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Portillo's vs Shake Shack

On overall TruNorth grade, Portillo's scores higher (Portillo's: B, Shake Shack: D). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

B
Portillo's
58.8/100
D
Shake Shack
44.6/100

Political donations

Portillo's

FEC: $162K in executive political donations; partisan lean Republican +23 across 7 executive donors.

Shake Shack

FEC: $171K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 11 executive donors.

Environment

Portillo's

No public record found.

Shake Shack

No public record found.

Labor

Portillo's

No public record found.

Shake Shack

7 federal penalties totaling $238K since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

Portillo's

No public record found.

Shake Shack

No public record found.

Charity

Portillo's

$1M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.14% of revenue).

Shake Shack

$2M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.19% of revenue).

Animal testing

Portillo's

No public record found.

Shake Shack

Wikipedia "Animal welfare" section: In 2015, Shake Shack pledged to end the use of battery cage eggs in its U.S. supply chain by the end of 2016. In 2020, it expanded this commitment to include all Shake Shack franchise locations…

Firearms

Portillo's

No public record found.

Shake Shack

No public record found.

Privacy

Portillo's

No public record found.

Shake Shack

No public record found.

Executive pay

Portillo's

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 74:1 (median employee pay $19,949) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

Shake Shack

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 323:1 (median employee pay $2,054) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

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