Companies

Breath Savers is owned by Hershey's.

Breyers

food

Breyers is owned by Hershey's.

Bubble Yum

food

Bubble Yum is owned by Hershey's.

C4

food

C4 is owned by Hershey's.

Caffè Nero

restaurant

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Caffè Nero is a UK-based coffeehouse chain that has been accused of avoiding corporation tax through the use of tax-deductible interest payments and a complex corporate structure [1]. The company has also been found to have varying levels of faecal bacteria in its iced drinks, along with other major coffee chains [2].

Carnation

food

Carnation is owned by Nestlé.

Cathedral City

food

Cathedral City is owned by Saputo.

Cheerios

food

Cheerios is owned by Nestlé.

Cheesecake Factory

food

Cheesecake Factory is an American restaurant chain that has been criticized for using cruel pig cages in its supply chain [1] and for abusing undocumented workers [2][3]. The company has also withheld wages from hundreds of janitors [4], underpaid employees [5], and fired a worker in retaliation for a discrimination complaint [6].

Cherry Blossom

food

Cherry Blossom is owned by Hershey's.

Chick-fil-a

food

25 😡

Chick-fil-a is an American fast food chain that is deeply opposed to gay marriage [1][2][3]. The company has abused chickens in its supply chain [4] and underpaid its employees [5].

Chipotle

restaurant

Chiptole is an American fast food company that has underpaid its employees [1] who often face unacceptable working conditions [2]. Chiptole's poor food standards have made thousands of people sick [3] and the company has failed to report on its sustainability practices [4].

Chips Ahoy!

food

Chips Ahoy! is owned by Nestlé.

Clodhopper

food

Clodhopper is owned by Hershey's.

Clover

food

Clover is owned by Saputo.

Cocoa Puffs

food

Cocoa Puffs is owned by Hershey's.

Colman's

food

Colman's is owned by Unilever.

Cookie Crisp

food

Cookie Crisp is owned by Nestlé.

Country Life

food

Country Life is owned by Saputo.

Cup-a-Soup

food

Cup-a-Soup is owned by Premier Foods.

Curiously Cinnamon

food

Curiously Cinnamon is owned by Nestlé.

Daddies

food

Daddies is owned by Kraft Heinz.

Danone

food

14 👺

Danone is a multinational food company that has misled mothers about infant formula to boost sales [1] and paid midwives kickbacks for selling its formula [2]. It has also engaged in price fixing [3], failed to take accountability for its plastic waste footprint [4], dried up natural water supplies near its facilities [5], polluted communities in Bali [6], and illegally built a plastic recycling plant that harmed local communities' health [7].

Davidstow Cheddar

food

Davidstow Cheddar is owned by Saputo.

Deliveroo

tech

37 😡

Deliveroo is owned by DoorDash.

DoorDash

tech

37 😡

DoorDash is an American delivery platform that has been criticized for poor working conditions, misclassifying workers and withholding tips [1][2][3][4]. It has also engaged in monopolistic practices [5] and violated workers' sick pay rights [6].

Dot's Pretzels

food

Dot's Pretzels is owned by Hershey's.

Eat Natural

food

Eat Natural is owned by Ferrero.

Eat-More

food

Eat-More is owned by Hershey's.

Famous Brands

retail

50 😐

Famous Brands is a South African fast food conglomerate.

Ferrara

food

Ferrara is owned by Ferrero.

Ferrero

food

Ferrero is an Italian confectionery company that has falsely advertised its products as healthy [1][2][3], sourced unethical cocoa [4], and sold Kinder Eggs contaminated with salmonella [7][8][9]. The company has underpaid employees [5], racially discriminated against workers [6], and taken advantage of child labour in its supply chain [10][11].

Five Guys

restaurant

Five Guys, a American burger chain, has faced allegations of gender-based pay discrimination [1], labor violations including off-the-clock work and denied breaks [2], and discrimination against an employee with HIV [3]. The company has also been subject to sexual harassment lawsuits, with former employees claiming they were subjected to hostile work environments [4].

Fox's

food

Fox's is owned by Ferrero.

Fry Light

food

Fry Light is owned by Saputo.

Golden Nuggets

food

Golden Nuggets is owned by Nestlé.

Good & Fruity

food

Good & Fruity is owned by Hershey's.

Good & Plenty

food

Good & Plenty is owned by Hershey's.

Greggs

restaurant

45 😐

Greggs is a British bakery whose executives received "excessive" bonuses of millions of pounds in 2022 [1] while paying some employees below minimum wage [2]. The Greggs foundation is a charitable organisation that gives schoolchildren access to free, nutritional food [3].

Grey Poupon

food

Grey Poupon is owned by Kraft Heinz.

Groupe Holder

food

50 😐

Groupe Holder is a French business conglomerate.

Häagen-Dazs

confectionary

Häagen-Dazs is jointly owned by Nestlé and general-mills.

Halo Top

food

Halo Top is owned by Ferrero.

Heath bar

food

Heath bar is owned by Hershey's.

Heinz

food

Heinz is owned by Kraft Heinz.

Hellman's

food

Hellman's is owned by Unilever.

Hershey's

food

Hersheys is an American chocolate manufacturer that has been implicated in fraud and malpractice in its trust foundation [1][2], sold chocolate with harmful heavy metal levels [3][4], and used hazardous PFAS in packaging [5]. The company has also been accused of child slavery, forced labor, deforestation, worker abuse in its supply chain, and manipulating cocoa prices to underpay farmers [6][7][8][9][10].

Hershey's Extra Dark

food

Hershey's Extra Dark is owned by Hershey's.

Hershey's Kissables

food

Hershey's Kissables is owned by Hershey's.

Hershey's Kisses

food

Hershey's Kisses is owned by Hershey's.

Hot Pockets

food

Hot Pockets is owned by Nestlé.

HP Sauce

food

HP Sauce is owned by Kraft Heinz.

Ice Breakers candy

food

Ice Breakers candy is owned by Hershey's.

In-N-Out

food

36 😡

In-N-Out is an American fast‑food chain that has donated to the Republican Party [1][2], has been accused of racial discrimination against employees [3][4], and has violated labor rights by preventing workers from wearing badges [5]. The company has opposed COVID‑19 vaccines [6][7][8] and mask mandates [9][10][11], overuses antibiotics in its meat supply chain [12][13], and has resisted improved climate change regulations [14].

Instacart

food

44 😐

Instacart is an American online grocery delivery service that has engaged in deceptive pricing [1][2][3], mistreatment and misclassification of employees [4][5][6][7], and suffered a data breach that leaked users’ personal data [8]. Instacart has also covertly used AI to manipulate prices [9][10].

Jelly Belly

food

Jelly Belly is owned by Ferrero.

Jolly Rancher

food

Jolly Rancher is owned by Hershey's.

Just Eat

food

44 😐

Just Eat is owned by prosus.

Kellogg's

food

17 👺

Kellogg's is an American food company that has made false claims about the health impacts of its foods [1][2], sourced palm oil produced by child labour and forced labour [3][4][5], and fired over 1000 workers who went on strike [6].

Kinder

food

Kinder is owned by Ferrero.

Knorr

food

Knorr is owned by Unilever.

Krackel

food

Krackel is owned by Hershey's.

Kraft Heinz

food

Kraft Heinz, one of the world's largest food companies, paid a $62 million fine for creating over $200 million in fake cost savings to mislead investors, violating securities laws [1]. The company has also been criticized by WWF for lagging behind on sustainable palm oil sourcing, a key driver of deforestation and habitat destruction [2].

Krispy Kreme

confectionary

45 😐

Krispy Kreme is an American doughnut company whose executives manipulated earnings reports and engaged in misleading practices for personal gain [1]. The company has also failed to comply with environmental regulations, avoiding costs for packaging waste recovery and recycle notes [2].

Lea & Perrins

food

Lea & Perrins is owned by Kraft Heinz.

LEON

restaurant

70 😊

LEON is owned by eg-group.

Lily's Kitchen

food

Lily's Kitchen is owned by Nestlé.

Loyd Grossman

food

Loyd Grossman is owned by Premier Foods.

Marmite

food

Marmite is owned by Unilever.

Military chocolate

food

Military chocolate is owned by Hershey's.

Milk Duds

food

Milk Duds is owned by Hershey's.

Mon Cheri

food

Mon Cheri is owned by Ferrero.

Mondelez

food

20 😡

Mondelez International, the maker of Cadbury, Oreo, and other popular snack brands, has been accused of destroying tens of thousands of hectares of orangutan habitat [1] and continuing to employ child labor on cocoa farms in its supply chain despite past pledges to eliminate such practices [2]. Despite promising to source sustainable palm oil, Mondelez has remained linked to suppliers engaged in deforestation and human rights abuses, and the company continued operating in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, leading Ukraine to declare it an international sponsor of the war [3].

Mounds

food

Mounds is owned by Hershey's.

Mr Kipling

food

Mr Kipling is owned by Premier Foods.

Mr. Goodbar

food

Mr. Goodbar is owned by Hershey's.

Nando's

restaurant

35 😡

Nandos is a South African restaurant chain whose supply chain has contained abhorrent animal cruelty [1][2] and whose advertising campaigns have taken advantage of imprisoned refugees on hunger strike [3].

Nerds

food

Nerds is owned by Ferrero.

Nesquik

food

Nesquik is owned by Nestlé.

Nestlé

food

Nestlé is the world's largest food and beverage company which has been named by Ukraine as an International Sponsor of War [1], sourced cocoa produced by child labour in West Africa [2][3], and questioned whether access to drinking water should be a human right [4]. The company has made some positive efforts like improving agriculture practices and building schools for the children of their farmers [5].

Nutella

food

Nutella is owned by Ferrero.

NutRageous

food

NutRageous is owned by Hershey's.

Oh Henry!

food

Oh Henry! is owned by Hershey's.

OXO

food

OXO is owned by Premier Foods.

Paul

food

50 😐

Paul is owned by Groupe Holder.

Paxo

food

Paxo is owned by Premier Foods.

PayDay

food

PayDay is owned by Hershey's.

Pelon Pelo Rico

food

Pelon Pelo Rico is owned by Hershey's.

Philadelphia

food

20 😡

Philadelphia is jointly owned by Mondelez and Kraft Heinz.

Pirate's Booty

food

Pirate's Booty is owned by Hershey's.

PizzaExpress

restaurant

46 😐

PizzaExpress is a British restaurant chain that has taken money from customer tips to supplement wages, reducing the amount going to waiting staff [1][2]. The company also fired staff during the pandemic when enployees were most vulnerable, before rehiring on worse contracts [2].

Pot Noodle

food

Pot Noodle is owned by Unilever.

Premier Foods

food

Premier Foods is a British food manufacturer that has faced accusations of unsafe working conditions [1], anticompetitive supplier practices [2][3], and price fixing [4]. It has also reversed its promise to use free‑range eggs to cut costs [5] and sold food containing carcinogens [6].

Pringles

food

17 👺

Pringles is owned by Kellogg's.

Raffaello

food

Raffaello is owned by Ferrero.

Reese's Pieces

food

Reese's Pieces is owned by Hershey's.

Reese's Puffs

food

Reese's Puffs is owned by Hershey's.

Ritz

food

20 😡

Ritz is owned by Mondelez.

Saputo

food

Saputo is a Canadian dairy processing company that has underpaid employees [1], polluted local rivers [2], and seen animal abuse on its farms [3]. The company has also faced serious workplace safety issues including worker injuries [4] and employee deaths in unsafe conditions [5][6].

Saxa

food

Saxa is owned by Premier Foods.

Selecta

food

Selecta is owned by Hershey's.

Sharwood's

food

Sharwood's is owned by Premier Foods.

Sheese

food

Sheese is owned by Saputo.

Shreddies

food

Shreddies is owned by Nestlé.

SkinnyPop

food

SkinnyPop is owned by Hershey's.

Skor

food

Skor is owned by Hershey's.

SMA

food

SMA is owned by Nestlé.

Smash

food

Smash is owned by Premier Foods.

Snack Barz

food

Snack Barz is owned by Hershey's.

Starbucks

restaurant

35 😡

Starbucks is an American coffee shop chain that has prolifically avoided tax [1][2], deprived Ethiopian farmers of their rightful pay [3] and enforces discriminatory pay discrepancies on its employees based on race [4]. Starbucks has engaged in anti-union practices [5][6] and has worked closely with the Anti-Defamation League [7].

Super Noodles

food

Super Noodles is owned by Premier Foods.

Swoops

food

Swoops is owned by Hershey's.

Symphony

food

Symphony is owned by Hershey's.

Thorntons

food

Thorntons is owned by Ferrero.

Tic Tac

food

Tic Tac is owned by Ferrero.

Tortilla

restaurant

75 😊

Tortilla is a UK restaurant chain that sources 100% renewable electricity and converts its used cooking oil to biodiesel [1].

Twizzlers

food

Twizzlers is owned by Hershey's.

Unilever

food

Unilever is a British food and beverage and consumer products conglomerate that has been named by Ukraine as a sponsor of war [1], continued selling Ben & Jerry's in Israeli settlements depite the brand's intent to withdraw [2], hired security that assaulted peaceful protestors [3], aggressively pushed skin lightening products [4], engaged in price fixing [5], opposed legislation against single-use plastic [6], caused deforestation [7] and sourced palm oil from a supplier that used child labour [8].

Utterly Butterly

food

Utterly Butterly is owned by Saputo.

Vitalite

food

Vitalite is owned by Saputo.

Wensleydale Creamery

food

Wensleydale Creamery is owned by Saputo.

Wetherspoons

restaurant

70 😊

Wetherspoons is a UK pub chain known for excellent value for money [1].

Whatchamacallit

food

Whatchamacallit is owned by Hershey's.

Whole Foods

food

Whole Foods is owned by Amazon.

Whoppers

food

Whoppers is owned by Hershey's.

Whozeewhatzit

food

Whozeewhatzit is owned by Hershey's.

Wolt

tech

37 😡

Wolt is owned by DoorDash.

YO! Sushi

restaurant

39 😡

YO! Sushi, a British sushi restaurant chain, has been identified as having the worst food safety record among major chains, with eight of its 23 restaurants failing to meet legal hygiene standards [1]. A YO! Sushi location refused to seat a blind woman accompanied by a guide dog [2].

York Peppermint Pattie

food

York Peppermint Pattie is owned by Hershey's.

Zagnut

food

Zagnut is owned by Hershey's.

Zero bar

food