Minnesota’s largest candy store, Facebook
UPDATE 1:15 PM
Minnesota’s largest candy store says it fired an employee after a series of offensive messages were sent from her Facebook account.
Owner Robert Wagner told KARE 11 that the store initially thought the account had been hacked by a non-employee, but later discovered that a “long-standing” worker was responsible for the offensive content (more on that below).
That worker has now been fired, reports KARE.
Even though he initially said he was hacked, the highway business and apple farm. 169 has since said in a Google post that it had launched an internal investigation into which of its employees, several of whom have access to the social media account, had posted the messages.
“The screenshots showing the messages in no way reflect the views of the owners or the Jim’s Apple Farm family in general,” he said.
“We sincerely apologize that this event occurred and we are in the process of determining future actions,” he added, noting that if it were discovered that it was an employee’s job, they would be fired.
Original story
Minnesota’s largest candy store is at the center of a controversy after the offensive messages allegedly sent from its Facebook account went viral, and the company claimed it was hacked.
The post that attracted immediate attention has more than 3,800 shares on Facebook, and shows the yellow sign of the famous candy store with a message that says “Join the movement” and “#CaramelApplesMatter”.
That sign, which is from 2015, prompted a Facebook user (identified as “Travis” in the posts) to send a message to the candy store saying “Black Lives Matter,” to which someone replied, “All lives. They matter. Even yours. ”
The user then posted an image that with numerous lines of “#BlackLivesMatter” that the candy store replied “Cute” and “No. All lives matter. It is sad what is happening in the world right now.”
Another screenshot shows a separate message for a user saying:
“Here’s a joke: Travis! No! Please come back! We’ll never make it without you! What can we do to please you, oh sage? But really, you should try a Caramel apple, then when you’re done, put the stick [SIC] lift your a ** sideways, fucking head! “
In a statement on its Facebook page Friday morning, Minnesota’s largest candy store apologized and initially said it was hacked.
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“We were hacked. We apologize to the people who were attacked and treated unfairly. Our published hours of operation were also hacked, so to be clear, we are open from 8 AM to 8 PM every day until after Action Day. thanks”.
A message sent Thursday night updated the store’s hours, saying it was open from 9 am to 7 pm Monday through Friday and from 8 am to 8 pm on weekends.
Bring Me The News was unable to contact the candy store, which has removed their Facebook contact information and does not include an online phone number.
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