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Luby's.

LUB.US | Restaurants and mobile food service activities

Luby's, Inc. operates a chain of cafeterias primarily in Texas. The company's cafeterias offer a variety of hot and cold entrees, side dishes, salads, and desserts. Luby's primarily caters to families and individuals seeking homestyle meals in a casual dining environment. The company focuses on prov...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

Luby's ethical record presents a mixed picture. The company has been linked to significant worker concerns, including reports of multiple wage and hour violations between 2004-2008, resulting in over $500,000 in penalties. Employee reviews allegedly cite low compensation and "bad management." Critics pointed to Luby's alleged use of battery cage eggs, prompting a 2015 cage-free petition. A health inspection at one location revealed 8 violations, including pest issues. Data security practices are described as basic, with privacy policies last updated in 2016. Information on fair trade, environmental impact, and community respect is largely unavailable.

Value Scores

Better Health for All-50
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect0
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business0
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business0
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech0
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products-30
-100100

Better Health for All

-50

Luby's Saratoga location received a health inspection score of 85

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with 8 violations, including gnats, roaches, improper meat storage, and a dirty ice machine.
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Additionally, Luby's Jalapeno Macaroni & Cheese product contains 1490 mg of sodium
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and 16 g of saturated fat,
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which are identified as nutritional concerns.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

No evidence available to assess Luby's on Fair Money & Economic Opportunity.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

0

No specific, quantitative data is available across the provided articles to assess Luby's performance against the defined KPIs for Fair Pay & Worker Respect. Information regarding living wage coverage, CEO to median employee pay ratio, collective bargaining share, safety incident rates, pay equity ratio, worker engagement scores, turnover rates, insecure contract share, or health insurance coverage percentages is not provided. While some articles mention employee ratings for pay and benefits, or list health insurance as a benefit, they do not offer the specific numerical percentages or ratios required by the rubric. Additionally, documented wage and hour violations for Luby's occurred between 2004 and 2008, which falls outside the 'past three years' timeframe for the labor violation incidents KPI.

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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No evidence available to assess Luby's on Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.

Honest & Fair Business

0

No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles for any of the 'Honest & Fair Business' KPIs. The articles primarily discuss the company's liquidation status

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, asset sales
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, operational changes
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, and board member appointments
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, but do not contain information regarding regulatory fines
5
, transparency index scores
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, whistleblower policies
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, financial restatements
8
, audit coverage
9
, ESG controversy scores
10
, complaint resolution times
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, board conflict of interest percentages
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, anti-corruption policies
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, or third-party verification of ethical claims
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.

Kind to Animals

0

The provided articles contain no specific, concrete data points regarding Luby's animal welfare practices, ethical sourcing, or animal testing.

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While petitions mention criticisms of Luby's egg sourcing from battery cage farms, they explicitly state a lack of quantitative data on the company's current egg sourcing practices or future plans.
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Therefore, no KPIs related to Kind to Animals can be scored based on the available evidence.

No War, No Weapons

0

No evidence available to assess Luby's on No War, No Weapons.

Planet-Friendly Business

0

No quantitative data was found in the provided articles for any of the specified environmental KPIs

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. The articles do not provide specific numbers, percentages, or dates related to Luby's environmental performance, initiatives, or targets, including greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy use, water consumption, or waste diversion
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. One article explicitly states that Luby's, Inc. has no publicly available carbon emissions data, reduction targets, or climate pledges
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.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles to assess Luby's performance against any of the KPIs for Respect for Cultures & Communities. The articles discuss general employee demographics

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and overall DEI ratings
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, but do not provide information on formal partnerships, community reinvestment, cultural incidents, impact protocols, local employment ratios, grievance mechanisms, or other relevant metrics as defined by the rubric.

Safe & Smart Tech

0

Luby's utilizes SSL/SFTP for data transfers.

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The company's privacy policy, effective August 1, 2016, outlines that users can opt-out of communications and are able to access, correct, update, delete, or deactivate their personal information.
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Furthermore, Luby's E-Club membership is restricted to individuals aged 13 and older, demonstrating compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
3

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

-30

Luby's has no documented waste reduction targets or climate pledges.

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The company has no reported waste disposal violations, fines, or compliance issues.
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