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Cava vs Sweetgreen

On overall TruNorth grade, Sweetgreen scores higher (Cava: B, Sweetgreen: B). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

B
Cava
51.5/100
B
Sweetgreen
53.3/100

Political donations

Cava

No FEC PAC data found.

Sweetgreen

FEC: $178K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 10 executive donors.

Environment

Cava

No public record found.

Sweetgreen

No public record found.

Labor

Cava

1 federal penalties totaling $1.4M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Sweetgreen

1 OSHA severe-injury reports in past 2y (1 amputations); 3 since 2015.

DEI

Cava

No public record found.

Sweetgreen

No public record found.

Charity

Cava

$2M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.28% of revenue).

Sweetgreen

$3M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.50% of revenue).

Animal testing

Cava

No public record found.

Sweetgreen

No public record found.

Firearms

Cava

No public record found.

Sweetgreen

No public record found.

Privacy

Cava

No public record found.

Sweetgreen

No public record found.

Executive pay

Cava

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 179:1 (median employee pay $21,502) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

Sweetgreen

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 125:1 (median employee pay $25,843) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

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