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The Leaderboard

Companies currently on our desk.

A place on the leaderboard means a company has been nominated or is part of an active Red Stapler case. It does not mean the company has received an award. Community feedback informs our research, but Red Stapler recipients are selected independently based on the award criteria.

Board order is set editorially. Community votes are private, are not a scientific poll, and never reorder this list.

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Active Case

Category
Right a Wrong
Status
Brand Contacted

Customers raised concerns about changes to the creamer bottle — the cap, the feel, the whole experience of a product they buy regularly.

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02

Community Nomination

Category
Do Right by the Customer
Status
Nominated

Nominated for asking customers what wasn't working — and then changing the food based on the answers.

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03

Community Nomination

Category
Do Right by the Customer
Status
Nominated

Nominated by a customer who says the company gave people more reason to stay loyal instead of quietly cutting value.

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04

Community Nomination

Category
Do Right by the Customer
Status
Nominated

Nominated for the simplest reason there is: excellent customer service, consistently.

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05

Community Nomination

Category
Do Right by the Customer
Status
Nominated

Nominated for keeping lettuce on shelves during a hard stretch for lettuce supply and safety.

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