Goya’s board silences CEO Robert Unanue after he tells Fox News that the election was rigged

Goya’s board silences CEO Robert Unanue after he tells Fox News that the election was rigged

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The board of the private Latin food company voted for Unanue’s censorship, following its most recent controversial comments 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 your name is not used.
Unanue will no longer be allowed to speak to the media without the council’s permission, the source said. The decision was first reported by the New York Post on Monday night.

The source said that this is an “end point” of Unanue speaking to the press, not only about politics, but also about the company itself.

Most of Goya’s shareholders are in favor of the complete removal of Unanue, but were prevented from doing so by the dynamics of the family-controlled company, according to the source.

“The company was never political or politicized,” said the source. “He went from bad CEO to CEO, which put the company’s future at risk and put the lives of some shareholders at risk,” said the source, referring to some members of the Unanue family who would have received threats because of the CEO’s comments. .

“His statements are insulting and dangerous,” said the source.

Unanue spoke to the New York Post after the council’s action, but did not directly discuss his censorship or the ban on speaking to the media. He confirmed that he would no longer speak publicly about politics or religion.

“Independently, I made the decision to lower the temperature and stop talking about politics and religion,” he told the Post. “I realize that it is important due to the different views of the company and our market.”

A controversial story

On the day of the inauguration, just after President Trump gave his farewell speech, Unanue appeared on Fox Business’s morning show and told anchor Maria Bartiromo that there was a “war coming” and that the election of President Joe Biden “had not been verified. “.

“They did what they set out to do, which was to get President Trump out of the way,” he said. “I think this is a mission accomplished, by the unions, the partnership, the social media, big tech, big media and big government conglomerate … There is a war coming, now that the president is leaving today, they are still coming later of the United States, the working class. “

These comments did not receive as much attention as their July statements praising President Trump, probably because of all the other news surrounding the inauguration. But it was apparently enough for Goya’s board to act. Many board members were already upset by Unanue’s previous public comments on politics and the company’s performance under his leadership, according to the source who spoke to CNN.

Unanue started the controversy in July when, appearing at an event at the White House, he said: “We are all truly blessed … for having a leader like President Trump, who is a builder. We have an incredible builder and we pray. We pray for our leadership, our president. “

Unanue and Goya said at the time that he was at the White House to announce the donation of millions of cans of Goya products to food banks.

Day off

But his praise for Trump has sparked a backlash from several top Hispanic politicians, including Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and former Obama cabinet member Julian Castro. Some other people on social media have called for a boycott.
That, in turn, led to a so-called “buy-cott” by Trump supporters, including Ivanka Trump, who urged supporters of the president to buy Goya products.
In December, Unanue told a conservative radio host that Ocasio-Cortez was the company’s “employee of the month”, claiming that the Congresswoman’s tweets in July had indeed increased sales. But the CNN source contested that the controversy was good for the company, and Goya’s sales figures were not made public.

“It is difficult to say really [the controversy hurt sales] but sales growth is less than before he spoke at Rose Garden, “said the source.

Goya did not respond to CNN’s requests for comment. The company, founded in 1936 by Don Prudencio Unanue and his wife, Carolina, now has more than 4,000 employees at 26 facilities in the United States, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Spain, according to the company’s website.

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