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Attributions, Methods, and Inspirations
In this section, we cover some details regarding how Boycott Buddy was created. To provide some background, Boycott Buddy is the follow up project to FuckNestlé.art, a Nestlé boycott tool launched in 2023. This tool was widely used and shared, and people asked for a more detailed and broad project to document and help people avoid mega-corps — hence leading to the creation of Boycott Buddy.
Attributions
Boycott Buddy is designed and developed by Zachary Jordan. The logo design was created by Eugene Kim. Brands and corrections are reported from around the world by users of the site. Icons are provided by HeroIcons.
Methods
Boycott Buddy would not be possible without the public contributions made by thousands of committed people from around the world to document the crimes and companies of mega-corporations. To form our database, Boycott Buddy surveys and combines existing open source lists. The early stages often begin with crowdsourced lists such as those available on Wikipedia.
We then visit corporation websites, which often avoid offering a clear and easy to browse list, and fill in missing companies. From here, we browse other public information such as community posts, online company databases (such as barcode lists), and news of recent acquisitions or sales.
Once we have collected as much information as is publicly available as possible, we then vet our list and confirm that it is as up to date as can be achieved before categorizing. This is a continuous process and one that we rely on the community to support with. To fill out our database over time, we provide a mechanism to our users to report missing companies, which are then also verified and added. The result we are pursuing is a growing list that evolves over time to document the current status of these companies.
This process is handled manually by our team and people who offer to help with the project. AI technologies, such as those offered by Open AI, are sometimes used to assist with the copywriting process but is not involved in brand discovery.
Some brands may be missing from our list. All views are my own and do not represent my employer or anybody else.
Inspirations
The initial project that inspired the precursor to this one (FuckNestlé.art) is a project called PeopleCott by Charles Stover. It's sadly no longer active, but I'll include a link to it here in case it ever comes back.

Edit July 2024: I just noticed PeopleCott is back, so the link actually should be working again. Thanks Charles!
I'm also inspired by long history of successful boycotts against mega corporations — let's continue this tradition of pressuring some of the most powerful organizations on Earth to do better by their consumers and our shared planet!
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Boycott Buddy
Mega-corporations end lives, shatter communities, and destroy our shared environment. This website offers free educational tools to help you avoid funding corporations that place profits above life.
Also available on the app store: Download Boycott Buddy on the iOS app store
BROWSE MEGA CORPS
Mega corporations purchase many smaller companies with the intention of hiding who really owns them. Click on a company to view both the brands associated with them as well as the reasons why growing numbers of people choose to boycott.
We advocate an approach of doing the best that you can. Effective boycotts and phasing out the use of these projects can take time and vary on a person's situation — we advocate using these resources as an educational tool to help with avoiding unethical products when able.
Noticing a missing mega corporation that belongs on this list? Let us know here.
SEARCH BRANDS
Intended to be used while shopping, the below tool allows you to search all of the brands in the Boycott Buddy database. Click a brand to view more information about their parent company.
Nestlé
Beverages
Cereals
Chilled
Sweets/Baked
Frozen Food
Foodservice
Nutrition
Instant Foods
Performance
Petcare
Refrigerated
Seasonings
Shelf Stable
Yogurt
Shareholder
Pepsi Co
Coca-Cola Corporation
Mars Inc
Kelloggs Co
P&G
SUPPORT THE PROJECT
The business practices of mega-corporations routinely violate values that most of us hold. But they purchase so many brands that it is unreasonable for even informed consumers to keep them straight. The result: a predatory ability to trick people into financially supporting practices they find abhorrent.

We are passionate about creating free tools to "lower the veil" and provide consumers with the transparency they deserve when trying to make an informed choice in line with their beliefs. But this problem is so much larger than the companies covered here, and we think there is great potential for Boycott Buddy to be improved and expanded upon.

If you would like to help us achieve this and continue our work, you can click the button below to help fund the development of this project.
Support the Project
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