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Best Foods vs General Mills

On overall TruNorth grade, General Mills scores higher (Best Foods: C, General Mills: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

C
Best Foods
41.4/100
C
General Mills
47.2/100

Political donations

Best Foods

FEC: $281K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 13 executive donors.

General Mills

FEC: $41K PAC donations; 88% to Republican, 12% to Democratic committees.

Environment

Best Foods

Via parent company Unilever: water pollution violation: $4.6M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

General Mills

environmental violation: $583K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Labor

Best Foods

Via parent company Unilever: 44 federal penalties totaling $38.1M since 2000 (Violation Tracker). Supply-chain signals: KnowTheChain 73/100; CHRB 19.5/26; TVPRA exposure; UK MS statement; AU MS statement.

General Mills

34 federal penalties totaling $1.5M since 2000 (Violation Tracker). Supply-chain signals: KnowTheChain 48/100; CHRB 12.3/26; TVPRA exposure.

DEI

Best Foods

Via parent company Unilever: HRC Corporate Equality Index: 100/100 — Equality 100 Leader (2025). Top-rated LGBTQ+ workplace policies, benefits, and culture. Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index member (2024) — transparent on female leadership, equal pay, inclusive culture. HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.

General Mills

HRC Corporate Equality Index: 100/100 — Equality 100 Leader (2025). Top-rated LGBTQ+ workplace policies, benefits, and culture. Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index member (2024) — transparent on female leadership, equal pay, inclusive culture. HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.

Charity

Best Foods

No public record found.

General Mills

$35M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.17% of revenue) via General Mills Foundation.

Animal testing

Best Foods

Via parent company Unilever: BBFAW 2024 Tier 2 — among leading multinationals on policy + reporting. CIWF Good Egg + Good Dairy Awards (Ben & Jerry's Caring Dairy programme). [BBFAW Tier 2 · CIWF Award]

General Mills

Häagen-Dazs vanilla + strawberry SKUs sourced from Bee Better Certified almond + strawberry farms (General Mills sub-brand). General Mills funds Bee Better Certified pollinator-habitat conversion across California almond + strawberry suppliers. [Bee Better · Audubon Bird-Friendly Beef]

Firearms

Best Foods

No public record found.

General Mills

No public record found.

Privacy

Best Foods

Via parent company Unilever: CFPB consumer complaints: 70 on record (36 in past 12mo); 99% timely response rate.

General Mills

No public record found.

Executive pay

Best Foods

No public record found.

General Mills

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 206:1 (median employee pay $60,655) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2025).

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