MGP INGREDIENTS vs River
On overall TruNorth grade, MGP INGREDIENTS scores higher (MGP INGREDIENTS: B, River: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $121K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 8 executive donors.
FEC: $125K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 7 executive donors.
Environment
air pollution violation: $2.6M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
Via parent company Aldi: environmental violation: $5.7M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
Labor
26 federal penalties totaling $3.7M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
Via parent company Aldi: 97 federal penalties totaling $63.0M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
DEI
No public record found.
No public record found.
Charity
No public record found.
$30M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.14% of revenue).
Animal testing
No public record found.
Via parent company Aldi: BBFAW 2024 Tier 3 — Aldi Süd / US division publishes farm-animal welfare policy with cage-free milestone reporting. CIWF Good Egg Award (US private label) — 100% cage-free shell-egg commitment. [BBFAW Tier 3 · CIWF Award · Cage-free fulfilled · MSC certified · ASC certified]
Firearms
No public record found.
Via parent company Aldi: No federal firearms license on record for this company in the ATF FFL registry — no licensed firearms dealing or manufacturing.
Privacy
No public record found.
No public record found.
Executive pay
No public record found.
No public record found.
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