Merge pull request #3 from TechForPalestine/yaml-format-v1

Begin implementing RFC

README.md

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 # boycott-golden-source
 
-Collating all boycott and alternatives data into a single, golden-source, version-controlled repository. This can be consumed by software products and services.
+Collating all consumer boycott and alternatives data into a single, golden-source, version-controlled repository. This can be consumed by software products and services.
+
+If you're a company looking for SaaS products to avoid, see [TechForPalestine/boycott-israeli-tech-companies-dataset](https://github.com/TechForPalestine/boycott-israeli-tech-companies-dataset).
+
 
 Sources:
 
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 ```
 
 
+## Useful Resources & Links
+
+* [Who Profits Research Center](https://www.whoprofits.org/)
+* [BDS Movement guide to targeted consumer boycotts](https://bdsmovement.net/Act-Now-Against-These-Companies-Profiting-From-Genocide)
+* [AFSC's list of companies profiting from Israel's 2023 attack on Gaza](https://afsc.org/companies-behind-2023-attack-gaza)
+
+
 ## TODO
 
 - high level location to country codes? https://www.iban.com/country-codes

data/alternative_brands/drinkmate.yaml

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+name: "Drinkmate"
+website: https://idrinkproducts.com/

data/companies/ahava.yaml

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+name: "Ahava"
+reason: |-
+  Ahava is an Israeli cosmetics company which operates its main manufacturing plant and showroom in Mitzpe Shalem, 
+  an illegal settlement in the West Bank.[^1]
+  The Palestinian BDS National Committee has called for a boycott of Ahava.[^2]
+  
+  [^1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahava
+  [^2]: https://bdsmovement.net/Act-Now-Against-These-Companies-Profiting-From-Genocide
+brands:
+  - name: Ahava
+    slug: ahava
+    alternatives: []

data/companies/pepsico.yaml

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+name: "PepsiCo, Inc."
+reason: |-
+  PepsiCo purchased the Israeli company SodaStream in August 2018.[^1] SodaStream has long been a BDS target due to 
+  their operation of factories on stolen land and their racial discrimination against Palestinian workers.[^2]
+
+  Pepsi also owns 50% of Sabra, with the other 50% being owned by Israeli food company Strauss.
+  
+  [^1]: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sodastream-sells-out-price-too-low-2018-08-20
+  [^2]: https://bdsmovement.net/Act-Now-Against-These-Companies-Profiting-From-Genocide
+brands:
+  - name: SodaStream
+    slug: sodastream
+    alternatives: [drinkmate]
+  - name: Sabra
+    slug: sabra
+    alternatives: []

data/companies/puma-se.yaml

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+name: "Puma SE"
+reason: |-
+  The Palestinian BDS National Committee has called for a boycott of Puma[^1] for several reasons, including their 
+  sponsorship of the Israeli Football Association (IFA), which includes teams in illegal settlements on occupied 
+  Palestinian land.
+  
+  [^1]: https://bdsmovement.net/boycott-puma
+brands:
+  - name: Puma
+    slug: puma
+    alternatives: []