People have been asking about apartheid products that might find their way into Hallowe’en bags this year…
Do not purchase:
Some products to avoid, and scroll down for some possible non-apartheid options.
Walmart:
pledges $1 million aid for Israel victims. Walmart said its donation follows a $1 million grant the Walmart Foundation pledged to the U.S. Holocaust Museum in October, and match funds of employees up to $3M in the USD.
Costco:
carries Hadiklaim Medjoul dates and other Israeli products.
Sobeys (part of EmpireCo):
sells Israeli products, continues to support Walk for Israel even though had said was just one store when challenged several years ago.
Loblaws (No Frills):
was placed on the shame list for support of Walk with Israel. Loblaw Companies carry various Israeli produce and other products.
Mars:
Mars committed investing $1 Billion dollars in partnership with Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) to foster food tech solutions in Israel. Mars makes:
three musketeers
five gum
Airwaves Gum
Altoids
American Heritage Chocolate
Balisto Granola Bars
Big Red Gum
Bounty Chocolate
Celebrations Chocolate
Chocolates Turin
Combos Pretzels
Doublemint Gum
Dove Chocolate
Eclipse Gum
Ethel M Chocolates
Excel Gum
Extra Gum
Freedent
Galaxy Chocolate
Hotel Chocolat
Hubba Bubba
Juicy Fruit
Korkunov
Life Savers
M&Ms
Maltesers
Mars chocolate bars
M-Azing chocolate
Milky Way
Munch Peanut Bar
Orbit chewing gum
Revels Chocolate
Rondo Mints
Skittles
Snickers
Starburst
Sugus Candy
Teasers Chocolate
Tracker Granola Bars
Tru Fru chocolate
Twix
Winterfresh chewing gum
Wrigleys Spearmint gum
Pringles Chips:
Kellanova sells its products in Israel through large local distributor Schestowitz Ltd, profiting from the Israeli economy while silent on the injustice of the Occupation. Its Annual Revenue was $19.14 billion in 2023, higher than the GDP of 86 countries.
Nestle
Nestle owns a controlling stake in Osem. Osem is an Israeli food manufacturer which operates in Occupied Palestine. Nestle makes:
Aero Chocolate
After 8
Allens Candy
Alpia chocolate
Alpino chocolate
Baci Perugina chocolate
Big Turk chocolate bars
Black Magic Chocolate
Bon Pari candy
Breakaway Chocolate
Cailler chocolate
Capri Chocolate
Charge Chocolate
Chokito chocolate
Coffee Crisp chocolate bars
Crunch Chocolate
Dairy Box chocolate
Damak chocolate
Fruit Gums candy
Garoto chocolate
Jojo Candy
Kitkat chocolate bars
Lion Chocolate
Lollo Chocolate
Milkybar chocolate bar
Mirage Chocolate
Munch Chocolate
Munchies chocolate
Nuts Chocolate
Orion Chocolate
Peppermint Crisp chocolate bar Rowntrees candy
Perugina Baci chocolate
Plaistowe chocolate
Polo mints
Prestigio chocolate
Princessa Chocolate
Quality Street chocolates
Randoms Candy
Ricacao Chocolate
Rolo chocolate
Savoy chocolate
Smarties
Sublime Chocolate
Triangulo Chocolate
Turtles Chocolate
Yorkie Chocolate
Zve_evo chocolate
Mondelez
invests in Israeli startups in Occupied Palestine and makes:
4 Star Chocolate
Alpen Gold chocolate
Clorets gum
Cote d Or chocolate
Daim Chocolate
Dairy Milk chocolate
Falim Gum
Freia chocolate
Hu Chocolate
Lacta Chocolate
Marabou chocolate
Maynards Bassetts
Prince Polo Chocolate
Sour Patch Kids
Toblerone
Trident Gum
PepsiCo, bought SodaStream for $3.2bn and owns 50% of Sabra both of which had taken advantage of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. PepsiCo owns and makes:
Pepsi Cola, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Max
Cheetos
Chesters chips
Cracker Jack
Crispy Minis chips
Bare Snacks
Doritos chips
Fritos chips
Lays chips
Miss Vickies chips
Munchos chips
Natuchips
Popcorners popcorn
Rold Gold pretzels
Ruffles chips
Sabritas chips
Sabritones chips
Smartfood popcorn
Snack a Jacks chips
Stacys chips
Sun Chips chips
Tostitos chips
Twistos Chips
Walkers Crisps
Jack Links (Jerky)
Munchos
Popcorners (Corn Snacks)
Josh Snacks chips
Tsakiris Chips
Some alternatives
Old Dutch
Sun-Rype
Mondoux Confectionery
Newfoundland Chocolate Company
Huer Foods