[tptacek]

In what sense does Nestle have a monopoly on everything you eat or drink?

[throwaway290]

GP exaggerated but I have experiences looking say for a bottle of water or ice cream cone that is not Nestle and failing (not in US)

[tptacek]

You can just Google "ice cream brands market share" and learn that Nestle has nothing resembling a monopoly on ice cream. The 5 top brand owners combined represent less than 1/3 of the market.

[throwaway290]

Monopoly is an exaggeration but it's little solace knowing it when the store doesn't stock anything else...