French companies
L'Oreal - hair,skin, cosmetics - US subsidiary is Cosmair: L'Oreal
Peugot & Renault - automobiles
Universal Studios - TV, movies & music - acquired in 2002 by the Vivendi Corp of France: Vivendi Universal
computer games by VU: Vivendi Universal Computer Games
Limoges - fine porcelain gifts and collectors boxes
Groupe Danone - Danon Yogurt / Evian Water: Groupe Danone
Fina - gas & oil products: Total Fina Elf
I did not know about Universal Studios or Fina. No gas from Fina stations and nothing from Universal (movies, music, theme park, etc.)
and run by the french... all of them. Just page down...
NOW I understand the RIAA's motivation for suing folks... their all frenchies who get the profits from sales to american teenagers...
the irony is quite striking.