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Cracker Barrel vs First Watch Restaurant Group

On overall TruNorth grade, Cracker Barrel scores higher (Cracker Barrel: B, First Watch Restaurant Group: F). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

B
Cracker Barrel
50/100
F
First Watch Restaurant Group
0/100

Political donations

Cracker Barrel

FEC: $18K PAC donations; 78% to Republican, 22% to Democratic committees.

First Watch Restaurant Group

FEC: $153K in executive political donations; partisan lean Republican +23 across 7 executive donors.

Environment

Cracker Barrel

No public record found.

First Watch Restaurant Group

No public record found.

Labor

Cracker Barrel

14 federal penalties totaling $2.5M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

First Watch Restaurant Group

No public record found.

DEI

Cracker Barrel

No public record found.

First Watch Restaurant Group

No public record found.

Charity

Cracker Barrel

$3M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.08% of revenue).

First Watch Restaurant Group

No public record found.

Animal testing

Cracker Barrel

Mercy For Animals: Cracker Barrel cage-free + broiler welfare commitments on track. [MFA on track]

First Watch Restaurant Group

No public record found.

Firearms

Cracker Barrel

No public record found.

First Watch Restaurant Group

No public record found.

Privacy

Cracker Barrel

No public record found.

First Watch Restaurant Group

No public record found.

Executive pay

Cracker Barrel

No public record found.

First Watch Restaurant Group

CEO total compensation $4.9M (2024; other named executives averaged $1.5M) — SEC pay-versus-performance disclosure (Item 402(v) XBRL).

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