

Some French black people connect this stereotype with aggressive colonialist policy in Africa of the global group Unilever, the former owner of the brand.

Some feel that the advertising slogans and images are racist and colonialist as it reinforces the old cliché of a friendly yet stupid African. Sucre, cacao fortement dgraiss (20.5 ), crales biscuits: 10 de chocolat en poudre 32 de cacao, (1.5 ), banane (0.25 ). The company started using this illustration in 1915. This brand of chocolate drink is recognized by its trademark the 'bonhomme Banania': a black man wearing a fez. In France the Banania brand is now owned by the newly founded French company Nutrial, which acquired it from Unilever in 2003. In the 1970s and early 1980s, Banania sponsored the Yellow Jersey of the Tour de France. Posters and reproduction tin-plate signs of the pre-war advertising continue to be sold. However, the original advertising has become a cultural icon in France. Pozol being served at the boardwalk of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas. The form of the character has since evolved to more of a cartoon character. It's a warm and thick Mexican drink prepared with either masa de maz or cornmeal. The slogan Y'a bon ("It's good") derives from the pidgin French supposedly used by these soldiers (it is, in fact, an invention). The brand's yellow background underlines the banana ingredient, and the Senagalese infantryman's red and blue uniform make up the other two main colours. Pierre Lardet took it upon himself to distribute the product to the Army, using the line pour nos soldats la nourriture abondante qui se conserve sous le moindre volume possible ("for our soldiers: the abundant food which keeps, using the least possible space"). Īt the outset of World War I, the popularity of the colonial troops at the time led to the replacement of the West Indian by the now more familiar jolly Senegalese infantry man enjoying Banania. Her image was replaced in 1915 with the drawing of a widely smiling Senegalese man. When he returned to Paris, he started its commercial fabrication and, in 1912, began marketing Banania with the picture of an Antillaise. Please contact us if you require more information.During a visit near Lake Managua, Nicaragua in 1909, the journalist Pierre Lardet discovered the recipe for a cocoa-based drink. Where this description contains a link to another party's website for further information on the product, please note that French Click has no control over the contents of that website or the accuracy of the provided information. If you require precise ingredient information you should consult the manufacturer, whose contact details will appear on the packaging or label.įrench Click Limited is unable to accept liability for any incorrect information. Product ingredients are subject to change at any time. We have taken great care in preparing the ingredients and description and believe it is accurate it may not be and is not a substitute for your reading the product packaging and label prior to use. Product ingredients are provided for information purposes only.

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