Canteen

Canteen offers vending and refreshment services across various business lines, including micro-markets and pantry services.

CCI Score

-38.69

0.03% April 18

Latest Event

Canteen's Extensive Surveillance System Deployment

Canteen, known for vending services, is now highlighted for installing over 175 surveillance cameras across its locations. The pervasive use of such technology raises significant concerns regarding employee and customer privacy, and it may contribute to an environment that supports authoritarian oversight practices.

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Canteen is currently rated as a Toadie.

-30 to -44 CCI Score

Companies scoring in this range actively seek to please authoritarian regimes. They offer proactive support and assistance in exchange for preferential treatment, compromising ethical standards for business gains and political favor.

Latest Events

JAN

01

2025

Canteen's Extensive Surveillance System Deployment
-72.82

Canteen, known for vending services, is now highlighted for installing over 175 surveillance cameras across its locations. The pervasive use of such technology raises significant concerns regarding employee and customer privacy, and it may contribute to an environment that supports authoritarian oversight practices.
-75

Provision of Repressive Technologies

March 20

The article details the installation of a large-scale surveillance system consisting of over 175 cameras that can be remotely monitored. From an anti-fascist perspective, such widespread use of surveillance technology is concerning as it can erode privacy rights and facilitate oppressive monitoring practices. This score reflects the view that deploying such tools, even under the guise of security and efficiency, contributes to a culture of control that aligns with authoritarian tendencies.

Surveillance
JUN

16

2017

Canteen Vending Services GOP Expenditure Recorded
-4.56

OpenSecrets data from 2017 reveals that Canteen Vending Services was associated with a minor $1 travel expense recorded under Republican Party expenditures. While the amount is negligible, the fact that the company appears on such a list raises questions about its involvement in political spending that indirectly supports agendas aligned with authoritarian tendencies.
-10

Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts

March 20

The OpenSecrets record shows that Canteen Vending Services had a minor travel expense contribution associated with Republican Party expenditures. Although the amount is extremely small, from a left-leaning perspective even minimal support for GOP-related activities can be seen as subtle complicity in furthering policies that may bolster authoritarian practices. This score reflects the negative implications of any financial link to conservative political entities, despite the trivial dollar amount.

Republican Party Expenditures • OpenSecrets