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The Local Products Initiative

Buy local.
But check who actually owns it.

454 companies across 52 countries — every one mapped to its real parent company and flagged: locally owned, state-owned, co-operative, or a foreign brand wearing local colours. Each row links to the official register so you can verify it yourself.

6.40B
people live in the 52 listed countries — ≈18.4× the USA
Source: UN WPP 2024 (mid-2025 estimates)
6.82×
world buying power (GDP, PPP) vs the USA — Int.$209T ÷ $30.6T
Source: IMF WEO October 2025
454
companies mapped — 327 locally owned, 26 US-owned impostors exposed
Counted from this site's dataset — no invented metrics

US impostors

Brands that look local — but are American-owned

These national icons are owned from the USA — the exact products this site helps you replace. Tap one to see its country's full list.

Inca Kola → The Coca-Cola Company🇵🇪 Peru · USA — acquired 1999; the 'national soda' is US-owned
Cadbury → Mondelez🇬🇧 United Kingdom · USA
Arnott's Biscuits → KKR & Co🇦🇺 Australia · USA
Sabritas → PepsiCo🇲🇽 Mexico · USA
Sandora juices → PepsiCo🇺🇦 Ukraine · USA
Del Monte Kenya → Fresh Del Monte🇰🇪 Kenya · USA
Pioneer Foods (Bokomo, Sasko) → PepsiCo🇿🇦 South Africa · USA
Tesla Shanghai → Tesla Inc.🇨🇳 China · USA — made in China, still American-owned
Johnson's Baby → Kenvue (J&J spin-off)🇮🇳 India · USA
Boots → Sycamore Partners (2025)🇬🇧 United Kingdom · USA PE

Leaderboard

Most locally-owned vs most foreign-exposed

Share of the companies listed on each country page that are locally controlled (locally owned + co-ops).

🏆 Most locally controlled

  1. French Guiana 100%
  2. Germany 100%
  3. India 100%
  4. Japan 100%
  5. Mexico 100%

🚨 Most foreign-exposed

  1. Suriname 20%
  2. DR Congo 29%
  3. Uruguay 33%
  4. Dominica 33%
  5. Ethiopia 38%

The directory

Explore by country

🇩🇿 Algeria الجزائر 47.4M
56% local
 🇦🇷 Argentina 45.8M
73% local
 🇦🇺 Australia 26.9M
82% local
 🇧🇩 Bangladesh বাংলাদেশ 175.7M
80% local
 🇧🇿 Belize 420k
60% local
 🇧🇴 Bolivia 12.6M
67% local
 🇧🇷 Brazil Brasil 212.8M
91% local
 🇨🇦 Canada 40.1M
82% local
 🇨🇱 Chile 19.9M
80% local
 🇨🇳 China 中国 1.42B
64% local
 🇨🇴 Colombia 53.1M
78% local
 🇩🇲 Dominica 70k
33% local
 🇨🇩 DR Congo RD Congo 109.3M
29% local
 🇪🇨 Ecuador 18.3M
78% local
 🇪🇬 Egypt مصر 118.4M
80% local
 🇸🇻 El Salvador 6.4M
50% local
 🇪🇹 Ethiopia ኢትዮጵያ 135.5M
38% local
 🇫🇷 France 66.5M
91% local
 🇬🇫 French Guiana Guyane française 310k
100% local
 🇩🇪 Germany Deutschland 84.1M
100% local
 🇬🇾 Guyana 830k
50% local
 🇭🇳 Honduras 11M
43% local
 🇮🇳 India भारत 1.46B
100% local
 🇮🇩 Indonesia 285.7M
70% local
 🇮🇷 Iran ایران 92.4M
50% local
 🇮🇶 Iraq العراق 47M
50% local
 🇮🇹 Italy Italia 59.1M
70% local
 🇯🇵 Japan 日本 123.1M
100% local
 🇰🇪 Kenya 57.5M
67% local
 🇲🇽 Mexico México 131.9M
100% local
 🇲🇲 Myanmar မြန်မာ 55M
40% local
 🇳🇬 Nigeria 237.5M
82% local
 🇵🇰 Pakistan پاکستان 255.2M
91% local
 🇵🇾 Paraguay 7M
67% local
 🇵🇪 Peru Perú 34.6M
90% local
 🇵🇭 Philippines Pilipinas 116.8M
80% local
 🇵🇱 Poland Polska 38.1M
89% local
 🇷🇺 Russia Россия 143.4M
90% local
 🇿🇦 South Africa 64.7M
80% local
 🇰🇷 South Korea 대한민국 51.7M
100% local
 🇪🇸 Spain España 47.9M
80% local
 🇸🇩 Sudan السودان 50.4M
40% local
 🇸🇷 Suriname 640k
20% local
 🇹🇿 Tanzania 70.5M
50% local
 🇹🇭 Thailand ไทย 71.6M
67% local
 🇹🇷 Turkey Türkiye 87.7M
82% local
 🇦🇪 UAE الإمارات 11.3M
62% local
 🇺🇬 Uganda 51.4M
44% local
 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 69.2M
70% local
 🇺🇦 Ukraine Україна 37.9M
89% local
 🇺🇾 Uruguay 3.4M
33% local
 🇻🇪 Venezuela 28.5M
83% local

🛍️ Take it further — the World Makers Market

The directory shows you which local companies replace US brands. The makers market goes one step further: local craftspeople and producers worldwide sell direct — you contact the maker and pay them their own way, with no platform cut and no megacorp in the middle. Browse the market →

How to read it

The ownership flags

Ownership changes. Always confirm via the official register linked on each country page.