Costco cuts suddenly this brand of popular cheeses
The chain is to boycott the company because of controversial declarations of its founder.
After a controversial social media declaration made by the owner of a brand of favorite cheeses of the fan,Costco abruptly removed The cheese of the company of their stores. (To find out which articles can soon be grocery stores, discover8 groceries who can soon be in the short diet.)
In August, Brian Henry, Mayor of Pawleys Island, South Carolina and owner ofPalm cheese, caused a widespread disapproval and calls for a boycott when he has published a statement on his Facebook page calling the movement of the life of black life a "terrorist organization". And it looks like Costco paid special attention to the public outline because the chain would have removed the popular Pimento Pimento cheese from all 120 of its locations that worn it.
The "cheese pepper with soul", as the package calls, was shot from the Costco shelf and the night's website, but the company still has not clarified if the elimination is temporary or permanent .
But it seems that the retailer wanted to clarify to their customers that the shortage of the said cheese they are about to meet was not an accident. In a statement displayed on the shelf next to the remaining Palmetto products identified in a location, the retailer said: "The * (asterisk) on this panel means that these 2 elements are interrupted and will not be ordered by costco. More than 120 Costco's throughout the United States no longer wearing this point. "
Although Henry confirmed the channel cut his products from their range, he had a much more optimistic view. "Costco rotates the articles of the year during the year. They will occasionally add normal business products. We remain optimistic that Palmetto Cheese will be back on the shelves in a not too distant future," A-T -he declaresMedia.
The focus on the product of the Pimento cheese also questioned its origin. After allegations that the original recipe was "stolen" from VerTrella Brown, a black employee of the brand whose resemblance is used on the packaging of the product, Henry denied the charges in a press conference. "Unfortunately, there have been comments on social media and news opportunities suggesting falsely that Vertrella Brown has created the recipe for Palmetto cheese. However, it's just not true. The recipe of Palmetto cheese is and a Always Sassy Henry's recipe, "he said, credited his wife by inventing the winning cheese formula.
He also announced that a rebranding effort to "be more sensitive to cultural diversity" is underway for Palmetto cheese. To learn what other food brands have changed the names and packaging of their products this year due to racial insensitivity, check10 groceries you will never find again under the same name.
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