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Denny's vs First Watch Restaurant Group

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

B
Denny's
50/100
F
First Watch Restaurant Group
0/100

Political donations

Denny's

FEC: $670K in executive political donations; partisan lean Republican +56 across 14 executive donors.

First Watch Restaurant Group

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

Environment

Denny's

No public record found.

First Watch Restaurant Group

No public record found.

Labor

Denny's

19 federal penalties totaling $4.2M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

First Watch Restaurant Group

No public record found.

DEI

Denny's

No public record found.

First Watch Restaurant Group

No public record found.

Charity

Denny's

$3M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.20% of revenue).

First Watch Restaurant Group

No public record found.

Animal testing

Denny's

No public record found.

First Watch Restaurant Group

No public record found.

Firearms

Denny's

No public record found.

First Watch Restaurant Group

No public record found.

Privacy

Denny's

No public record found.

First Watch Restaurant Group

No public record found.

Executive pay

Denny's

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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