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[Mossfern]

1. Don't frequent any of them

so not a big sacrifice for me.

[Shellback Squid]

2. I use this app to determine where my money goes https://www.goodsuniteus.com/brands

https://www.goodsuniteus.com/brands

[Celerity]

12. The Goods Unite Us app and other lists that used it have been discredited for some time now

See this for more detail:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220191450#post23

[pecosbob]

3. Avoid all Roark Group restaurants...

This guy pours millions into fighting minimum wage laws while keeping all his employees on food stamps.

Jimmy John's, Baskins, Sonic, Cinnabon, Schlotsky's, Dunkins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Jamba Juice, Arby's, Carl's Jr., Hardees.

[Ilsa]

4. Wow, I can't take my son to any of his favorite places.

He likes getting out for lunch and I don't like cooking every meal.

[chowder66]

7. Yes. You can. Please scroll down thread where I posted about how this has been debunked.

Employees donate and some are Republican and some are Democrats.

[Ilsa]

8. Thank you. nt

[chowder66]

5. Please delete.

A viral image claims that 15 different chain restaurant groups donated to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. “Restaurants to AVOID who donated to Trump,” it reads. “Not suited for our health anyway.” The post has appeared across sites like Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Threads.

The message conveyed in the image is false. While corporate employees can donate privately to political candidates, corporations themselves are legally barred from making campaign contributions.

........

Dine Brands: Applebee’s and IHOP
Harris: $9,527
Trump: $2,543
PAC: No activity.

Bloomin’ Brands: Outback Steakhouse
Harris: $1,911
Trump: $1,910
PAC: No activity.

The Wendy’s Company
Harris: $5,659
Trump: $27,890
PAC: $30,000 to Democratic and $56,000 to Republican House and Senate candidates in 2024.

MORE AT LINK.......
https://thedispatch.com/article/claims-that-15-restaurant-chains-donated-to-trump-are-false/

[Tommy Carcetti]

6. Also "Apple Bees" and "Dunkin Doughnut" don't exist. nt

[leftstreet]

9. LOL

I didn't even catch that

[Jose Garcia]

11. If you can' t rely on darren32359 who can you believe?

[Ms. Toad]

10. Take this with a gigantic grain of salt.

While it is true that employees of Panera Bread donated to Trump in the last election cycle ($4347), far more donated to Harris ($17,403).

https://www.opensecrets.org/campaign-expenditures/vendor?vendor=Panera+Bread

Corporate entities don't donate directly to politicians, but donations by their employees are tracked to allow you to see who the heads of the corporation are donating to (sort of a proxy). Their donations are tracked, and are available at opensecrets.org.

Do your own research - I have never yet found a list of "boycott these folks" list that is even close to accurate. The ONLY one I checked was Panera Bread - results linked above.

[flvegan]

13. Olive Garden?! But then where will I eat when visiting Times Square???