Chick-fil-A vs KFC
On overall TruNorth grade, KFC scores higher (Chick-fil-A: C, KFC: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
Goods Unite Us F — Cathy family donations Republican + conservative-Christian causes. Buycott — anti-LGBTQ donation history; foundation has phased out some recipients. [goods-unite-us · buycott]
FEC: $166K in executive political donations; partisan lean Republican +21 across 9 executive donors.
Environment
water pollution violation: $22K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
Forest 500 2024: score 32/100 — partial deforestation policy / implementation gaps on supply-chain. Exposed to palm, beef, pulp.
Labor
15 federal penalties totaling $663K since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
Publishes Australia Modern Slavery Act statement (latest 2024) — annual disclosure of supply-chain modern-slavery risk + remediation.
DEI
No public record found.
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Charity
$35M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.19% of revenue) via Chick-fil-A Foundation.
$9M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.09% of revenue) via KFC Foundation.
Animal testing
Pew tracker: Chick-fil-A No Antibiotics Important to Human Medicine policy (revised from 'No Antibiotics Ever' in 2024). [Pew antibiotic-free partial]
NRDC Chain Reaction: B- — antibiotic-stewardship policy for US chicken; limited int'l rollout. [NRDC Chain Reaction B-]
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-to-median-worker pay ratio 1167:1 (median employee pay $5,000) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).
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