Grocers, Brands Recognized On HRCF’s Annual Corporate Equality Index

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has released its 2025 Corporate Equality Index list, naming several grocers and brands who received its Equality 100 Award.

The HRCF Corporate Equality Index is a benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. The Corporate Equality Index rates companies on detailed criteria falling under four central pillars: non-discrimination policies across business entities; equitable benefits for LGBTQ+ workers and their families; supporting an inclusive culture; and corporate social responsibility.

The Equality 100 Award represents businesses’ latest commitment to creating more equal and inclusive workplaces. Through its introduction with the Corporate Equality Index 2023-24 survey, companies have worked harder to earn this recognition. The HRC recognized 765 businesses that met all the criteria to earn a score of 100 and earn the new designation of being a 2025 “Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion.”

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Top-rated Corporate Equality Index employers come from about every industry and region of the U.S. To earn top ratings, these employers took steps to establish and implement comprehensive policies, benefits and practices that ensure greater equity for LGBTQ+ workers and their families.

Several of the grocers and brands named on the list include Ahold Delhaize USA, Barilla America Inc., C&S Wholesale Grocers, Cargill Inc., Chobani, The Coca-Cola Co., Danone North America, Del Monte Foods, DoorDash, Meijer, Ferrara Candy Co., Food Lion, General Mills Inc., Giant Eagle, Hannaford Supermarkets, The Hershey Co., Hormel Foods Corp., Instacart, J.M. Smucker Co., Kellanova, Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., The Kraft Heinz Co., The Kroger Co., Mars Inc., Nestle USA Inc. and PepsiCo Inc.

“At C&S, one of our core values is to make our communities better, and it all starts with the way we ‘take care of each other’ and ‘operate as a team.’ Receiving a 100 score in the CEI truly represents that dedication,” said C&S Wholesale Grocers CEO Eric Winn. C&S Wholesale Grocers has earned this recognition for four consecutive years.