Is Carl's Jr. or In-N-Out Burger better rated on TruNorth?

On overall TruNorth grade, In-N-Out Burger scores higher (Carl's Jr.: C, In-N-Out Burger: B). Grades come from public records across nine values categories — political donations, environment, labor, DEI, charity, animal welfare, firearms, privacy, and executive pay.

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Carl's Jr. vs In-N-Out Burger

On overall TruNorth grade, In-N-Out Burger scores higher (Carl's Jr.: C, In-N-Out Burger: B). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

Political donations

Carl's Jr.

Via parent company CKE Restaurants: FEC: $189K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 6 executive donors.

In-N-Out Burger

Goods Unite Us F — owner Lynsi Snyder donations Republican PACs. [goods-unite-us]

Environment

Carl's Jr.

No public record found.

In-N-Out Burger

No public record found.

Labor

Carl's Jr.

2 federal penalties totaling $165K since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

In-N-Out Burger

1 OSHA severe-injury reports since 2015.

DEI

Carl's Jr.

No public record found.

In-N-Out Burger

No public record found.

Charity

Carl's Jr.

$2M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.19% of revenue).

In-N-Out Burger

$12M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.28% of revenue).

Animal testing

Carl's Jr.

No public record found.

In-N-Out Burger

No public record found.

Firearms

Carl's Jr.

No public record found.

In-N-Out Burger

No public record found.

Privacy

Carl's Jr.

No public record found.

In-N-Out Burger

No public record found.

Executive pay

Carl's Jr.

No public record found.

In-N-Out Burger

No public record found.

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