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General Mills vs Hormel Foods

On overall TruNorth grade, Hormel Foods scores higher (General Mills: C, Hormel Foods: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

C
General Mills
48.1/100
C
Hormel Foods
53.7/100

Political donations

General Mills

FEC: $41K PAC donations; 88% to Republican, 12% to Democratic committees.

Hormel Foods

FEC: $463K in executive political donations; partisan lean Republican +31 across 15 executive donors.

Environment

General Mills

environmental violation: $583K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Hormel Foods

air pollution violation: $6.7M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Labor

General Mills

34 federal penalties totaling $1.5M since 2000 (Violation Tracker). Supply-chain signals: KnowTheChain 48/100; CHRB 12.3/26; TVPRA exposure.

Hormel Foods

65 federal penalties totaling $19.9M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

General Mills

HRC Corporate Equality Index: 100/100 — Equality 100 Leader (2025). Top-rated LGBTQ+ workplace policies, benefits, and culture. Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index member (2024) — transparent on female leadership, equal pay, inclusive culture. HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.

Hormel Foods

No public record found.

Charity

General Mills

$35M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.17% of revenue) via General Mills Foundation.

Hormel Foods

No public record found.

Animal testing

General Mills

Häagen-Dazs vanilla + strawberry SKUs sourced from Bee Better Certified almond + strawberry farms (General Mills sub-brand). General Mills funds Bee Better Certified pollinator-habitat conversion across California almond + strawberry suppliers. [Bee Better · Audubon Bird-Friendly Beef]

Hormel Foods

BBFAW 2024 Tier 5 — limited public farm-animal welfare reporting. FAIRR Index: Medium risk with documented antibiotic-reduction targets. [BBFAW Tier 5 · FAIRR Medium risk · GAP Step 3]

Firearms

General Mills

No public record found.

Hormel Foods

No public record found.

Privacy

General Mills

No public record found.

Hormel Foods

No public record found.

Executive pay

General Mills

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 206:1 (median employee pay $60,655) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2025).

Hormel Foods

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 141:1 — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2025).

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