plant-based burger chain
Next Level Burger
Industry Food
A certified B Corp plant-based burger chain selling vegan fast-casual food, with lower-impact products but limited structural worker power. Next Level Burger lands in the middle because the model leaves more value with stakeholders and the product or service has real integrity and practical value, but limited stakeholder control prevents a stronger rating.
Why this matters: For road food and city meals, plant-based fast casual can be a practical alternative to meat-heavy chains.
Letter grade C Performative Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1
Final Score
38* C - Performative
C* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.
Vegan badge
The current public description presents this as vegan or plant-based. The badge is informational; it does not erase labor, ownership, toxicity, price, or governance concerns.
Evidence: [4]
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Evaluation Overview
C - Performative
The score turns mainly on Extraction; no penalty currently dominates the evaluation.
Strengths
- Extraction6/10
- Loss-Bearing Fidelity5/7
- Product Integrity5/5
Penalties
- No penalties applied in this version.
Evidence state
- ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
- ThoroughnessPartial (AI)
- Linked claims3
- Direct axis claims2
- Coverage2/9
Scoring Axes
| Axis | Score | Why this score |
|---|---|---|
Ownership
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Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control
at 10.
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3 / 10 |
The linked record identifies Next Level Burger as a 100% plant-based burger joint and certified B Corp. That keeps Next Level Burger low on Ownership: decisive control remains with… |
Governance
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Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic
stakeholder control at 10.
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4 / 10 |
The linked record identifies Next Level Burger as a 100% plant-based burger joint and certified B Corp. That places Next Level Burger in the middle of Governance: there are accountability mechanisms, but they stop short of broad democratic control. Linked evidence
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Extraction
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Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured
extraction judgment.
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6 / 10 |
The linked record identifies Next Level Burger as a 100% plant-based burger joint and certified B Corp. That places Next Level Burger in the middle of Extraction: the institution creates… |
Labor Sovereignty
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Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at
7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence
shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling,
retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of
worker voice, or extreme turnover.
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4 / 7 |
The linked record identifies Next Level Burger as a 100% plant-based burger joint and certified B Corp. That places Next Level Burger in the middle of Labor Sovereignty: workers or… |
Solidarity with the
Unemployed
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Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment,
and non-competes.
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3 / 7 |
The linked record identifies Next Level Burger as a 100% plant-based burger joint and certified B Corp. That places Next Level Burger in the middle of Solidarity with the Unemployed: some… |
Loss-Bearing Fidelity
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Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and
public obligations.
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5 / 7 |
The linked record identifies Next Level Burger as a 100% plant-based burger joint and certified B Corp. That places Next Level Burger in the middle of Loss-Bearing Fidelity: there is some… |
Market Conduct
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Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.
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4 / 5 |
The linked record identifies Next Level Burger as a 100% plant-based burger joint and certified B Corp. That places Next Level Burger high on Market Conduct: pricing, access, switching, and… |
Product Integrity
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Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.
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5 / 5 |
Next Level Burger serves plant-based burgers, fries, shakes, and fast-casual food. Linked evidence
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Scale Integrity
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Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.
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4 / 5 |
The linked record identifies Next Level Burger as a 100% plant-based burger joint and certified B Corp. That places Next Level Burger high on Scale Integrity: growth appears compatible with accountability, quality, and stakeholder benefit. |
Penalties
No penalties applied in this version.
Bonus Credits
No bonus credits applied in this version.
Confidence Basis
Confidence Basis
Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.
Medium 66/100
3 verified linked claims 2 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 2/9 components covered
This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.
Claim confidence 18/20
3 verified linked claims
Source quality 12/18
Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability
Direct axis-specific claims 6/18
2 direct claims across 9 active components
Dispute load 12/12
0 disputed claims on this entity
Recency 10/10
Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026
Reviewer status 7/12
Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding
Component coverage 2/10
2/9 evidence-bearing components have direct support
Evidence State
Evidence State
Profile stateAI draft / human-pending
VerificationUnverified
ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessPartial (AI)
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factual errors, missing counterevidence, source problems, or calculation
mistakes.
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reviewer authority.
Claims and Sources
Claims are the evidence record. Each claim needs a source link, axis category, status, confidence level, and timestamp before it can support a score.
* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.1Next Level Burger describes itself as a 100% plant-based burger joint and certified B Corp.
- Next Level Burger aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
3Next Level Burger's public materials state a mission, values, ownership model, advocacy role, or institutional standpoint plainly enough that this record does not identify penalty-level neutrality theater.
- Next Level Burger official siteGeneral web source · 58%
- Next Level Burger aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Next Level Burger menuGeneral web source · 58%
4Next Level Burger is described in the current profile as vegan or plant-forward: A certified B Corp plant-based burger chain selling vegan fast-casual food, with lower-impact products but limited structural worker power. Next Level Burger lands in the middle because the model leaves more value with…
- Next Level Burger public siteGeneral web source · 58%
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Added source-backed tentative evaluation during the hospitality, travel, restaurants, and better-alternatives expansion pass.