Goya board silences its CEO after he tells Fox News the election was rigged

[Demovictory9]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/26/business/goya-ceo-robert-unanue-silenced/index.html

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.

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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.

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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.

[TeamPooka]

1. Just boycott Goya products, still.

[Cirque du So-What]

3. I exercised that option late last year

Wanted to buy dried black eye peas for New Year’s Day meal, but found only Goya product for sale. I informed the store manager of my displeasure and made good on my promise to take my business elsewhere. Few days later received a contrite email assuring me that alternate brands are now available.

[TeamPooka]

4. and thats how you do it. Just having competition on the shelves will lessen their market share

nice job!

[Cozmo]

8. Boycott is a powerful tool. We must use it for all those tRump enablers

[Mariana]

6. I have stopped buying their stuff, and I do like some of the products.

I've found alternatives.

[Hortensis]

2. These days we've done to curbside Walmart pickup

for almost all our groceries, And our Walmart at least stopped offering Goya. (!)

[kirkuchiyo]

5. Yup, no more Goya for me! nt

[marble falls]

7. I'm boycotting until he's gone.

[magicarpet]

9. CEO must have a master's degree in stupidity.

[VMA131Marine]

11. His privilege has made him think he's immune from consequences

Sound familiar?

[struggle4progress]

10. "Eat Goya! For big walls, childproof cages, and smashed Capitol windows!"

Um, do you think we maybe need a new marketing plan?

[tanyev]

12. I was wondering how that was going.

Last time I did a search the most recent articles were about how sales had gone up. I don’t doubt they saw a slight uptick as all the Trumpers ran out to buy Goya to ‘own the libs’, but I suspect that the typical Trumper diet is rather light on the type of products Goya sells. Going to be a lot of canned sardines and jarred sofrito languishing in pantries for a couple years before finally ending up in the trash.