Bridgford Foods Corporation.
BRID.US | N/A
Bridgford Foods Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes frozen and snack food products in the United States. It operates in two segments, Frozen Food Products and Snack Food Products. The company offers biscuits, bread dough items, roll dough items, and dr...Show More
Better Health for All
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Bridgford Foods Corporation's Beef Jerky product received a Nutri-Score E, indicating a poor nutritional profile with high sugar, saturated fat, and salt content, as highlighted by NHS and WHO guidelines.
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While the company offers some whole grain products that meet National School Lunch & Breakfast requirements and USDA Smart Snacks standards, the overall portfolio includes products with significant negative nutritional aspects.
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The company provides nutritional information for its products, including Nutri-Score for some, but the fruit/vegetable content is estimated rather than precisely measured, indicating a limitation in transparency.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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No evidence available to assess Bridgford Foods Corporation on Fair Money & Economic Opportunity.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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Approximately 42% of Bridgford Foods' 662 employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements as of November 1, 2024.
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The company has a history of labor law violations, specifically related to workplace safety. Since 2000, there are 14 safety-related offense records with total penalties of $585,381.
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This includes a $11,061 penalty in 2024 and a $13,000 penalty in 2021.
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In 2011, OSHA proposed fines totaling $597,100 for 6 serious, 2 repeat, and 27 other safety and health violations at its Dallas facilities, including lack of machinery guards, inadequate training, and failure to prevent slip and struck-by hazards.
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The company was cited three previous times from 2008 to 2010 for violations at one plant, incurring $148,800 in penalties.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No evidence was found in the provided article to assess Bridgford Foods Corporation against any of the Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing KPIs.
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Honest & Fair Business
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Bridgford Foods Corporation incurred $11,061 in regulatory fines in 2024 for a workplace safety or health violation.
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The company's Audit Committee Charter, adopted in October 2021, establishes procedures for receiving, retaining, and treating complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters, including confidential, anonymous submissions from employees.
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However, there is no evidence of independent investigation processes for these reports. The company has not had any financial restatements mentioned in its 2024 annual report.
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The 2024 annual report states that the Audit and Compensation Committees are comprised of independent directors, but the company is a controlled company and therefore exempted from some independence requirements.
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The Audit Committee Charter requires members to be free from relationships that would interfere with independent judgment, and related-party transactions are reviewed and approved in advance.
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The company has an insider trading policy and a Code of Conduct that prohibits seeking competitive advantages through illegal or unethical practices, but no specific anti-corruption or anti-bribery policy details are provided.
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Independent audits of financial statements are performed by Baker Tilly US, LLP, as stated in the 2024 annual report.
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Kind to Animals
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The company's summer sausage products are associated with the likely use of antibiotics and hormones in animal production.
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No evidence was found regarding cruelty-free certifications, alternative testing methods, humane certifications for operations, wildlife conservation impact, ethical input substitution, supplier welfare audits, cage-free sourcing, animal testing policies or volume, innovation investment in animal-free technologies, animal-free R&D collaboration, or public policy engagement in animal welfare.
No War, No Weapons
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No relevant data was found in the provided articles to assess Bridgford Foods Corporation against the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value. The articles consistently state that Bridgford Foods Corporation is a packaged food and food processing company, and explicitly confirm that no information pertaining to defense contracting, arms sales, peacebuilding, or related topics is present.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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No specific, quantitative sustainability data is available for Bridgford Foods Corporation (BRID.US) in the provided articles. One article explicitly states that sustainability data is currently unavailable.
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Another article provides an SDG Transparency Score of 3.5, categorized as 'Low Impact', but explicitly notes that no quantitative data related to the specific environmental metrics in the rubric were found.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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Bridgford Foods Corporation recruits 42% of its workforce from local communities.
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No other specific, quantifiable evidence was found in the provided articles to assess the company against any other KPIs for 'Respect for Cultures & Communities'.
Safe & Smart Tech
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The provided articles do not contain specific, concrete data points to assess Bridgford Foods Corporation against the 'Safe & Smart Tech' ethical value. Information regarding cybersecurity investment, data breach severity, privacy certifications, encryption implementation, or any AI-related ethics and transparency metrics is not available.
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While a third-party security provider is mentioned to hold several certifications, this does not directly apply to Bridgford Foods Corporation itself.
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The reports acknowledge general cybersecurity risks but lack specific details on the company's performance or practices in any of the defined KPIs.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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The provided FAQ document from Bridgford.com discusses product shelf life, storage, heating instructions, and production location for ready-to-eat sandwiches.
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It explicitly states that it does not contain any data relevant to zero waste and sustainable products, including waste diversion rates, recycled content, packaging sustainability, certifications, regulatory actions, waste reduction initiatives, hazardous waste management, or customer waste education programs.
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No quantitative data points or comparisons to industry benchmarks are present in the article.
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