Who Owns Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Hortons?
Burger King, Popeyes, Tim Hortons and Firehouse Subs share RBI as a parent. Learn how brand ownership differs from local franchise ownership.
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Who Gets Your Grocery Spend? A Receipt Ownership Audit
Use a simple receipt worksheet to map brands to parents, spot same-owner swaps and keep uncertain ownership separate from verified connections.
Brands Owned by Reckitt: Dettol, Durex and What Changed
Map Reckitt’s 11 core brands and the Essential Home sale. Learn why older ownership lists and a retained minority stake need careful wording.
Brands Owned by General Mills: Food, Pet Food and Exceptions
Cheerios, Annie’s, Old El Paso and Blue Buffalo share General Mills. Check the US yogurt sale and why brand ownership can vary by market.
Employee-Owned Companies: ESOPs, Co-ops and Trusts Are Not the Same
Employee-owned does not always mean employee-controlled. Compare ESOPs, worker cooperatives and ownership trusts, including access and vesting.
Brands Owned by Ferrero: Nutella, Kinder and the Kellogg Deal
Ferrero is more than Nutella. Check its core brands, the WK Kellogg acquisition and the distinction between group and affiliated companies.
Brands Owned by Danone: Alpro, Evian, Activia and More
Alpro, Silk, Activia and Evian are in Danone’s portfolio. Check key brands, nutrition businesses and the Horizon Organic ownership change.
Who Owns Oreo and Milka? Mondelēz Brands Explained
Oreo and Milka belong to Mondelēz, not Nestlé. Explore its brands, the Cadbury connection and why old Kraft and chewing-gum ownership lists mislead.
L’Oréal Brands: Who Owns Maybelline and Garnier?
L’Oréal owns Maybelline, Garnier, NYX and Aesop. See its brands and understand Nestlé’s minority stake without confusing investment with ownership.
Mars Brands: What It Owns in Chocolate, Food and Pet Care
Mars owns M&M’s, Snickers, Royal Canin, Pringles and more. See its brands, who owns Mars, and why Mars is separate from Nestlé.
Estée Lauder Brands: MAC, Clinique, The Ordinary and More
Estée Lauder owns MAC, Clinique, The Ordinary and more. Browse its beauty brands and distinguish owned businesses from designer beauty licences.
Coca-Cola Brands: What It Owns, From Fanta to Costa
Coca-Cola owns Fanta, Sprite, Costa, innocent and more. Browse brands by category and understand its parent company, bottlers and Monster investment.
Brands Owned by PepsiCo: Drinks, Snacks and Food
PepsiCo owns major drink, snack and food brands, including Doritos, Lay’s, Gatorade and Quaker. Our guide separates ownership from distribution, licenses and regional exceptions.
The Most Ethical Phone Brands in 2026, Ranked by Evidence
Every smartphone carries the same supply-chain baggage. We rank Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi and Google on verified conduct across labour, sourcing, environment and privacy.
The Most Ethical Clothing Brands in 2026 (What the Data Shows)
Compare Zara, H&M, Nike and Lululemon on workers, sourcing, animals and the environment, with corrected scores and practical checks for ethical clothing.
P&G Brands: What Procter & Gamble Owns by Category
P&G owns Pampers, Pantene, Tide, Gillette and more. Browse Procter & Gamble brands by category, ownership changes and its animal-testing policy.
Unilever Brands: What It Owns and What Has Changed
See Unilever brands including Dove, Vaseline and Hellmann’s, plus the completed ice-cream split, tea-sale exceptions and regional Persil ownership.
McDonald's vs Burger King: Which Fast Food Giant Is More Ethical?
We compared McDonald's and Burger King's owner across 11 values. McDonald's scores negative on every one. RBI looks cleaner in places, but mostly because the evidence is thinner.
Brands Owned by Nestlé: List by Category & Ownership Exceptions
Explore Nestlé’s major brands by category, plus the licences, joint ventures and regional exceptions that make a simple ownership list misleading.
Procter & Gamble vs Colgate: Ethics, Animals and Sourcing
P&G vs Colgate-Palmolive: compare corrected ethics scores, animal-testing policies, sourcing and household brands, with evidence behind the trade-offs.
McDonald's Ethics Score: Workers, Health and Environment
Is McDonald's ethical? Review its scores for workers, health, animals and the environment, with primary sources and clear limits on what the evidence shows.
Ethics Breakdown of the Companies You Use Every Day (2026)
From the phone in your pocket to the coffee in your hand, we scored 10 companies you interact with daily using court filings, investigative journalism, and NGO reports. No company averaged positive.
Biggest Consumer Brands Ranked on Ethics (2026)
We scored nine of the world's most recognizable consumer brands across 11 ethical dimensions using court filings, NGO reports, and investigative journalism. Not one scored positive overall.
Cruelty-Free Stocks in 2026: Animal Welfare and Ownership Checks
Research cruelty-free stocks with corrected animal-welfare scores, Morrisons and Olaplex ownership changes, certification checks and investment limitations.
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