2025 Excellence Lists

Over 525,000 data points were analyzed in financial health, customer and employee sentiment, ESG, and social responsibility for the 2024 Excellence Index awards.

Lists

Industry Rank	Overall Excellence Rating	Company	Industry	Category
11	3.98	Eat’n Park Hospitality Group	Restaurants & Food Service	Restaurants & Cafes
12	3.94	Pendry	Restaurants & Food Service	Restaurants & Cafes
13	3.91	Dave’s Hot Chicken	Restaurants & Food Service	Restaurants & Cafes
14	3.91	Nothing Bundt Cakes	Restaurants & Food Service	Restaurants & Cafes
15	3.87	Auntie Anne’s	Restaurants & Food Service	Restaurants & Cafes
16	3.87	Dairy Queen	Restaurants & Food Service	Restaurants & Cafes
17	3.86	Genki Sushi	Restaurants & Food Service	Restaurants & Cafes
18	3.86	Which Wich	Restaurants & Food Service	Restaurants & Cafes
19	3.85	DiBella’s	Restaurants & Food Service	Restaurants & Cafes
20	3.83	BonChon Chicken	Restaurants & Food Service	Restaurants & Cafes

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The Index

Best Practice Institute brings you the Excellence 1000 Index, which recognizes companies across over 25 industries and 100 categories and their outstanding dedication to best practices in serving customers and stakeholders, communities, financial growth, and broader societal contributions to social responsibility and sustainability. In their methodology, BPI evaluated financial health, using indicators such as revenue, R&D spending, and website traffic to gauge commitment to growth. Their analysis also included stakeholder satisfaction with customer and employee sentiment. Moreover, they considered the company’s dedication to social responsibility, focusing on aligning with ethical standards and commitments to global sustainability.

525k

Points of Data Analyzed

8k

Best Practice Finalist Companies

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Excellence Index Companies

Methodology

Best Practice Institute (BPI) brings you the Excellence 1000 Index. It recognizes companies across over 25 industries and 100 categories and their outstanding dedication to best practices in serving customers and stakeholders, communities, financial growth, and broader societal contributions to social responsibility and sustainability. BPI identified 5,200 companies out of over 25,000 that uphold excellence in best business practices. In their methodology, BPI evaluated financial health, using indicators such as revenue, R&D spending, and website traffic to gauge commitment to growth. Their analysis also included stakeholder satisfaction with customer and employee sentiment. Moreover, they considered the company’s dedication to social responsibility, focusing on aligning with ethical standards and commitments to global sustainability, leading to the top 1000 companies ranked in this issue of the Excellence Index.

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