Applebee's vs CHEESECAKE FACTORY
On overall TruNorth grade, Applebee's scores higher (Applebee's: B, CHEESECAKE FACTORY: D). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $198K in executive political donations; partisan lean Republican +25 across 12 executive donors.
FEC: $682K in executive political donations; partisan lean Republican +75 across 11 executive donors.
Environment
No public record found.
environmental violation: $49K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
Labor
2 OSHA severe-injury reports in past 2y (0 amputations); 8 since 2015.
17 federal penalties totaling $10.3M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
DEI
No public record found.
No public record found.
Charity
$3M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.08% of revenue).
No public record found.
Animal testing
NRDC Chain Reaction: F — no public antibiotic-stewardship policy. [NRDC Chain Reaction F]
No public record found.
Firearms
No public record found.
No public record found.
Privacy
No public record found.
No public record found.
Executive pay
No public record found.
CEO total compensation $8.2M (2024; other named executives averaged $2.1M) — SEC pay-versus-performance disclosure (Item 402(v) XBRL).
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