• Jay
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    1 year ago

    I try to stay away from buying nestle stuff, but it’s nearly impossible… they have their mitts in everything, even cat food. (Purina) They have over 2000 brands ffs. https://www.nestle.com/brands

    • Dojan
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      331 year ago

      Really ought not buy their cat food though, at least not to feed cats. It’s horrible from a nutritional perspective.

      Bad cat food is a major factor to feline obesity. Chonkers are not cute.

      • @[email protected]
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        211 year ago

        I agree with the overall sentiment. The money you’re saving in cat food is only going to lead to vet bills later on.

        I’ll fight you on whether or not chonkers can be cute, though.

        • Dojan
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          201 year ago

          Without context, absolutely cute. However, since pets rely on their humans for food, them growing obese is a sign of abuse/neglect (even if not on purpose). Then it’s less cute.

      • @JustAManOnAToilet
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        131 year ago

        at least not to feed cats

        Well now I’ve gotta look into all the alternative uses for cat food.

        • Dojan
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          71 year ago

          I’ve a friend who fed worms on it. Basically fodder for fodder animals.

    • @bl4ckblooc
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      171 year ago

      If you think it’s hard in developed countries(im trying not to make an assumption about where you live but assume it’s considered a developed country) you should see the issue in other countries. Maggi is one of the most popular brands in a lot of South Easy Asia; you see their sauces in most restaurants and the instant noodles are considered the best.

      And the whole Japanese Kit Kat thing. I’ve seen store in SEA that have tons of different Kit Kats forms Japan because they have tons of flavours. Obviously this is also popular.

      Nestle has dug themselves an entrenched position in SEA and will not give it up.

      • Jay
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        1 year ago

        I’m in Canada, and while there are some options they’re usually more expensive or harder to find. I live nearly 50 km (30 miles) from the nearest city and the few local stores here have extremely limited selections which means I have to drive 100km (60 miles) round trip just to avoid giving nestle any of my money.

        Usually it means a once a month road trip to stock up on stuff, but we still have to break down and bite the bullet every now and then when we run out unexpectedly.