
Varilix Lenses (Essilor Optical)
Veritas Group
Veuve Clicquot Champagne
Vivendi Universal Entertainment
Waterman (fine writing instruments/pens manufactured in France; owned by Gillette, a US company)
Wild Turkey (bourbon - owned by Pernod Ricard) ***see below
Woman's Day Magazine *see below
Yoplait (The French company Sodiaal owns a 50 percent stake - franchised to General Mills)
Yves Rocher (beauty products)
Yves Saint Laurent
Zodiac Inflatable Boats

*Owned by Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc., a subsidiary of About Hachette Filipacchi Médias - France. Magazines published include: American Photo, Boating, Car and Driver, Car Stereo Review's Mobile Entertainment, Cycle World, ELLE, ELLE Decor, ELLEgirl, Flying, Home, Metropolitan Home, Popular Photography, Premiere, Road & Track, Sound & Vision, Travel Holiday, Woman's Day and Woman's Day Special Interest Publications.

**Vivendi Universal Entertainment, which is based in France, owns Universal Domestic Television, A & M Records, Motown Records, Sierra Entertainment, Canal Satellite, and the Sci-Fi channel.

*** Pernod Ricard owns the following brands: Scotch whiskies including Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, Clan Campbell, Something Special, Passport and 100 Pipers. Scotch Malt whiskies including Aberlourm, Glengrant, The Glenlivet and The Heritage Selection. Irish whiskeys including Jameson, Bushmills, Paddy and John Power. Bourbon including Wild Turkey. Other whiskies including Blenders Pride, Dunbar, Natu Nobilis, Royal Canadian and Royal Stag. Anise drinks including Henri-Louis Pernod, Ouzo Mini, Pacific, Pastis 51, Pernod, Pernod Absinthe and Ricard. Vodkas including Altaï, Huzzar, Lodowa, Orloff, Premium, Wyborowa and zubrowka. Gins including Cork Dry Gin, Larios and Seagram's Gin. Tequilas including Olmeca and Viuda de Romero. Rums including Havana Club and Montilla. Bitters including Fernet Capri, Ramazzotti, Suze and Becherovka. Cognac and brandies including Bisquit, Martell, and Renault. Liqueurs including Dita, Soho, Zoco, Rua Vieja and Eoliki. Wines including Jacob's Creek, Long Mountain, Palacio de la Vega, Etchart, and Wyndham Estate. Sparkling wines including Café de Paris and Carrington. Wine-based aperitives including Ambassadeur, Bartissol, Dubonnet and Sandeman. Ready-to-drink beverages including Ricard Bouteille, Two Dogs, Wild Turkey Mixers and Suze Tonic.

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Posted by Rick | February 20, 2005 03:58 AM