Goya board silences its CEO after he tells Fox News the election was rigged
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Source: CNN Business:
By Maria Santana and Chris Isidore
Updated 3:13 PM ET, Tue January 26, 2021
New York (CNN Business) -- Goya's board of directors had enough of CEO Robert Unanue's public comments in support of former President Donald Trump and his unfounded claims of voter fraud. On Friday, it voted to muzzle him.
The board of the privately held Latino food company voted to censure Unanue, following his most recent controversial remarks that questioned the legitimacy of the November election, according to a person familiar with the board's actions, who spoke to CNN on the condition that their name not be used.
Unanue will no longer be allowed to speak to the media without the board's permission, the source said. The decision was first reported by the New York Post Monday evening.
The source said this is a "full stop" on Unanue speaking to the press, not only about politics, but also about the company itself.
A majority of Goya shareholders favor removing Unanue altogether but have been prevented from doing so by the dynamics of the family-controlled company, according to the source.
"The company has never been political or politicized," said the source. "He's gone from bad CEO to CEO that has imperiled the future of the company and endangered the lives of some of the shareholders," the source said in reference to some Unanue family members having allegedly received threats because of the CEO's comments.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/26/business/goya-ceo-robert-unanue-silenced/index.html
...Hard to believe, but there are idiots out there, beyond belief. I have not eaten that brand & will never eat that brand. Stupid is still stupid (another ..no consequences fellow)
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... last summer sometime. You saw that, am I right? It was a huge breach of WH protocol. The guy from Goya got a face-to-face visit with Chump in the Oval Office. No doubt he made a big donation to Chump's campaign too.
After his 45-hugging days, I completely ceased buying any of their products and it's a shame because if you want to find readily-available Latinx ingredients in supermarkets, they are certainly the biggest brand. But I found other brands that I know are out there and refuse to touch any more Goya.
And as much as the media reported little or no impact immediately after his love-fest, apparently there HAS BEEN blow back! 
From the OP article -
In December, Unanue told a conservative radio show host that Ocasio-Cortez was the company's "employee of the month," claiming that the congresswoman's July tweets had in fact boosted sales. But the CNN source disputed that the controversy has been good for the company, and Goya's sales figures are not publicly disclosed.
"It's hard to really say [the controversy hurt sales] but sales growth is less than it was pre-him speaking at the Rose Garden," said the source.
Excuse my slang but they (deplorables) ain't buyin' no Goya food because deep down, they want the makers deported "back to Mexico" (as if all Hispanics were Mexicans)
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It was gone. Not a single Goya product along the whole canned foods isle.
