FRENCH COMPANIES
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 19:12:19 -0400
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I never knew alot of these companies were not American
BETCHA DIDN'T KNOW THIS
Ever heard of Lagardere SCA? No? Well maybe because it's a French
company.. OK .. have you ever heard of Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.?
Probably not, but Hachette Filipacchi publishes some magazines you may
have heard of. Those magazines would be Elle, Car &Driver, Women's Day and
others. Now it's getting familiar, isn't it? OK, so we have Car &Driver
which is published by Hachette Filipacchi which is owned by Lagardere SCA
which is a French Corporation.
So .. are we finished here? No, not quite It seems that a man who has been
in the news quite a bit of late owns around two percent of Lagardere SCA.
About $90 million dollars worth. His name?
Saddam Hussein.Join the "Boycott France" Campaign
Please review this list of major French companies that Americans should
boycott.
France has every right to disagree with America. But France has moved
from simple dissent to active hostility toward America. French President
Chirac warned East European nations that if they side with America, France
will oppose their membership in the European Union.
This week, William Safire reported in the New York Times that France has
been secretly helping to arm Iraq -- and has been helping Iraq build long
range missiles. These same missiles may soon be used against American
soldiers.
Just as France is exercising its right to disagree, Americans can
exercise their right to boycott -- and avoid helping companies and
countries that do not stand with America.
French Products and Companies to Boycott:
Air France.
Air Liquide.
Airbus.
Alcatel.
Allegra (allergy medication). OOOOH BOY!!!!! This one's gonna hurt!
Aqualung (including: Spirotechnique, Technisub, US Divers, and
SeaQuest)..
AXA Advisors.
Bank of the West (owned by BNP Paribas).
Beneteau (boats).
BF Goodrich (owned by Michelin).
BIC (razors, pens and lighters).
Biotherm (cosmetics).
Black Bush.
Bollinger (champagne).
Car & Driver Magazine.
Cartier. ouch!
Chanel.
Chivas Regal(scotch).
Christian Dior.
Club Med (vacations).
Culligan (owned by Vivendi).
Dannon (yogurt and dairy foods).
DKNY.
Dom Perignon.
Durand Crystal
Elle Magazine.
Essilor Optical Products.
Evian.
Fina gas stations and Fina Oil (billions invested in Iraqi oil fields -- guess why they don't want us in there). First Hawaiian Bank.George Magazine.
Givenchy.
Glenlivet (scotch).
Hennessy.
Houghton Mifflin (books).
Jacobs Creek (owned by Pernod Ricard since 1989).
Jameson (whiskey).
Jerry Springer (talk show) SHOULDA KNOWN!
Krups (coffee and cappuccino makers).
Lancome.
Le Creuset (cookware).
L'Oreal (health and beauty products).
Louis Vuitton.
Marie Claire.
Martel Cognac.
Maybelline. Mom - stop buying that mascara!
Mйphisto (shoes and clothes).
Michelin (tires and auto parts).
Mikasa (crystal and glass).
Moet (champagne).
Motel 6.
Motown Records.
MP3.com.
Mumms (champagne).
Nissan (cars; majority owned by Renault).
Nivea.
Normany Butter.
Parents Magazine.
Peugeot (automobiles).
Pierre Cardin.
Playstation Magazine.
ProScan (owned by Thomson Electronics, France).
Publicis Group (including Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising).
RCA (televisions and electronics; owned by Thomson Electronics).
Red Magazine.
Red Roof Inns (owned by Accor group in France).
Renault (automobiles).
Road & Track Magazine.
Roquefort cheese (all Roquefort cheese is made in France).
Rowenta (toasters, irons, coffee makers, etc.).
Royal Canadian.
Salomon (skis).
Sierra Software and Computer Games.
Smart & Final.
Sofitel (hotels, owned by Accor).
Sparkletts (water, owned by Danone).
Spencer Gifts.
Sundance Channel.
Taylor Made (golf).
Technicolor.
T-Fal (kitchenware).
Total gas stations.
UbiSoft (computer games).
Uniroyal.
Universal Studios (music, movies and amusement parks (owned by
Vivendi-Universal).
USFilter.
Veritas Group.
Veuve Clicquot Champagne.
Vittel.
Vivendi.
Wild Turkey (bourbon).
Woman's Day Magazine.
Yoplait (The French company Sodiaal owns a 50 percent stake).
Yves Saint Laurent.
Zodiac Inflatable Boats.
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