CHEESECAKE FACTORY vs Olive Garden
On overall TruNorth grade, Olive Garden scores higher (CHEESECAKE FACTORY: F, Olive Garden: D). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $682K in executive political donations; partisan lean Republican +75 across 11 executive donors.
FEC: $194K in executive political donations; partisan lean Republican +27 across 7 executive donors.
Environment
environmental violation: $49K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
No public record found.
Labor
17 federal penalties totaling $10.3M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
1 OSHA severe-injury reports in past 2y (1 amputations); 27 since 2015.
DEI
No public record found.
No public record found.
Charity
No public record found.
$5M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.10% of revenue).
Animal testing
No public record found.
Mercy For Animals: Olive Garden (Darden) Better Chicken Commitment progress behind schedule. NRDC Chain Reaction: F — no public antibiotic-stewardship policy (Darden). [MFA behind · NRDC Chain Reaction F]
Firearms
No public record found.
No public record found.
Privacy
No public record found.
No public record found.
Executive pay
CEO total compensation $8.2M (2024; other named executives averaged $2.1M) — SEC pay-versus-performance disclosure (Item 402(v) XBRL).
No public record found.
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