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Five Guys

restaurant

40 😐

restaurant fast food food poor working conditions discrimination sexual harassment

Is Five Guys Ethical?

Five Guys is not that bad

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].

Alternatives to Five Guys

Send your message and feel good about where you shop. These companies are alternatives to Five Guys.

27 alternative companies tagged: restaurant

Tortilla

restaurant

75 😊

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

Wetherspoons

restaurant

70 😊

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

LEON

restaurant

70 😊

LEON is owned by eg-group.

Wimpy

fast food

50 😐

Wimpy is owned by Famous Brands.

Caffè Nero

restaurant

46 😐

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].

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].

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].

Mitchells & Butlers

restaurant

45 😐

Mitchells & Butlers, a British pub operator and FTSE 250 company, has faced criticism for unethical practices including failing to pay £565,094.87 in minimum wage to 16,187 employees [1], and implementing a tip-sharing system that can result in waiting staff earning below minimum wage [2]. Mitchells & Butlers ordered the killing of an ancient oak near one of their pubs [3].

Toby Carvery

restaurant

45 😐

Toby Carvery is owned by Mitchells & Butlers.

10.

Harvester

restaurant

45 😐

Harvester is owned by Mitchells & Butlers.

11.

Browns

restaurant

45 😐

Browns is owned by Mitchells & Butlers.

12.

All Bar One

restaurant

45 😐

All Bar One is owned by Mitchells & Butlers.

13.

Miller & Carter

restaurant

45 😐

Miller & Carter is owned by Mitchells & Butlers.

14.

Domino's

fast food

45 😐

Domino's is an American pizza brand that has been accused of exploiting workers [1].

15.

Wagamama

restaurant

40 😐

Wagamama is owned by apollo-global-management.

16.

Chipotle

restaurant

40 😐

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].

17.

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].

18.

Pret a Manger

restaurant

35 😡

Pret a Manger is owned by JAB Holding Company.

19.

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].

20.

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].

21.

Panda Express

food

19 👺

Panda Express is a U.S. restaurant chain that has failed to implement sufficient cybersecurity leading to a customer data breach [1], overcharged customers [2][3], filed spurious lawsuits to suppress small businesses [4], underpaid employees [5][6], illegally handled hazardous materials and failed to provide employee safety training [7][8], engaged in racial discrimination against employees [9][10], and subjected employees to sexual and psychological abuse [11][12][13]. Additionally, the chain has been found to serve customers dangerous metal items in their food [14].

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