Food company slams Pride festival with anti-LGBTQ hate then backtracks super fast
pic.twitter.com/wpuVYAKO05— Julie Van Rosendaal (@dinnerwithjulie) July 26, 2022Sent by Jeff von Rotz, ‘Owner of Valbella Gourmet Foods’, it said: “You could not pay me to sponsor anything to do with child grooming trannys.
Please keep these sick people away from the children of this community, you should be disgusted with yourselves.“I’m sure there’s some woke organization mentally ill enough to help you with your event, but it won’t be Valbella’s.”Canmore Pride confirmed it has received a vile email from someone it approached for sponsorship for a barbecue.Related: 10 gay escapes to explore in Canada now that it’s reopened its bordersValbella Gourmet Food specializes in meat products, such as sausages and ham.
It has been running since 1978 and appears to be a family-run business, set up by Walter and Leonie von Rotz.Within hours of news of the email emerging, it issued a fulsome apology on its social media channels.“The owners and leadership of Valbella Gourmet Foods expresses its deepest apologies to the Canmore LBGTQ+ community for an intolerant email that was sent earlier today by one of our former team members.“The individual responsible has been removed from the company and its operations.“Please accept our sincerest apologies to the entire community and know that the words of the one person do not reflect the opinions of the many people who work as part of the Valbella team.
On the contrary, we strive to make our company an inclusive workplace where all are welcome.“We are deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused to the LGBTQ+ community.”It went on to pledge to advance “the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion in our business and the community.”The message was signed by Chantal von Rotz of Valbella.
