Is Minute Maid or Welch's better rated on TruNorth?

On overall TruNorth grade, Minute Maid scores higher (Minute Maid: C, Welch's: F). Grades come from public records across nine values categories — political donations, environment, labor, DEI, charity, animal welfare, firearms, privacy, and executive pay.

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Minute Maid vs Welch's

On overall TruNorth grade, Minute Maid scores higher (Minute Maid: C, Welch's: F). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

Political donations

Minute Maid

Via parent company Coca-Cola: FEC: $252K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 14 executive donors. [CA CalAccess + NY COELIG + TX Ethics adds state-level totals.]

Welch's

No public record found.

Environment

Minute Maid

No public record found.

Welch's

No public record found.

Labor

Minute Maid

Via parent company Coca-Cola: 123 federal penalties totaling $265.8M since 2000 (Violation Tracker). Supply-chain signals: KnowTheChain 58/100; CHRB 13.8/26; TVPRA exposure; UK MS statement; AU MS statement.

Welch's

Via parent company Keurig Dr Pepper: 63 federal penalties totaling $88.9M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

Minute Maid

Via parent company Coca-Cola: 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.

Welch's

No public record found.

Charity

Minute Maid

$165M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.36% of revenue) via Coca-Cola Foundation.

Welch's

Via parent company Keurig Dr Pepper: $15M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.11% of revenue) via Keurig Dr Pepper Foundation.

Animal testing

Minute Maid

Via parent company Coca-Cola: Ethical Consumer Avoid — environment + plastic-pollution + tax + political-donations concerns. [ethical-consumer]

Welch's

No public record found.

Firearms

Minute Maid

No public record found.

Welch's

No public record found.

Privacy

Minute Maid

No public record found.

Welch's

No public record found.

Executive pay

Minute Maid

Via parent company Coca-Cola: CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 739:1 (median employee pay $17,947) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

Welch's

Via parent company Keurig Dr Pepper: CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 127:1 (median employee pay $64,534; CEO total compensation $8K) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2025).

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