Billy Penn said that the family behind Martin's Potato Rolls donated to Sen. Mastriano.
He is known for denying the results of the 2020 election.
The customers want Shake Shack to stop using Martin's as its bun supplier.
Martin's Potato Rolls have become synonymous with the Shake Shack chain. Billy Penn reported that the people behind the bun company have donated thousands of dollars to the Republican candidate for governor of Pennsylvania.
According to NBC News, Mastriano was endorsed by President Trump in the race for governor. Billy Penn said that he gained popularity as a Trump supporter.
The congressional committee is investigating the insurrection. Mastriano used campaign money to pay for charter buses to bring people to the Capitol, according to NBC.
Billy Penn said that Jim Martin, the former president and current executive chair of Martin's Potato Rolls, gave $110,000 to Mastriano's gubernatorial campaign in 2021. According to the outlet, he donated thousands of dollars in 2020.
Donna Martin gave an "in-kind donation worth a little over $4,000," according to Billy Penn. The social-media manager for Martin's Potato Rolls, Julie Martin, gave $2,000 last year.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, several Bay Area restaurants will stop buying Martin's, and the owner of Mike's BBQ in Philadelphia told Billy Penn that he would stop using the rolls at his pop-ups. While Billy Penn told him he wouldn't be involved in politics, he said he was "disturbed" by the news and would prefer not to support it.
Several restaurants spoke with Billy Penn about their concerns and their plan to stop using buns. Mike didn't reply to the request for comment.
The bun company will no longer be purchased by the restaurant and market in Hudson, New York. Shake Shack was called on to use other buns.
The caption said "Doug Mastriano is an open anti-Semitic, election fraud conspirator, anti-abortion, racist, and gay who attended the insurrection on Jan 6." We don't want to be involved in the support of something we don't agree with.
When contacted by Insider, Quinnie's refused to comment further.
The discussion on social media was sparked by a slideshow posted by Joe Rosenthal.
Jim Martin's donation can't be separated from Martin's as a brand, and Martin's can't be separated from the far-right Christian.
Industry folks and other followers reshared Rosenthal's post and added their own calls for restaurants to stop buying buns. Many of the re shares have been saved in a highlight reel.
Rosenthal shared the San Francisco Chronicle's reporting on the company and its ties to Shake Shack. He called for Danny Meyer, Randy Garutti, and MarkRosati to stop the chain's relationship with Martin's as a supplier.
Rosenthal told Insider that it sucks. I'm not here because I don't like burger buns.
The buns were included in a gift guide on Rosenthal's website last year. The buns have been removed from his guide.
He said he liked Shake Shack. I want everyone to stop giving money to a Christian nationalist. It harms a lot of people. It is frightening. If he wins it will be frightening. There is a chance that Christian nationalism becomes normalized. This is about something.
A representative for Shake Shack told Insider that they are talking to Martin's.
Shake Shack has always championed equality, inclusion, and belonging, and we know these values are important to our guests and team members. The company does not endorse the political donations of private individuals.
Those associated with the Martin's company and their personal political donations do not express the values of Shake Shack. We are talking to Martin's to express our concerns.
On May 17th, Martin's posted a video of an American flag and a Christian nationalism flag on the social media site. "Martin's as a company does not donate to any particular political candidate or party but we encourage and celebrate the opportunity we all have to vote and share in the election process."
The company is aware of the criticisms and will continue to focus on the values that have made the company successful, according to a representative.
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