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Hi! I've been following the #buyeuropean movement since about a year and amidst current political events I felt the need to deepen my engagement. All existing lists and guides have been a great resource but I still felt like they didn't have an impact big enough on my consumer habits. This is why I did some research on everyday products in my local supermarkets for us people in Switzerland.

The following lists have been created with the goal to endorse products and alternatives that are as local as possible and belong to companies that are somewhat established but without a horrendous reputation. This is why Nestlรฉ is in the avoid section but if you don't care much about that you can see them as alternatives instead.

Keep in mind that this is a list written by me, a single person, so it's likely to be influenced by my consumer habits, my lifestyle, my location etc. If anyone has more recommendations or finds something was ill-researched, you're most welcome to contribute. I might edit this list later on myself.

To the list:

  • The company in Brackets is the manufacturer or - if owned externally - the parent company of the manufacturer. For research I've been looking up predominantly Wikipedia or the brands official page.
  • To almost every product there are store brand alternatives like M-Classic and M-Budget (Migros), naturaplan, fine food, Karma and Prix Garantie (Coop) and others (Denner, Lidl, Aldi, etc.) which I didn't bother to list everywhere. But those are good alternatives most of the time, so don't forget about them!

Edit: I just noticed on some Lemmy clients the <br> doesn't work. Sorry about that. You can view the correctly formatted post here (blorpblorp).

Food

Dairy

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| | Fresh Cheese | Philadelphia (Mondelez ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Filona (Zรผger Frischkรคse ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Cantadou (Bel Group ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท)Tartare (Savencia ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท) | | Yoghurt | Hirz (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)LC1 (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ) | Emmi ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญActivia (Danone ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท) |

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| | Frozen Snacks | Buitoni (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ) | Dr. Oetker ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชFindus (Nomad Foods ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง)Kern & Sammet ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ | | Ice Cream | Extrรชme (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Frisco (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Hรคagen-Dazs (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Mรถvenpick (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Maxibon / Rakete / Pralinato (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)(Ben&Jerry's ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (Unilever ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง)) | Creme d'Or (Migros ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Gasparini ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญKalte Lust ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญEmmi ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ |

Grains

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| | Mexican inspired | Old El Paso (General Mills ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Pancho Villa (General Mills ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Store brandsFiesta del Sol (Migros ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ) | | Rice | Ben's Original (Mars Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Store brandsTom's Best (Coop ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Mister Rice (Migros ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ) |

Sauces

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| | Sauces | Heinz ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธThomy (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Maggi (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ) | Store brandsHugo ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ |

Breakfast

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| | Cereals | Kelloggs (Mars Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Cini Minis / Lion Cereals / Cookie Crisp (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ) | Familia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญFarmer (Migros๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Country (Coop ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Alnatura ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช | | Chocolate Spreads | De Rujiter (Mondelez ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Lindt ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญOvomaltine ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ (Associated British Foods ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง)Caotina ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ (Associated British Foods ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง)Nutella (Ferrero ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น)Nocciolata (Rigoni di Asiago ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น) |

Snacks

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| | Salty snacks | Pringles (Mars Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Doritos (PepsiCo ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Pancho Villa (General Mills ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)TUC (Mondelez ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Lay's (Pepsico ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Zweifel ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญFarm Chips ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ (Migros)Tyrrells ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | | Chocolate | Toblerone (Mondelez ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Cailler (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Smarties (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Kitkat (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)M&Ms (Mars Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Malteser (Mars Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Twix / Snickers / Mars / Milky Ways / Bounty (Mars Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Reese's (Hershey ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Balisto (Mars Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Mikado (Mondelez ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Milka (Mondelez ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Lindt ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญRagusa (Camille Bloch๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Torino (Camille Bloch๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Frey (Migros๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Kรคgi ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญHalba ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญOvomaltine ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ (Associated British Foods ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง)Kinder (Ferrero ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น)Toffifee (August Storck ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช)Knoppers (August Storck ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช) | | Cookies | Oreo (Mondelez ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Kambly ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญWernli ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ | | Sweets | Sugus (Mars Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Skittles (Mars Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Trolli ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชHaribo ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชNimm 2 (August Storck ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช) | | Chewing gum / Mints | Hubba Bubba (Mars Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Airwaves (Mars Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Ricola ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญStimorol (Perfetti van Melle ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ)Mentos (Perfetti van Melle ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ)Fisherman's Friend ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งTictac (Ferrero ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น) |

Beverages

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| | Alcohol | Jack Daniels ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธJim Beam Bourbon ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธWoodford Reserve ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธBudweiser ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | I don't drink much alcohol, suggestions welcomeJohnny Walker ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ (Diageo ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง) | | Soft Drinks | Pepsi (PepsiCo ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Gatorade (PepsiCo ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)7-up (PepsiCo ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Dr Pepper (PepsiCo ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Capri-Sun (Mondelez ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Oasis (Coca-Cola Co. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Coca-Cola / Fanta / Sprite (Coca-Cola Co. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Fuzetea/Fusetea (Coca-Cola Co. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Mezzo-Mix (Coca-Cola Co. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Powerade (Coca-Cola Co. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Schweppes (Coca-Cola Co. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Monster Energy ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธArizona ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธNestea (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ) | Ramseier ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSinalco ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชRivella ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญElmer ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญEl Tony Mate (intelligentfood ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Migros Ice Tea (Migros ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Focus Water (Rivella ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Sirup (Migros ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Pepita (Mineralquelle Eptingen ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Flauder (Goba ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Farmer (Adelbodner ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Red Bull ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นVolvic (Danone ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท)Vitamin Well ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชIsostar (Associated British Foods ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง) | | Water | Valser (Coca-Cola Co. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)S. Pellegrino (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Henniez (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Vittel (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ) | tap-water duhKnutwiler ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญRhรคzรผnser (Feldschlรถsschen ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Adelbodner ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญAproz (Migros ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Swiss Alpina (Coop ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Evian (Danone ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท) | | Coffee | Nescafรฉ (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Nespresso (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Starbucks ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Hochstrasser ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญBertschi ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญHenauer ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญVicafe ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญChicco D'Oro ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญCoffeeB ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญDelizio ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญLavazza ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นL'Or (Jacobs Douwe Egberts ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ)Tchibo ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช | | Fruit Juice | Innocent (>90% Coca-Cola Co. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Sun Queen (Migros ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Biotta (Orior ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Anna's Best (Migros ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Sluups (Fresh Drink ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Andros ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทGranini (Eckes-Granini ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช)Alnatura ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชTrue Fruits ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชHohes C (Eckes-Granini ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช) |

Non-food

Household

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| | Laundry detergents | Ariel (P&G ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Lenor (P&G ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Febreze (P&G ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Held ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญTotal (Migros ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Elan (Migros ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Washo ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญPersil / Perwoll (Henkel ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช)Frosch (Werne & Mertz ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช)Omo (Unilever ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง)Vanish (Reckitt Benckiser ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง) | | Cleaning utensils | Swiffer (P&G ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Scotch-Brite (3M ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Scrub Daddy ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Creaclean ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญTwist (Migros ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Flup (Coop ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Leifheit ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชVileda (Freudenberg ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช) | | Cleaning | Ajax (Colgate-Palmolive ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Durgol ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญPotz (Migros ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Cif (Unilever ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง)Cillit Bang (Reckitt Benckiser ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง)Attitude ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆDettol (Reckitt Benckiser ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง)Frosch (Werne & Mertz ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช) | | Soap | Palmolive (Colgate-Palmolive ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Le Petit Marseillais (Kenvue ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Method (Held ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)I am (Migros ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)pH-Balance (Migros ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Well (Coop ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Nivea (Beiersdorf ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช)Dettol (Reckitt Benckiser ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง) |

Drugstore

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| | Dental hygiene | Colgate (Colgate-Palmolive ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Elmex (Colgate-Palmolive ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Oral-B (P&G ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Listerine (Kenvue ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Meridol (Colgate-Palmolive ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Curaprox ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญDentamed (Coop ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Candida (Migros ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Trisa ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญOdol (Haleon ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง)Parodontax (Haleon ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง)Sensodyne (Haleon ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง)Philips ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑSignal (Unilever ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง) | | Shaving | Gillette (P&G ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Wilkinson Sword ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งWell (Coop ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Bic ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | | Intimate hygiene | Always (P&G ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Tampax (P&G ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Carefree (Johnson & Johnson ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Molfina (Migros ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)o.b. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชCosmea (Pelz Group ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช)Duchesse (Mรผller ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช)Tena (Essity ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช) | | Haircare | Head & Shoulders (P&G ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Pantene (P&G ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Belherbal (Migros ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Well (Coop ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Rausch ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญGarnier (L'Orรฉal ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท)Elsรจve (L'Orรฉal ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท)Schwarzkopf (Henkel ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช)Syoss (Henkel ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช) | | Skincare | Neutrogena (Kenvue ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Le Petit Marseillais (Kenvue ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Weleda ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญpH-Balance (Migros ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Kneipp ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญNivea (Beiersdorf ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช)Eucerin (Beiersdorf ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช)CeraVe (L'Orรฉal ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท)La Roche Posay (L'Orรฉal ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท) | | Tissues | Kleenex (Kimberly-Clark ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Linsoft (Migros ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Well (Coop ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Tempo (Essity ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช) | | Lip balms | Burts Bees (Clorox ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Labello (Beiersdorf ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช)Vaseline (Unilever ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง) | | Makeup | NYX ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (L'Orรฉal ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท)Maybelline ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (L'Orรฉal ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท) | L'Orรฉal Paris ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท |

Pets

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| | Pet food | Whiskas (Mars Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Sheba (Mars Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Cesar (Mars Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Dreamies (Mars Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Pedigree (Mars Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Exelcat (Mars Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Perfect Fit (Mars Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Edgar-Cooper (General Mills ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)Purina (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Friskies (Nestlรฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ) | Delibest (Delipet ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ)Vitakraft ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญLily's Kitchen ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | | Other stuff | Catsan (Mars Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Optipet (Martec Handels ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ) |

Some extras

There is still so much left to look into - clothing, outdoor, kitchen ware, cars, traveling, etc. - but because my time is limited and this post is already getting pretty long here are just a few more addings I felt strongly about.

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| | Payment | Visa ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธMastercard ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Express ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Twint ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ (wherever possible)Auf Rechnung | | Second hand buying / selling | Facebook Marketplace (Meta ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ) | Ricardo ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญTutti ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญMarko ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ | | Streaming | Netflix ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธAmazon Prime ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธDisney Plus ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธetc. | playsuisse.ch ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSRF ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญfilmfriend.ch ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญcinu.ch ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญArte.tv ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชYour local cinemaYour local libraryThe high seas ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ |

If you got this far thank you for scrolling through and I hope this helped someone in their endeavour. My eyes have certainly been opened regarding some brands I never questioned or believed to be very Swiss.

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That's my next project to get things from Google/Apple.

The options I've seen so far

Any option I am missing?

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Europeโ€™s two biggest carmakers have urged Brussels to tweak purchase subsidies and public procurement to favour domestic production over imported vehicles, calling for clear labelling and additional incentives for electric cars built in Europe.

In an opinion piece published in national newspapers on Wednesday night, the CEOs of Volkswagen and Stellantis โ€“ which together account for about 40% of the EU car market โ€“ urged the European Commission to build on incoming domestic production mandates with a full-blown โ€˜made-in-Europeโ€™ strategy.

Their position appears to be at odds with that of the European Automobile Manufacturersโ€™ Association (ACEA), of which both companies are members, after the lobby group warned that domestic production quotas could complicate European companiesโ€™ access to global markets.

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The strategy should be built on the principle of โ€œfair competitionโ€ in the EU single market โ€“ a likely nod towards cheap imports from China โ€“ and be designed to channel EU taxpayersโ€™ money towards promoting local production, wrote Oliver Blume and Antonio Filosa.

The Volkswagen and Stellantis directors, respectively, reasoned that the made-in-Europe label should be based not just on the location of production lines, but also on where electric powertrains, battery cells and other key components are manufactured.

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ACEA has urged caution over any made-in-Europe preference, likely due to internal divisions. The German premium carmaker BMW, for example, is understood to be against the introduction of local preference criteria.

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Web archive link

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The NDP says it wants Prime Minister Mark Carney to cancel contracts for U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets โ€” including the 16 Canada has already committed to buying.

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We are slowly seeing a move away from the US giants - will be a huge boost to local businesses.

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I closed my LinkedIn account and moved to the German Xing. It was the only EU solution I could found that resembled the US one.

That's one thing I cross of my US dependency list.

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Features:

  • Unlimited DDos protection
  • Low latency routing
  • Encryption + wireguard&openVPN support
  • 40+ locations
  • Zero logs policy
  • Cross platform (Works on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and routers)
  • private VPN with exclusive IP

they focus on lot on gaming and even have a CoD VPN? My only concerns is that they have cloudflare as a partner. They don't allow anonymous crypto payments i.e monero like mullvad, ivpn, Obscura, etc :(((

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Yeah, sorry for the LinkedIn post, but from it,

In a short while I will be writing a blog post on how I got to these percentages.

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Valerie Baudson, whose firm has โ‚ฌ2.4tn of assets under management, said Amundi would advise clients to shift away from the greenback over the coming year, warning that if US economic policy remains unchanged, โ€œwe will go on seeing a [weakening] of the dollarโ€.

โ€œAmundi has been diversifying a lot and has been advising [clients] to diversify a lotโ€‰.โ€‰.โ€‰.โ€‰over the last 12-15 months, and is going on advising its clients to diversify their positions for the year to come,โ€ Baudson said in an interview on Tuesday.

Amundi is the latest big investor to say it is looking to cut or hedge its exposure to US assets amid concerns about Donald Trumpโ€™s volatile economic policies. The dollar has weakened sharply since the presidentโ€™s โ€œliberation dayโ€ tariff shock last April, a fall given new impetus this year by Trumpโ€™s threats against European allies over Greenland and worries about the independence of the Federal Reserve.

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European search is improving. Ecosia and Qwant are compared to Google, plus privacy, ads, sustainability and the realism behind Staan.

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The European Commission is looking into using Matrix as a โ€œcomplement and backup solutionโ€ to existing internal communications software, the spokesperson said.

That means there are no plans for a Matrix-based solution to replace Microsoft Teams, which is currently widely found on the Commissionโ€™s computers, according to remarks by an EU official at a conference in October.

A different open source tool โ€“ namely the Signal messaging app, which is also a favourite with journalists โ€“ is fulfilling the backup role at present but the software wasnโ€™t flexible enough for a large organisation like the Commission, the official also said.

The Commission is also eyeing another use case for the Matrix-based comms tool: It could be used to connect to other Union bodies in the future, which are currently lacking a common tool to communicate securely.

Last year, the EU official noted that there was already a working connection with the Parliament.

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Matrix is an open source, community-developed messaging protocol shepherded by a non-profit thatโ€™s headquartered in London. Itโ€™s already widely used for public messengers across Europe, with the French government, German healthcare providers and European armed forces all using tools built on the protocol.

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Dear Posteo customers,

We have good news: Starting immediately, the price of โ‚ฌ1 per month includes more storage space โ€“ we are increasing it from 2 GB to 4 GB.

The adjustment applies to all Posteo mailboxes: both for new and existing customers.

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What are some google photos alternatives? I'm aware of Ente (not European), crypt.ee and zeitkapsl (saw someone mention it uses google apis). Also don't fancy going down the self-hosting route for the moment.

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Avanza is one of the largest banks in Sweden, and in their monthly blogg, they're noticing a big movement where Swedes are selling their American funds and shares, to buy Swedish/European instead.

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As someone who left OneDrive behind, I am very happy with Drime. And new features are being added on a regular basis. (Just to be clear, I am not affliated in any way to Drime)

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Investment funds (lemmy.world)

I'm looking for ex-US investment funds, including bonds. My goals are

  1. Low cost broad index ETF
  2. Non-USD hedged (preferably not currency hedged at all)
  3. Equities, government bonds, corporate bonds, etc.
  4. US citizen compatible or UCITS (I want to recommend to Americans)
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This guide is by a Canadian author, but I find it very appropriate here as most of his solutions are European and he points to several alternatives, so all in all a great source of inspiration.

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