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Sweetgreen vs Zoes Kitchen

On overall TruNorth grade, Sweetgreen scores higher (Sweetgreen: B, Zoes Kitchen: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

B
Sweetgreen
58.3/100
C
Zoes Kitchen
50.3/100

Political donations

Sweetgreen

FEC: $178K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 10 executive donors.

Zoes Kitchen

FEC: $162K in executive political donations; partisan lean Republican +31 across 7 executive donors.

Environment

Sweetgreen

No public record found.

Zoes Kitchen

No public record found.

Labor

Sweetgreen

1 OSHA severe-injury reports in past 2y (1 amputations); 3 since 2015.

Zoes Kitchen

No public record found.

DEI

Sweetgreen

No public record found.

Zoes Kitchen

No public record found.

Charity

Sweetgreen

$3M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.50% of revenue).

Zoes Kitchen

No public record found.

Animal testing

Sweetgreen

No public record found.

Zoes Kitchen

No public record found.

Firearms

Sweetgreen

No public record found.

Zoes Kitchen

No public record found.

Privacy

Sweetgreen

No public record found.

Zoes Kitchen

No public record found.

Executive pay

Sweetgreen

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 125:1 (median employee pay $25,843) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

Zoes Kitchen

No public record found.

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