Weis Markets Inc..
WMK.US | Retail sale in non-specialized stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Weis Markets, Inc. is a food retailer that operates approximately 196 stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, West Virginia, and Virginia. The company's stores offer a variety of products, including groceries, dairy products, frozen foods, meats, seafood, fresh produce, flo...Show More
Better Health for All
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Weis Markets offers nutrition and wellness services, including virtual cooking classes, nutrition consultations, and tailored programs covering various health conditions.
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The company also donated more than $1 million to its 16th annual fight hunger program.
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A product recall for possible foreign matter contamination in ice cream products was announced in January 2021.
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However, the provided articles lack specific quantitative data, such as the percentage of the product portfolio with positive or negative health impacts, the share of revenue from harmful products, investment in health-related initiatives, or the percentage of vulnerable populations reached by health equity programs, which are required to score the relevant KPIs. The recall also falls outside the three-year reporting window specified for safety records.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Weis Markets Inc. is a food retailer operating grocery stores and fuel centers.
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The company's business activities, as described in the articles, do not involve lending, insuring, moving, or storing money for consumers. The provided evidence details share repurchases
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, net sales
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, and charitable donations to educational programs
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, but none of these relate to the provision of financial services or products to customers. As such, all KPIs under the 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' value, which assesses financial institutions and their impact on financial inclusion, are not applicable to Weis Markets Inc.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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In 2024, Weis Markets Inc. reported a CEO to median employee pay ratio of 451:1, with the CEO's total compensation at $9,278,502 and median employee pay at $20,575.
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The company has incurred four substantiated labor-law or human-rights violations in the past three years.
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These include a $75,000 employment discrimination penalty in 2024,
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a $15,625 workplace safety or health violation penalty in 2023,
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a $5,598 labor relations violation penalty in 2023,
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and a $5,000 workplace safety or health violation penalty in 2024.
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) also issued a formal complaint alleging unfair labor practices related to interference with unionization efforts, including threats of job loss and unlawful termination.
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Employee surveys indicate a Work Happiness Score of 62 out of 100
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and an Overall Employee Rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No specific, quantitative data was found in the provided articles for any of the Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing KPIs. While one article mentioned a specific 'Weis 5 Star Coffee Organic Fair Trade Peru' product, this does not provide a percentage of overall tier-1 spend covered by fair-trade certifications.
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Other articles discussed general sustainability efforts, community donations, or were inaccessible, and did not contain the required metrics for audit frequency, forced/child labor incidents, traceability coverage, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage, materials risk index, or supplier diversity spend.
Honest & Fair Business
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No relevant data was available from the provided articles to assess Weis Markets Inc. against the 'Honest & Fair Business' ethical value. All articles either required premium access for data extraction
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Kind to Animals
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Weis Markets Inc. received a 'D' grade on the 2024 ASPCA Supermarket Scorecard for farm animal welfare.
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The company scored 0 for policy on broiler chickens, laying hens, and pregnant pigs.
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Its progress scores were also low, with 0 for broiler chickens, 21.75 for laying hens, and 25 for pregnant pigs.
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The scorecard highlighted that 80% of stores, including Weis Markets, lack meaningful policies to end the cruel confinement of pregnant pigs.
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No War, No Weapons
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Weis Markets Inc. is a grocery retailer. The provided articles, including a materiality analysis, indicate that the company's core business operations do not directly involve the defense industry or conflict zones.
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However, no specific, concrete data points were found for any of the 'No War, No Weapons' KPIs, leading to their omission.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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Weis Markets achieved a 53% waste diversion rate in 2023, diverting nearly 41,000 tons of waste from landfills.
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The company has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 55% since 2008
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and reduced electricity use by 3.4 million kilowatt-hours through energy efficiency projects.
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In 2023, it recycled 27,172 tons of cardboard, 1,106 tons of plastic film, and donated 1,627 tons of food to food banks.
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Additionally, 24,027 pails were returned, conserving 9 tons of new polypropylene pails.
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Ten Weis Markets stores are certified in the EPA's GreenChill program, and the company received EPA GreenChill Environmental Achievement Awards in 2013.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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A civil rights lawsuit filed against Weis Markets alleges race discrimination
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, including a failure to maintain a zero-tolerance policy against racial discrimination despite having such policies for other types of discrimination
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. The lawsuit claims repeated instances of promotion denial
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, favoritism towards Caucasian employees
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, and a co-worker using a racial slur against the plaintiff
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Safe & Smart Tech
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Weis Markets experienced multiple unauthorized data use incidents, with six distinct credit card skimmer incidents reported across various stores in 2025
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, and two additional incidents in November 2023
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. These incidents potentially exposed credit/debit card numbers and PINs to unauthorized third parties
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. The company utilizes AI for customer analytics, promotions
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, and in its ELERA® Security Suite for produce recognition and loss prevention across all 199 self-checkout lanes
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, but no formal AI ethics policy or oversight mechanisms are publicly disclosed. The company's 2013 Privacy Notice states compliance with HIPAA regulations concerning Protected Health Information (PHI)
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, outlining user rights for PHI such as requesting restrictions, inspecting copies, and requesting amendments
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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Weis Markets achieved a 53% waste diversion rate in 2023, diverting nearly 41,000 tons from landfills
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. The company reduced overall waste by 4% in 2023
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, donated 1,627 tons of products to food banks (a 24.3% increase)
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, and returned 24,027 reusable pallets, conserving 9 tons of polypropylene
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. Their recycling efforts in 2023 included 27,172 tons of cardboard, 326 tons of paper, 1,106 tons of plastic film, 196 tons of metal, and 42 tons of electronics
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. Weis Markets has a target to reduce food waste by 50% by 2030
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