Support Australian products
Fred Landman's article about the early department stores, coffee houses, confectionary and soft drink manufacturers brings to mind the point that nearly all these were Australian-owned.
Today, it is just the opposite.
Foreign corporations hold sway over all our food manufacturing.
How this benefits Australia is a mystery.
Decisions are made in foreign boardrooms not in our interest with profits going overseas. The products made and owned by Australians are few.
But if we love Australia we must support them.
Keith Whitfield, Woy Woy
24 Sep 2009