10 Foreign Companies Control Chinese Daily Life

Chinese people often feel embarrassed and confused when facing numerous choices in daily life. Use Head & Shoulders shampoo or Pantene? Eat at KFC or Pizza Hut? Chinese daily life has been almost controlled by the following 10 foreign companies:

1. PepsiCo 百事公司

PepsiCo Inc. is an American multinational food and beverage company. It owns brands like Pepsi, Pizza Hut and Tricon Global Restaurant,Inc. The last one owns KFC and Taco Bell. Pepsi, Pizza Hut and KFC are very popular in many cities of China.

2. Procter & Gamble (P&G) 宝洁公司

The Procter & Gamble, also known as P&G, is an American multinational company. Its products include shampoo, hair care, skin care, cosmetics, medicine, food, beverage, textile, home care and personal hygiene products. Its global users have reached 4.8 billion. In China most shampoo and hair care products are from this company.

3. Nestlé 雀巢集团

Nestlé is a Swiss multinational food and beverage company. It is the largest food company in the world with more than 8,000 brands in the world.  L’Oreal, Gerber, Diesel, Purina and Friskies are all its brands.

4. Unilever 联合利华

Unilever is an Anglo–Dutch multinational consumer goods company. It serves around 2 billion customers in the world, controlling a network that produces everything from Q-tips to Skippy peanut butter.

5. Coca Cola 可口可乐

The Coca-Cola is an American multinational beverage corporation. Its flagship products include Coca-Cola, Spirit, Barq, Root Beer, Fruitopia and Surge. In China Coca-Cola is a household name.

6. Kraft Foods 卡夫食品

Kraft Foods is an American grocery manufacturing and food company. Its core products are coffee, candy, dairy products and beverages.

7. Johnson & Johnson 美国强生

Johnson & Johnson was founded in 1886 in the U.S. It mainly produces medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods.

8. Mars, Incorporated 玛氏公司

Mars is an American global food manufacturer. The famous brands under Mars include Dove、M&Ms, Snickers, Skittles, Mars. Twix, Pedigre and Whiskas.

9. Kellogg Company 家乐氏

The Kellogg is an American multinational food company. It owns brands like Kellogg’s, Keebler, Pop- Tarts, Eggo, Cheez-It, Nutri-Grain, Rice Krispies, Murray, Austin, Morningstar Farms, Ready Crust and Kashi.

10. General Mills 通用磨坊

General Mills is an American food company. The company markets many well-known brands, such as Häagen-Dazs, Betty Crocker, Yoplait and Wan Chai Ferry Pier. Häagen-Dazs is popular in big cities of China