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)
TruckFump
(5,812 posts)...there was a yuuuuuge section of shelves crammed with Goya products at a mega discount. I watched and not one single shopper took anything.
Made me smile! 😆
Stuart G
(38,403 posts)made me smile
bucolic_frolic
(43,024 posts)I doubt they're moving 25% of what they did a year ago.
C Moon
(12,208 posts)How did I miss this?
Stuart G
(38,403 posts)C Moon
(12,208 posts)FakeNoose
(32,543 posts)... 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.
C Moon
(12,208 posts)Gato Moteado
(9,847 posts)...let a trump pose with it for a photo
sandensea
(21,593 posts)The other, is a can of beans.
PirateRo
(933 posts)I wrote to the families when this fool first stepped forward with his crap. They lost a life-long customer because they failed to immediately terminate this creature. I will happily find my black beans elsewhere. Every day this fools remains in the payroll means more of my money to the competition.
bucolic_frolic
(43,024 posts)fully stocked. Discounts seems not to move it, and there was a time before all this CEO politicking started when the Goya brand was half-stocked on the shelves even though the prices were higher than most other competing brands. So Goya is cooked!
Stuart G
(38,403 posts)..This idiot thought he could say anything and get away with it, just like his ..."hero."...
I guess the Board of Directors thinks otherwise....
torius
(1,652 posts)they're probably softer than what's in the pillows now!
comradebillyboy
(10,128 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,349 posts)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) .
Always Randy
(1,059 posts)I would imagine that soon Costco will stop carrying Goya----
NoRoadUntravelled
(2,626 posts)Now that I wrote the title line I realize this is another example of the reality that whatever Trump or his immediate family touches goes belly up. The Pillow company is another example. They are destroyers.
mackdaddy
(1,522 posts)And this area is Trump Flag central.
You could not pay me to take their stuff after the show on Trump desk and the Princess Sparkle pushing this crap from the White house.
F' em.
Stuart G
(38,403 posts)Crowman2009
(2,490 posts)In this case, this Unanue clown made the mistake of pissing off every Puerto Rican in the country.
Roy Rolling
(6,905 posts)Trump wanted Latino votes, he cut a deal with a Goya sycophantic CEO. Does Trump care? Hell to the no.
denbot
(9,897 posts)It was gone. Not a single Goya product along the whole canned foods isle.
badboy67
(460 posts)regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)If they want to show they're serious, they need to fire him at once. Until they do so, they public image of their company will be forever linked to his shilling for Donnie.
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Joinfortmill
(14,375 posts)ProfessorGAC
(64,808 posts)But, he's at it again.
I sense some changes at the top for that company.
PlanetBev
(4,104 posts)Eat those beans, scorch your mattress and blow the covers off you and Jared. 💨 💨 💨