The Chef’s Warehouse

Connecticut
Food and Staples Retailing

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

The Chefs' Warehouse Inc vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies. However, it has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company supports ESG within its business practices and requires employees to participate in DEI training every year. However, The Chef's Warehouse does protect its employees against viewpoint discrimination, does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving, and has not used its corporate funds for ideological purposes. For these reasons, The Chefs' Warehouse Inc receives a Lower Risk rating.

Criteria
Risk Level
Rationale
Corporate Weaponization
Criteria

Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

Risk Level
Rationale

The Chefs’ Warehouse has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. However, the Chefs’ Warehouse has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views (1). The Chefs’ Warehouse integrates ESG into all of its business practices (2).

Criteria

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

Risk Level
Rationale

The Chefs’ Warehouse does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1). It donates to The Salvation Army, which is a faith-based organization (2).

Criteria

Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

Risk Level
Rationale

The Chefs’ Warehouse protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

The Chefs’ Warehouse supports ESG within its business practices (1). Employees are required to participate in DEI training every year (2).

Criteria

Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

The Chefs’ Warehouse has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1)(2).

Criteria

Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

The Chefs’ Warehouse does not operate a PAC or engage in lobbying at this time (1)(2)(3).

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October 4, 2023

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