Companies

Ambrosia

food

43 😐

Ambrosia is owned by Premier Foods.

Appletiser

beverages

10 👺

Appletiser is owned by Coca-Cola.

Aqua Libra

beverages

50 😐

Aqua Libra is owned by Britvic.

Ballygowan

beverages

50 😐

Ballygowan is owned by Britvic.

Batchelors

food

43 😐

Batchelors is owned by Premier Foods.

Bird's Custard

food

43 😐

Bird's Custard is owned by Premier Foods.

Black Sheep Coffee

beverages

44 😐

Black Sheep Coffee is a British coffee shop chain that claims to stand up to corporate giants and support homeless people [1], but sources close to the company's executives have described this messaging as performative [original research].

Britvic

beverages

50 😐

Britvic is a British beverage company. Britvic produces thousands of tonnes of single-use plastic per year [1] but has invested in sustainable energy sources and increased recycling rates [1].

Caffè Nero

restaurant

46 😐

Caffè Nero is a UK-based coffeehouse chain that has been accused of avoiding corporation tax through the use of tax-deductible interest payments and a complex corporate structure [1]. The company has also been found to have varying levels of faecal bacteria in its iced drinks, along with other major coffee chains [2].

Capri-Sun

beverages

10 👺

Capri-Sun is jointly owned by Coca-Cola and Kraft Heinz.

Coca-Cola

beverages

10 👺

The Coca-Cola Company is an American beverage corporation which has been branded by Forbes as the world's most polluting brand [1], producing 200,000 plastic bottles each minute [2], while depleting water resources in areas that already suffer from drought [3]. The company has made some pledges to reduce its use of plastic [4][5].

Costa Coffee

coffee

10 👺

Costa Coffee is owned by Coca-Cola.

Cup-a-Soup

food

43 😐

Cup-a-Soup is owned by Premier Foods.

Dasani

beverages

10 👺

Dasani is owned by Coca-Cola.

Diet Coke

beverages

10 👺

Diet Coke is owned by Coca-Cola.

Dr Pepper

beverages

30 😡

Dr Pepper is an American beverage company that produces hundreds of thousands of tonnes of plastic packaging per year [1] and is a major consumer of water [1]. Dr Pepper is distributed by the Coca-Cola company in the UK [2].

Fanta

beverages

10 👺

Fanta is owned by Coca-Cola.

Fruit Shoot

beverages

50 😐

Fruit Shoot is owned by Britvic.

Fuze

beverages

10 👺

Fuze is owned by Coca-Cola.

Highland Spring

beverages

30 😡

Highland Spring is the UK's leading natural source water brand which has sold water containing toxic phthalates [2] and microplastics [3], alongside a poor environmental footprint [3]. Highland Spring was the first brand to launch a 100% recycled bottle [1].

Illy

coffee

49 😐

Illy is an Italian coffee company that does not certify its coffee as fairtrade [1] and which has potentially been connected with forced labour in its supply chain [2].

Innocent

beverages

10 👺

Innocent is owned by Coca-Cola.

J2O

beverages

50 😐

J2O is owned by Britvic.

Jimmy's Iced Coffee

coffee

50 😐

Jimmy's Iced Coffee is owned by Britvic.

Kool-Aid

beverages

40 😐

Kool-Aid is owned by Kraft Heinz.

Lipton

beverages

20 😡

Lipton is jointly owned by PepsiCo and Unilever.

Loyd Grossman

food

43 😐

Loyd Grossman is owned by Premier Foods.

Minute Maid

beverages

10 👺

Minute Maid is owned by Coca-Cola.

Mondelez

food

20 😡

Mondelez International, the maker of Cadbury, Oreo, and other popular snack brands, has been accused of destroying tens of thousands of hectares of orangutan habitat [1] and continuing to employ child labor on cocoa farms in its supply chain despite past pledges to eliminate such practices [2]. Despite promising to source sustainable palm oil, Mondelez has remained linked to suppliers engaged in deforestation and human rights abuses, and the company continued operating in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, leading Ukraine to declare it an international sponsor of the war [3].

Monster Energy

beverages

35 😡

Monster Energy is an American energy drinks manufacturer that has been accused of cultivating an abusive and discriminatory work environment, involving allegations of sexual harassment, bullying, and retaliation [1][2]. Their drinks may pose health risks, potentially masking alcohol’s effects and contributing to cardiac and psychiatric issues [3][4][5].

Mr Kipling

food

43 😐

Mr Kipling is owned by Premier Foods.

Nescafe

coffee

10 👺

Nescafe is owned by Nestlé.

Nespresso

coffee

10 👺

Nespresso is owned by Nestlé.

Nestlé

food

10 👺

Nestlé is the world's largest food and beverage company which has been named by Ukraine as an International Sponsor of War [1], sourced cocoa produced by child labour in West Africa [2][3], and questioned whether access to drinking water should be a human right [4]. The company has made some positive efforts like improving agriculture practices and building schools for the children of their farmers [5].

Oasis

beverages

10 👺

Oasis is owned by Coca-Cola.

OXO

food

43 😐

OXO is owned by Premier Foods.

Paxo

food

43 😐

Paxo is owned by Premier Foods.

PepsiCo

beverages

20 😡

PepsiCo is an American food and beverage conglomerate which is one of the biggest plastic polluters worldwide [1], has contributed to water shortages in drought-affected areas [2], and been complicit in illegal rainforest destruction [3]. The company has aimed to reduce its environmental impact, achieving positive water balance in India [4].

Perrier

beverages

10 👺

Perrier is owned by Nestlé.

Powerade

beverages

10 👺

Powerade is owned by Coca-Cola.

Premier Foods

food

43 😐

Premier Foods is a British food manufacturer that has faced accusations of unsafe working conditions [1], anticompetitive supplier practices [2][3], and price fixing [4]. It has also reversed its promise to use free‑range eggs to cut costs [5] and sold food containing carcinogens [6].

Princes Gate

beverages

10 👺

Princes Gate is owned by Nestlé.

R. White's

beverages

50 😐

R. White's is owned by Britvic.

Red Bull

beverages

50 😐

Red Bull is an Austrian energy drink brand, which can be harmful if consumed in excess [1][2]. Red Bull has created opportunities and platforms for artists and creatives [3][4], and has supported sustainability initiatives despite being a major sponsor of Formula 1 [5].

Relentless

beverages

10 👺

Relentless is owned by Coca-Cola.

Robinsons

beverages

50 😐

Robinsons is owned by Britvic.

San Pellegrino

beverages

10 👺

San Pellegrino is owned by Nestlé.

Saxa

food

43 😐

Saxa is owned by Premier Foods.

Sharwood's

food

43 😐

Sharwood's is owned by Premier Foods.

smartwater

beverages

10 👺

smartwater is owned by Coca-Cola.

Smash

food

43 😐

Smash is owned by Premier Foods.

Snapple

beverages

30 😡

Snapple is owned by Dr Pepper.

Sprite

beverages

10 👺

Sprite is owned by Coca-Cola.

Starbucks

restaurant

35 😡

Starbucks is an American coffee shop chain that has prolifically avoided tax [1][2], deprived Ethiopian farmers of their rightful pay [3] and enforces discriminatory pay discrepancies on its employees based on race [4]. Starbucks has engaged in anti-union practices [5][6] and has worked closely with the Anti-Defamation League [7].

Super Noodles

food

43 😐

Super Noodles is owned by Premier Foods.

Tango

beverages

50 😐

Tango is owned by Britvic.

Teisseire

beverages

50 😐

Teisseire is owned by Britvic.

The London Essence Co

beverages

50 😐

The London Essence Co is owned by Britvic.

Unilever

food

5 👺

Unilever is a British food and beverage and consumer products conglomerate that has been named by Ukraine as a sponsor of war [1], continued selling Ben & Jerry's in Israeli settlements depite the brand's intent to withdraw [2], hired security that assaulted peaceful protestors [3], aggressively pushed skin lightening products [4], engaged in price fixing [5], opposed legislation against single-use plastic [6], caused deforestation [7] and sourced palm oil from a supplier that used child labour [8].

Wetherspoons

restaurant

70 😊

Wetherspoons is a UK pub chain known for excellent value for money [1].