Haagen Dazs never had anything to do with Europe, it was started in the Bronx by a dude that wanted the name to sound posh so he went for a vaguely Danish sounding name.

I thought haagen dazs never was european and it was just named to sound vaguely foreign and high end to american and japanese people

Seems like the last time this can be used.

This is a nice thought, but both American and European multinational corporations don't give a fuck where or how something is made as long as they're making money. Many of the products sold by Mondelez in Europe are in fact made in Europe, and some even have headquarters and administration in Europe. The same thing is true in reverse for companies like Unilever (London) and Nestle (Switzerland) when they're selling in the US.

A better approach than scolding only 4 brands (when there are literally thousands you want to boycott) is to focus on buying as much of your food as possible from independent, local sources.

I learned that Toblerone had a different brand icon that changed once they moved production.

Fun fact, which has unfortunately become completely meaningless since the US company Mondelēz (formerly Kraft Foods) has bought the brand: Since around 2000, the Toblerone logo has featured a mountain, the Matterhorn, a well recognized symbol of Switzerland. Hidden in the silhouette of the mountain is a bear, the heraldic animal of the Swiss city of Bern, where the brand was established in 1908.

"Toblerone" is a play on words combining the name "Tobler," the surname of one of the company's founders, and "Torrone," the Italian name for honey and almond nougat. The brand name also includes "Berne," which is the historical English spelling for the city of Bern.

What about Ritter Sport?

Häagen -Dazs was never European. It was made and named by Americans, and the name is not any Danish or Nordic word. It was made up gibberish to make it sound like a fancy foreign ice cream to Americans.

Häagen-Dazs was never European.

There has to be some kinda list or app somewhere out there for when you go shopping.

Does this mean Budweiser is European because it’s InBev?

To be fair, most of their products aren't really food either.

Imagine believing that "european chocolate" is somehow better than "american chocolate" when they're both disgusting colonizer chocolate.

I'm not sure if it is applicable in other countries but at least in Sweden a reasonable switch would be:

Cote d'Or -> Lindt or Anthon Berg Milka -> Fazer or Tony´s chocolonely Toblerone -> Fazer Häagen-Dazs -> Lejonet och björnen or Sia glass

What? Can't buy no more Milka? Chicago? CHICAGO?!
No more Milka, it is.
I'd rather buy that crappy Finm Carré Lidl chocolate that at least has Fairtrade certification.

Scandinavian must buy Nidar (Orkla) or Fazer. Both Freia and Marabou are Mondelez

I'll stick to Valor and Elgorriaga.

Now that I think about it, I haven't eaten a toblerone in years and milka might be decades.