Chapman's Ice Cream, Canada's largest ice cream manufacturer, is facing boycotts after the company announced it would raise wages for its vaccinated workers and begin mandatory testing protocols.
The company has become the latest target of several anti-vaccine organizations and activists, who are allegedly threatening members of the family-owned business and calling on the public to boycott its ice cream products.
"The reaction was pretty brutal, actually very, very aggressive. People were calling us, leaving messages after hours. I've been sent—the only thing I can say—is hate packages in the mail," Chapman's Vice President Ashley Chapman told CBC Radio's As It Happens.
"Even my father, my 78-year-old father, got a voicemail on his phone, telling him he was like Hitler, and obviously a Nazi, and we should be convicted of war crimes, essentially," he added.
The company recently announced its new vaccine policy, which requires employees who have not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to undergo two rapid tests a week. The company would pay for the testing.
Chapman told CBC that roughly 750 of the company's 850 workers are fully vaccinated, while some have received one dose or are planning to get their shot soon.
Only five employees, who are currently on unpaid leave, have refused to reveal their vaccination status or undergo weekly testing.
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