Bob Unanue, CEO of Goya foods, talked to the Daily Caller’s Caitlyn McDuffee about why Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was named Goya’s employee of the month.
Goya received backlash back in July after Unanue went to the White House for the White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative. After the meeting at the White House, there were calls for Goya to be boycotted.(RELATED: Goya Foods CEO Named Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘Employee Of The Month’ When Her Boycott Spiked His Sales)
“All of a sudden we’re attacked. We’re attacked by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and by others who attacked us for I guess for saying the word blessed,” Unanue told the Daily Caller.
Instead of sales plummeting from calls to boycott Goya’s products, Unanue explained sales increased from the attention it was getting.
“We got a whole new group of consumers, fiercely loyal consumers some who have never tried our products, and so the fact that we were attacked boosted our sales,” Unanue said.
To thank Ocasio-Cortez for the bump in sales, Unanue named her Goya’s employee of the month.
Watch the full video to hear Unanue’s response to the backlash First Daughter Ivanka Trump got for supporting Goya and more.
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