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Nestlé boycott over DEI rollback starts this week. See how it differs from Target, Amazon

Nestlé boycott over DEI rollback starts this week. See how it differs from Target, Amazon A boycott of Nestlé starts this week, and it's different than the Target and Amazon boycotts. This one asks people to avoid hundreds of everyday products instead of one particular retailer. Show Caption Hide Caption Consumers to boycott companies retreating from DEI. Here's what we know. Consumers are planning to boycott certain companies retreating from diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The Nestlé boycott begins March 21 and lasts until March 28. Nestlé produces several everyday items, including Cheerios cereal, Purina and Fancy Feast pet food, KitKat chocolate, Cerelac baby food, and more. Additional economic boycotts include Walmart, McDonald's, and General Mills, plus additional Amazon and Target boycotts. Next up, Nestlé. After boycotts of Amazon and Target for rolling back their DEI initiatives, activists are targeting the brand behind Purina pet foods, Coffee-Mate creamers and Toll House chocolate chips, among many more. Here's what to know. Why are Nestlé, Amazon, Target being boycotted? After President Donald Trump called to rescind diversity, equality and inclusion policies at the federal level, many companies began rolling back their own programs. In response to that, activists have organized boycotts of those companies, including Amazon, Target, Walmart, Nestlé and more. A 40-day boycott of Target, timed to coincide with Lent, a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter, began last week. An Amazon boycott wrapped up last week, but another is coming in May, the Arizona Republic reports. DEI explained: What is DEI and why is it so divisive? What you need to know. When does the boycott of Nestlé begin? Why this boycott is different The boycott of Nestlé products begins Friday, March 21 and ends March 28, per the Arizona Republic. While the Target and Amazon involved not shopping with either major retailer, the Nestlé one will have participants avoiding a slew of products, from pet food to chocolate as well as cereal and frozen pizza. What brands does Nestlé own? According to its website, Nestlé owns hundreds of brands in several categories: Nestlé produces Purina, Alpo, Fancy Feast and many more pet foods Alpo dog food dog food Bakers dog food dog food Beggin' dog treats dog treats Beneful dog food dog food Beyond dog food dog food Busy Bone dog treats dog treats Cat Chow cat food cat food Dog Chow dog food dog food Fancy Feast cat food cat food Felix cat food cat food Gourmet pet food pet food Lily's Kitchen pet foods pet foods Merrick pet food pet food Pro Plan Veterinary Diets pet food pet food Purina pet food pet food Purina One pet food pet food Purina Pro Plan pet food pet food Supercoat dog food dog food Terra Canis dog food dog food Tidy Cats litter Sorry, chocolate fans: Nestlé makes KitKat and several other brands Aero chocolate bars chocolate bars Baci Perugina chocolate-hazelnut candies chocolate-hazelnut candies Cailler chocolate chocolate Damak chocolate-pistachio candies chocolate-pistachio candies Garoto chocolate chocolate Hsu Fu Chi biscuits, chocolates and jellies biscuits, chocolates and jellies KitKat chocolate bars and cereal chocolate bars and cereal Milkybar chocolate chocolate Milo chocolate malt chocolate malt Munch chocolate chocolate Quality Street chocolates and candies chocolates and candies Sahne Nuss chocolate Baby food and supplements made by Nestlé Cerelac baby food baby food Compleat tube feeding tube feeding Gerber baby food Nestléproduces Coffee-Mate, Carnation, bottled water and more beverages Acqua Panna mineral water mineral water Bear Brand milk drinks milk drinks Boost nutritional drinks nutritional drinks Buxton British mineral water British mineral water Carnation dessert sauces, drinks and powders dessert sauces, drinks and powders Coffee-Mate creamer creamer Erikli water water Essentia water water Henniez mineral water mineral water Hepar mineral water mineral water La Vie mineral water mineral water Levissima water water Nescafé coffee coffee Nespresso coffee coffee Nesquik drinks, cereal, chocolate syrup and powder drinks, cereal, chocolate syrup and powder Nestea drinks drinks Nestlé Pure Life water water Nestlé Sustainable Sourced Cocoa Nido milk milk Perrier sparkling water sparkling water Plant-based and so good dairy alternatives dairy alternatives Roastelier by Nescafé coffee roasting system coffee roasting system water water Sanpellegrino water water Starbucks Coffee at Home coffee coffee Vittel mineral water DiGiorno, Lean Cuisine, Stouffer's and more prepared meals under Nestlé umbrella DiGiorno frozen pizza frozen pizza Garden Gourmet meals meals Harvest Gourmet meals meals Hot Pockets snacks snacks Lean Cuisine meals meals Life Cuisine meals meals Stouffer's frozen meals Nestlé makes well-known cereal, ice cream and supplement brands Nestlé is also responsible for several popular cereal brands U.S. consumers will recognize, including Cheerios, Corn Flakes, Shredded Wheat Original and Trix. Drumstick and Häagen-Dazs are among the frozen ice cream treats made by Nestlé, and the company also produces Garden of Life, Impact, Nature's Bounty, Peptamen and Resource nutritional supplements, among others. Boycotts planned against Walmart, McDonald's and more; another economic blackout set The Arizona Republic reports that a flier shared on social media lays out a series of upcoming boycotts: