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Dutch Bros vs Taco Bell

On overall TruNorth grade, Dutch Bros scores higher (Dutch Bros: B, Taco Bell: D). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

B
Dutch Bros
62.6/100
D
Taco Bell
42.4/100

Political donations

Dutch Bros

FEC: $333K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 15 executive donors.

Taco Bell

No public record found.

Environment

Dutch Bros

No public record found.

Taco Bell

No public record found.

Labor

Dutch Bros

2 federal penalties totaling $28K since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Taco Bell

14 OSHA severe-injury reports since 2015.

DEI

Dutch Bros

No public record found.

Taco Bell

No public record found.

Charity

Dutch Bros

Operates the Dutch Bros Foundation: $4.2M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).

Taco Bell

$20M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.14% of revenue) via Taco Bell Foundation.

Animal testing

Dutch Bros

No public record found.

Taco Bell

The Humane League: Taco Bell 100% cage-free eggs across US menu since 2017. NRDC Chain Reaction: B+ — antibiotic-stewardship policy across chicken + beef. [THL fulfilled · NRDC Chain Reaction B+]

Firearms

Dutch Bros

No public record found.

Taco Bell

No public record found.

Privacy

Dutch Bros

No public record found.

Taco Bell

Terms-of-service privacy grade D (poor) via ToS;DR (tosdr.org), CC BY-SA 3.0 — transformed to TruNorth's scale.

Executive pay

Dutch Bros

No public record found.

Taco Bell

No public record found.

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