Farmer Brothers Company
FARM
Consumer Staples
1
exclusion reason
1 theme
Farmer Brothers Company is screened out under 1 exclusion reason spanning 1 issue category.
This page is part of our public exclusion list — a transparency tool that shows which companies we screen out and why. It is not investment advice, and it is not an accusation. It is a statement of values.
Farmer Brothers Company is a wholesale coffee roaster and distributor whose primary business is supplying coffee products to restaurants and retailers. The company's name and ticker have been confused with unrelated agricultural operations involved in animal cruelty incidents. Searches for "Farmer Brothers Company animal cruelty" return results for "Farmer Brothers" puppy farms in Glasgow and "Wiese Bros." dairy farms in the U.S., which are separate entities. No evidence links the publicly traded coffee company FARM to commercial animal exploitation, factory farming, or the production of equipment designed to harm animals. This appears to be a case of mistaken identity based on a common business name.
Research Sources
1 organization
Related Exclusions
Wondering what we do invest in?
The Naughty List
A digest of changes to our exclusion list — new additions, removals, and the evidence behind them. We review the list continuously as new evidence surfaces.
Companies appear on our exclusion list based on our investment judgment — not because they've done anything illegal. This is a difference of values and opinion, not an accusation of wrongdoing. Exclusion does not constitute a recommendation against investing in any company, and absence from the list does not constitute a recommendation to invest.
This information is provided for educational and transparency purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice. Data is drawn from independent watchdogs, NGOs, government registries, and Ethical Capital's ongoing research — see Research Sources for the full list.
Ethical Capital LLC is a state-registered investment adviser in Utah (CRD #316032). Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training.