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Chick-fil-A vs Portillo's

On overall TruNorth grade, Portillo's scores higher (Chick-fil-A: C, Portillo's: B). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

C
Chick-fil-A
43/100
B
Portillo's
57.3/100

Political donations

Chick-fil-A

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]

Portillo's

FEC: $162K in executive political donations; partisan lean Republican +23 across 7 executive donors.

Environment

Chick-fil-A

water pollution violation: $22K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Portillo's

No public record found.

Labor

Chick-fil-A

15 federal penalties totaling $663K since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Portillo's

No public record found.

DEI

Chick-fil-A

No public record found.

Portillo's

No public record found.

Charity

Chick-fil-A

$35M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.19% of revenue) via Chick-fil-A Foundation.

Portillo's

$1M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.14% of revenue).

Animal testing

Chick-fil-A

Pew tracker: Chick-fil-A No Antibiotics Important to Human Medicine policy (revised from 'No Antibiotics Ever' in 2024). [Pew antibiotic-free partial]

Portillo's

No public record found.

Firearms

Chick-fil-A

No public record found.

Portillo's

No public record found.

Privacy

Chick-fil-A

No public record found.

Portillo's

No public record found.

Executive pay

Chick-fil-A

No public record found.

Portillo's

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 74:1 (median employee pay $19,949) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

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