🇬🇧 UK: Promoting British Products and Alternatives
Encouraging British consumers to choose British products and alternatives to American imports, to support the British economy and reduce dependence on American goods
🎯 Objective
"Encourage British consumers to choose British products and alternatives to American imports, to support the British economy and reduce dependence on American goods."
📋 Key Sectors and Alternatives
🧴 Food and Beverages
❌ American Product: Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Kellogg's
| British Alternative |
Verification |
Impact |
| Cadbury (Birmingham) |
Certification from the FSA |
500+ British jobs |
| Walkers (Leicester) |
Certification from the FSA |
100% British ingredients |
| Twinings (London) |
Certification from the FSA |
200+ British suppliers |
📱 Electronics
❌ American Product: Apple iPhone, Dell Laptop
| British Alternative |
Verification |
Impact |
| Dyson (Wiltshire) |
Certification from the BSI |
1000+ British jobs |
| ARM (Cambridge) |
Certification from the BSI |
50+ British engineers |
| Imagination Technologies (Hertfordshire) |
Certification from the BSI |
200+ British jobs |
💊 Pharmaceuticals
❌ American Product: Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer
| British Alternative |
Verification |
Impact |
| GlaxoSmithKline (London) |
Certification from the MHRA |
100% British research |
| AstraZeneca (London) |
Certification from the MHRA |
50+ British researchers |
| GSK (London) |
Certification from the MHRA |
200+ British jobs |
📌 Priorities
Food and Beverages: Choose British food and beverages over American imports (e.g. British tea).
Electronics: Choose British electronics over American imports (e.g. British-made smartphones).
Pharmaceuticals: Choose British pharmaceuticals over American imports (e.g. British-made medications).
⚠️ Warning: "Made in the UK" ≠ "British company" (e.g. Apple manufactures in the UK, but is an American company).