Posted on 08/09/2005 4:35:54 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55
I was completely shocked this afternoon while eating my lunch. I took a few chips out of the pringles can...and then did a double take! No it couldn't be?
Pringles has begun adding alternative spanish ingredients and weight on the front of the can. You can take a look at it yourself.
Pringles Can
If you go to pringles.com you will first see a map of the world. Intending to portray an international feeling.
I believe this is the doing of Procter and Gamble. The ultra liberal company. Procter and Gamble also make Pampers, Tide, Arial, Always, Whisper, Pantene, Bounty, Pringles, Folgers, Millstone, Charmin, Downy, Lenor, Iams, Crest, Actonel, Head and Shoulders, Olay, Clarol Nice N Easy, and more.
If you would like to make your feelings clear about the new labels..please write to...
Who/where/how much? Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OH 45202 Phone: 513-983-1100 Fax: 513-983-9369 Web site: www.pg.com
Structure/Ownership P&G has subsidiaries in over 70 countries. Information about P&G’s worldwide operations.
P&G’s philosophy: ‘getting the benefits of being a global company but never forgetting the importance of winning locally in every market where the company does business.’[26]
P&G consists of 7 Global Business Units, responsible for overall business strategy and planning for P&G brands worldwide, and 8 Market Development Organisations, whose role is to drive sales of P&G brands in individual markets.
For information on P&G’s Subsidiary & Branch Locations, Corporate Hierarchy, and Manufacturing Branches, visit Hoover’s online: www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/1/0,2163,11211,00.html
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P&G’s subsidiaries include: Iams Pet food manufacturer, based in the US. Notorious for its animal abuse record. Purchased by P&G –also well known for its violent behaviour towards animals in 1999. www.iams.com
See ‘animal abuse’ in theCorporate Crimes section below.
Reflect.com From their home in San Francisco, Reflect.com proudly declares the company was born ‘from a desire to meet the individual beauty needs of women.’ More specifically: ‘In the new millennium, a personalised beauty dimension is more essential than ever. Women want and deserve individualised attention. Reflect.com is a modern vehicle, enabling women to express their own beauty and style.’ www.reflect.com
More on Reflect.com in the Corporate Crime section below.
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Shareholders P&G can be divided in two categories: preferred shareholders & common shareholders.
SHAREHOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK ’There were 1,090,000 common stock shareowners, including shareholders of record, participants in the Shareholder Investment Program, participants in P&G stock ownership plans and beneficial owners with accounts at banks and brokerage firms, as of July 27, 2001.’[27]
The University of California, In Defense of Animals (IDA) and J.P. Morgan are among P&G’s shareholders. Many members of the P&G board also hold shares [28/29].
‘25% of P&G stock in the world is in the hands of its employees.’[30]
DirectorsNorman R. Augustine Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Lockheed Martin (aerospace, electronics, telecommunications and information management)
Donald R. Beall Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rockwell International Corporation (industrial automation) and Chairman of the Board, Rockwell Collins, Inc. (avionics)
Scott D. Cook Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board, Intuit Inc. (a software & web services firm) Domenico DeSole President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Management Board, Gucci Group N.V.(multibrand luxury goods company)
Richard J. Ferris Retired Co-Chairman, Doubletree Corporation Joseph T. GormanRetired Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, TRW Inc. (automotive, aerospace and information systems)
A. G. Lafley President and Chief Executive Charles R. Lee Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Verizon Communications (telecommunication services)
Lynn M. Martin Professor, J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University
A.G. Lafley CEO
Lafley, aged 54, joined P&G's marketing division in 1977. Before joining P&G, Lafley served in the US Navy for five years. He was elected president and chief executive officer on 8 June 2000. He held a variety of positions in P&G's laundry and cleaning business before being named group vice president in 1992. In 1995, Lafley was named executive vice president with responsibility for Asia. In 1999 he was named president for the company's North American and Global Beauty Care divisions.
His local and national activities include: past member, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan; member, Board of Trustees, Hamilton College; member, Board of Trustees, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; member, Board of Trustees, Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts; and member, Board of Trustees, The Seven Hills School. He is also a member of P&G's Board of Directors [31].
Lafley has recently been appointed member of the General Motors (GM) board of directors, because "A.G. is well-regarded for building strong brands and franchises." Lafley will join the GM board in January 2002 [32].
He is also member of the Board of Governors of the educational Launder Institute. ‘The Lauder Institute's MBA/MA program "prepares future business leaders to excel in the global economy’ (…) and ‘encourages students to seek an internship with an multinational company’.[33]
Lafley’s salary for fiscal year 2001 was $1.17 million (£809,913), according to a company proxy. The executive was paid a $799,100 (£553,163.39) salary last year [34]. This means his salary rose by 46.4% in one year!
The P&G Board of Directors has elected Lafley chairman of the board effective 1st of July (2002) in addition to his current responsibilities. This is in anticipation of the retirement of Company Chairman John E. Pepper on the 1st of July , after 38 years of service.
Clayton C. Daley Jr. CFO
Daley joined P&G in 1974. After holding various positions within the company, he became Chief Financial Officer in 1999. His local and national activities: Financial Executives Institute, 1991 Financial Executives Institute, Financial Executives Research Foundation, Trustee, 1994 Rotary Club of Cincinnati, 1996 Member, Board of Directors, Boy Scouts of America, Dan Beard Council, 1997 Former President; Board of Directors, Cancer Family Care, Inc. Member, Officers Conference Group, 1998 Member, Council of Financial Executives, 1998 [35].
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Others: Domenico DeSole Director
‘The fashion house's chief executive, Domenico De Sole - whose partnership with the designer, Tom Ford, turned around Gucci's fortunes - has been elected to the P&G board. The partnership between Gucci, the Italian fashion label favoured by Victoria Beckham and Kate Moss, and P&G could lead to collaboration on toiletries and beauty products - P&G produces the Oil of Olay and Pantene ranges among others. "Domenico is a disciplined and dynamic business leader with strong experience in building global brands," said John E Pepper, the chairman of P&G's board.’[36]
Norman R. Augustine Director
Former CEO Lockheed Martin, ‘The Global Leader in Missiles & Space Systems.’ ‘Shopping for a jet fighter? Then check out Lockheed Martin, the world's #2 aerospace and defence firm (behind Boeing). The US government accounts for 70% of its sales.’[37]
Ernesto Zedillo Director
Former president of Mexico 1994-2000. Zedillo, who enthusiastically embraces and promotes neo-liberal virtues such as free trade and privatisation, recently labelled the so-called anti-globalisation protestors as "globaphobics with a protectionist agenda mostly targeted against developing countries." He continued: "In my view, they are as wrong as those within the political establishments of both developed and developing countries who continue to believe that isolationism is a good policy." [38]
Critics claim that in Chiapas crimes against humanity are being perpetrated with the complicity of government officials. They have found that Government Officials have some responsibility in massacres taking place in Chiapas [39].
Ronald R. Beall Director
Former CEO Rockwell International Corporation. ‘Former defence industry giant Rockwell International Corporation -- now doing business as Rockwell Automation -- is rocking along as one of the world's largest industrial automation companies. The US accounts for about 65% of its sales.’[40]
Beall is also Chairman of the Rockwell Collins Board. ‘Rockwell Collins is a global leader in the development and production of integrated aviation electronics systems for military and commercial aircraft.’
Joseph T. Gorman Director
Former CEO TWR Inc., Space & Missile Systems. TWR is worldwide leader in automotive, space, defence and information technology. ‘TRW –Where Performance Counts- is recognised for providing products and services that create exceptional value for customers.’ [41]
I am searching to find the President of Procter and Gamble. I am writing him a letter.
Boycott boycotts. This one in particular is really stupid. Sorry.
This was the first can of pringles we had bought in a long time. It will be the last.
What exactly is wrong with listing ingredients in Spanish?
Not another flashlight, not one!
Just eat your chips and pick your fights wisely.
I say write an extensive letter of condemnation... in Spanish.
You won't think its so stupid when you have to retake your drivers test in French.
Save the ink. This is just smart marketing.
I don't speak spanish. I speak English. I live in an English speaking country. Nuff said.
Oh, big freakin' deal. I just bought a new Whirlpool washing machine, and it came with instructions in English and French. Should I take it back?
Where is the 'not this shit again' graphic when you need it? It's pure marketing, not a political statement. This help P&G sell not only to multi lingual people in the US but also in other countries. (one package to create.)
As for the boycott.. well, I cannot think of a company that people haven't called for a boycott on at one time for another..
Save your energy for real issues.
And you wonder why some folks don't take cultural conservatism seriously.
I guess you don't believe in any type of slippery slope.
I thought your complaint was about Spanish on a Pringles can. What does that have to do with French on a driving test?
I think you'll have a hard time finding anything exclusively in English.
Bought a new VCR some years ago...the instructions were in English...well sorta. Actually, they had been written in Japanese and then TRANSLATED into English. However, some things became lost in the translation. One instruction said something like, install tubing into port wisely. Huh?
:)
One word Nafta
Try Atlanta. They are attempting to pass a law that would make you take tests in different langauages.
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