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Major supermarket chains and related food companies have been active political donors this cycle, with companies such as Albertsons and Kroger increasing PAC giving — Albertsons’ PAC gave about $291,5...
Corporate “donations” to Donald Trump’s campaigns or inaugural committee are often individual, PAC, or affiliate contributions rather than direct corporate gifts; reporting shows major national brands...
Public records and reporting show grocery and food‑industry political money comes mostly from PACs, executives and employees — not corporate treasuries — and OpenSecrets groups labeled “Food Stores” l...
Major grocery chains do not, as corporate entities, directly give money to federal candidates; donations come from corporate PACs, executives and employees instead . OpenSecrets shows Food Stores PACs...
’s recent political giving is a mix of direct candidate contributions via its corporate PAC, trade association and lobbying payments, and occasional pauses or shifts in strategy amid political controv...
Available sources show Safeway as a corporate entity does not make direct contributions to candidates; donations tied to “Safeway” appear as PAC or individual employee/affiliate contributions, often r...
Available sources show that supermarket companies do not legally donate directly to federal candidates; instead, donations come from corporate PACs, executives, employees or inaugural and super‑PAC fu...
OpenSecrets’ “Food Stores” category shows the industry gave about $5.4 million in the 2016 cycle; later-cycle totals and company-level breakdowns are available in OpenSecrets and Reuters’ reporting sh...
Safeway’s corporate entity does not itself give to federal candidates; reporting shows political spending linked to Safeway is routed through its employee/industry PACs and affiliated PAC records — fo...
A sampling of reporting and campaign-finance trackers shows that several prominent retail and food‑service executives and company PACs have given to Democratic candidates in recent cycles: grocery‑cha...
There is no clear, directly reported evidence that Fred Meyer altered store policies or marketing specifically in response to political controversies tied to Donald Trump; contemporary reporting inste...
Kroger’s political giving is routed through a mix of its corporate reports, its employee-funded PAC and trade associations, and shows different patterns at federal versus state and local levels; feder...
Major supermarket and food-store political giving is mixed but leans Republican in recent cycles: Kroger and Albertsons’ combined PAC donations this congressional cycle went 58% to Republicans (Reuter...
Kroger’s own 2024 political spending report says 23% of its political giving went to Democrats, 18% to Republicans and 59% to independent/non‑partisan recipients (total political giving listed about $...
Sugarwise certification appears established among several UK retailers but evidence for dedicated US grocery chains stocking Sugarwise-labelled products in 2024 is incomplete and inconsistent. UK ment...