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10 hours agoHow a children's chocolate drink became a symbol of French colonialism
With its red fez, broad smile and simplified French, Banania's mascot has been associated with racist stereotypes. In 1909, French journalist-turned-entrepreneur Pierre-Francois Lardet returned from a trip to Nicaragua determined to recreate a beverage he had tasted there. Five years later, in August 1914, Banania was born. The arrival of the chocolate-flavoured banana powder drink came just as France found itself at war.
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