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Nathan's Famous, Inc..

NATH.US | Restaurants and mobile food service activities

Nathan's Famous, Inc. is a well-known American company primarily recognized for its hot dog restaurants and branded hot dogs. The company franchises restaurants and licenses its brand for use in various food service and retail settings. Nathan's Famous hot dogs are sold in supermarkets, restaurants,...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

Is Nathan's Famous ethical? The company has faced scrutiny over its labor practices, including a 1970 NLRB finding for allegedly threatening union supporters and a 44-day strike in 1972 over wage disputes. A 2017 wage and hour violation resulted in a $9,137 penalty. Critics point to Nathan's core products, like hot dogs and fries, as processed foods high in sodium and fat, creating a fundamental conflict with "Better Health for All." Its reliance on animal agriculture also raises inherent ethical concerns regarding animal welfare. The company's supply chain transparency for ethical sourcing is reportedly below industry standards, and there's a general lack of public data on ESG metrics, including environmental impact and community engagement.

Value Scores

Better Health for All0
-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 Products0
-100100

Better Health for All

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No evidence available to assess Nathan's Famous, Inc. on Better Health for All.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

No evidence available to assess Nathan's Famous, Inc. on Fair Money & Economic Opportunity.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

0

No explicit, concrete evidence was found in the provided articles for any of the KPIs related to Fair Pay & Worker Respect within the specified timeframes or with sufficient detail to meet the rubric's quantitative thresholds. Information regarding historical labor disputes and violations from the 1970s and a wage violation from 2017 falls outside the 'past three years' scope for the 'labor_violation_incidents' KPI.

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The articles also lack data on CEO to median employee pay ratio, living wage coverage, collective bargaining share, safety incident rates, pay equity, worker engagement, turnover rates, insecure contracts, or health insurance coverage for the company's current operations.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No evidence available to assess Nathan's Famous, Inc. on Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.

Honest & Fair Business

0

No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles for any of the KPIs related to Honest & Fair Business practices within the defined timeframes or quantitative measures. The mention of a regulatory fine in Article 0 was for an event in 2006, which falls outside the 'past three years' timeframe required by the rubric.

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For other KPIs such as transparency index, whistleblower policy, financial restatements, audit coverage percentage, ESG controversy index, complaint resolution time, board conflict-free percentage, anti-corruption policy, and third-party verification, the articles either explicitly stated 'no data provided' or offered only general statements without the specific quantitative evidence required by the rubric.
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Kind to Animals

0

No specific, concrete evidence was found in the provided articles to assess Nathan's Famous, Inc. against any of the 'Kind to Animals' KPIs. While one article notes the company's 'Animal Usage: Meat/Dairy/Eggs', it does not provide quantitative data or specific details regarding sourcing practices, certifications, policies, or investments relevant to the defined KPIs.

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Information regarding Smithfield Foods' practices cannot be attributed to Nathan's Famous without explicit evidence of a supplier relationship.

No War, No Weapons

0

No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles to assess Nathan's Famous, Inc. against any of the 'No War, No Weapons' KPIs. The articles primarily detail franchise operations, financial data, or general industry discussions, none of which contain information regarding arms contracts, dual-use technologies, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding investments, or any other defense-related activities or policies for the company.

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Planet-Friendly Business

0

No specific, quantitative data regarding Nathan's Famous, Inc.'s planet-friendly business practices, such as carbon emissions, renewable energy usage, water consumption, waste diversion rates, or environmental certifications, was found in the provided articles. The available information primarily consists of general ESG risk ratings or product-level nutritional analyses, which do not provide scorable metrics for the defined KPIs. pertains to Smithfield Foods and is not relevant to NATH.US.

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Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

The company has no reported cultural appropriation incidents.

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No other specific data points related to formal partnerships, community reinvestment, local employment, grievance mechanisms, cultural preservation, local procurement, indigenous suppliers, cultural site protection, social license, charitable giving to cultural organizations, community fund allocation, language inclusivity, cultural incident response, or cultural sensitivity training were found in the provided articles.

Safe & Smart Tech

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Nathan's Famous, Inc. is certified compliant with the Payment Card Industry Security Standard (PCI DSS) for credit card processing.

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The company conducts annual training exercises for employees on cybersecurity threats.
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Multi-factor authentication is in place.
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The company obtains annual SOC 1/2 reports from vendors hosting financial applications and conducts quarterly access reviews for systems subject to Sarbanes-Oxley oversight.
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Application security reviews, scans, and penetration tests are conducted with third-party consultant support.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

0

No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles that directly relate to the defined KPIs for 'Zero Waste & Sustainable Products' for Nathan's Famous, Inc. and contained no relevant information. detailed a Proposition 65 violation for failure to warn about acrylamide in onion rings.

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which is a product safety issue, not a waste disposal or hazardous waste management issue. mentioned updated packaging graphics and a new reduced-fat frankfurter variety, but no quantitative data on packaging sustainability or recycled content.
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The extensive data in refers to 'Smithfield® Prime Fresh Delicatessen' and an 'Altosano pork processing plant', which are not identified as part of Nathan's Famous, Inc. in the company description, and thus cannot be attributed to NATH.US.
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