Lay's vs Tuc
On overall TruNorth grade, Lay's scores higher (Lay's: D, Tuc: F). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
Via parent company Pepsi: FEC: $8K PAC donations; 50% to Republican, 50% to Democratic committees.
FEC: $2K PAC donations; 64% to Republican, 36% to Democratic committees.
Environment
Via parent company Pepsi: environmental violation: $3.6M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
air pollution violation: $662.5M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
Labor
59 federal penalties totaling $7.5B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
16 federal penalties totaling $693.3M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
DEI
No public record found.
Via parent company Mondelez International: HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating. Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index member (2024) — transparent on female leadership, equal pay, inclusive culture.
Charity
$90M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.10% of revenue) via PepsiCo Foundation.
$25M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.07% of revenue) via Mondelez International Foundation.
Animal testing
No public record found.
Via parent company Mondelez International: Ethical Consumer Avoid — palm oil, cocoa supply-chain, tax conduct. [ethical-consumer]
Firearms
No public record found.
No public record found.
Privacy
Via parent company Pepsi: Terms-of-service privacy grade D (poor) via ToS;DR (tosdr.org), CC BY-SA 3.0 — transformed to TruNorth's scale.
Via parent company Mondelez International: Terms-of-service privacy grade D (poor) via ToS;DR (tosdr.org), CC BY-SA 3.0 — transformed to TruNorth's scale.
Executive pay
No public record found.
Via parent company Mondelez International: CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 645:1 (median employee pay $38,024) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).
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