Former Goya Foods President Sues Over Ouster, Pay Award Denial

Goya Foods Inc. was sued by its former president, who says he was ousted from his position through a defamation campaign and wrongly denied deferred compensation.

Robert Unanue accuses Goya and one of its executives of orchestrating his termination and refusing to pay him benefits under a deferred compensation agreement that entitles him to 80% of his salary—which ranged between $350,000 and $500,000 per year prior to his termination—for 10 years.

Unanue, who began working for the company founded by his grandparents at age 10 and became its president and chief executive officer in 2004, says he was given no ...