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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.

D
Lay's
43.5/100
F
Tuc
28.6/100

Political donations

Lay's

Via parent company Pepsi: FEC: $8K PAC donations; 50% to Republican, 50% to Democratic committees.

Tuc

FEC: $2K PAC donations; 64% to Republican, 36% to Democratic committees.

Environment

Lay's

Via parent company Pepsi: environmental violation: $3.6M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Tuc

air pollution violation: $662.5M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Labor

Lay's

59 federal penalties totaling $7.5B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Tuc

16 federal penalties totaling $693.3M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

Lay's

No public record found.

Tuc

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

Lay's

$90M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.10% of revenue) via PepsiCo Foundation.

Tuc

$25M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.07% of revenue) via Mondelez International Foundation.

Animal testing

Lay's

No public record found.

Tuc

Via parent company Mondelez International: Ethical Consumer Avoid — palm oil, cocoa supply-chain, tax conduct. [ethical-consumer]

Firearms

Lay's

No public record found.

Tuc

No public record found.

Privacy

Lay's

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.

Tuc

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

Lay's

No public record found.

Tuc

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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