Boycott Watch is trying to verify this information. Consider this not to be part of the boycott until proven otherwise.
Airbus
Airbus is a European consortium, and France is a part of it. Airbus is not a totally French company. France is, however, a major part of this European consortium established in 1970. Web site
The Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company joined the Michelin Group in 1990. Web site : http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/(Note: BF Goodrich Tires has no relationship to Goodrich Corporation, which is an aerospace company.)
This one surprised us - DKNY, a.k.a. Donna Karan New York, is owned by LVMH, a.k.a. Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, a French company that deals in fashion, jewelry, perfume, wines and spirits. Web site : http://www.lvmh.com/
Dom Perignon
All Champagne is made in the Champagne region of France. All other wines with bubbles are called sparkling wine.
Durand Crystal
Boycott Watch is trying to verify this information.
Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc. headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Firestone was founded in Akron, Ohio. Bridgestone was created by Shojiro Ishibashi, a translation of his own name "Ishibashi" means "stone bridge" in Japanese. This company does business in Frane, but we can not say it is a French company based upon our research. Web site : http://mirror.bridgestone-firestone.com/corporate/corporate.html
Was owned by a Kennedy, but it is believed to be defunct. Boycott Watch is trying to verify this information. Consider this not to be part of the boycott until proven otherwise.
Although the label says "Distilled and bottled in France," Grey Goose Vodka is 100% owned and operated by a US company, and therefore by the Boycott Watch standard, this constitutes a US company. See letter from the company
Google
Google is based in Mountain View, Califormia, but they do have a sales office in France as well as several other countries around the world. They are a US company. Web site
Jerry Springer is produced by Universal Domestic Television, which is owned by Vivendi Universal Entertainment, which is based in France Web site: http://www.uni-television.com/
Lafarge is Based in Paris, France according to the contact page on their web site Web site : http://www.lafarge.com/ . Lafarge North America appears to be the Lafarge US division, and it is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (LAF).
Lil Champ Food Store are part of The Pantry (stores), Inc., based in North Carolina. It is a US company traded on NASDAQ.
L'Oreal
Headquarted in France - Became a haven for ex-Nazis after WW II.(Bitter Scent by Michael Bar-Zohar ISBN 0-525-94068-5) Web site: http://www.loreal.com/
Boycott Watch is trying to verify this information. Consider this not to be part of the boycott until proven otherwise.
Perrier
Bottled in France, but it is owned by Nestle, which is based in Switzerland, so the profits do not stay in France.
Pierre Cardin
Some US designers used French names in the past to get attention. One designer was located in the city of Paris, New York so people would think it was in Paris and New York. We want to verify this one. Consider this not to be part of the boycott until proven otherwise.
Owned by Ziff Davis Media Inc. which is based in New York City.
ProScan - Owned by Thomson Electronics, France
ProScan - reported to be owned by Thomson Electronics, France. We see them as an independant company in Cincinnati,. Ohio. Consider this not to be part of the boycott until proven otherwise.
Boycott Watch is trying to verify this information. Consider this not to be part of the boycott until proven otherwise.
Sundance Channel
A venture between Robert Redford, Showtime Networks Inc., and Universal Studios (Vivendi). This company has some ties to French ownership (Vivendi), but we can not say this is totally a French company. Consider this not to be part of the boycott until proven otherwise.
I found and checked 2 of their web sites, Vuarnet.com and Vuarnet.fr, that both point to the same place, vuarnet.ch. The company is isted as being based in Switzerland.
Veritas Group
Note 1: Not related to VERITAS Software Corporation Note2: As sent by a Boycott Watch reader: Veritas Group is an investement banking group based out of Mauritius. "Mauritius is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Originally occupied by the Dutch in 1598, the French took possession in 1715, was captured by the British in 1810, and formally ceded to Britain in 1814." (Information in quotation marks paraphrased from Microsoft's Encarta Reference Library, 2002) They are not a French company and do not have offices in France, although they do operate in the United States, Luxembourg, England, and Belgium. Please see http://www.veritas-group.com for more information. Their offices are listed under "Structure."
Veuve Clicquot Champagne
All Champagne is made in the Champagne region of France. All other wines with bubbles are called sparkling wine.
Vittel
Boycott Watch is trying to verify this information. Consider this not to be part of the boycott until proven otherwise.
Vivendi and its subsidiary Universal Studios (music, movies and amusement parks)
Includes A&M Records, MP3.com, Motown, Sierra Entertainment, Canal Satellite, Rolling Stone magazine, the Sci-Fi channel and moreWeb site : http://www.vivendi.fr/
Volvo
Offices are in Sweden, not France, and owned by Ford. Volvo is a US company Web site
Waterman (pens)
According to their web site, in 1987, Waterman became part of the Gillette group, an American company. Since Waterman is owned by a US company, this is considered a US company since their profits ultimately end up in the US, regardless of where the products is manufactured. Web site
Owned by Gucci Group in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Web site (Note: Some designers used French names in the past to get attention, and that may be the case here)
*UPDATED* Zig Zag (papers)
Reported to be made in France, but their contact page list several countries, none of which are France. Per our determination standards, if the corporate offices are not in France, we cannot call Zig Zag a French company.
Request : If any one have more good ideas to stop the injsutice against islam please share it here. or if any one know more companies names must update and send it to everyone.
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