Past Meat on Tuesday stated it has suspended chief operations officer Doug Ramsey, three days after the manager allegedly bit one other man's nostril outdoors a soccer sport.
In a brief assertion, the El Segundo, California-based firm stated that Ramsey was "suspended efficient instantly." It added that operations can be overseen on an interim foundation by Jonathan Nelson, who's senior vp of producing operations. Past Meat is thought for plant-based burgers and different merchandise that mimic the style of meat.
Ramsey was charged with felony battery and making a terroristic risk after an incident by which he is accused of biting a person's nostril, Arkansas officers stated. The fracas occurred outdoors Saturday's soccer sport between the Arkansas Razorbacks and Missouri State Bears in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in line with a police report obtained by CBS Information.
Ramsey was making an attempt to go away the sport in his Bronco when one other driver tried to inch in entrance and made contact with Ramsey's car, in line with the report. Ramsey allegedly acquired out of his automobile and punched the motive force of the opposite automobile.
"Mr. Ramsey additionally bit the proprietor's nostril, ripping the flesh on the tip of the nostril," the officer wrote within the report.
Ramsey was additionally heard threatening the motive force's life, the report stated.
Ramsey joined Past Meat as its chief working officer in December after spending 30 years at Tyson Meals, the place he was head of retail poultry operations. Ramsey had joined Tyson in 1992 and held quite a lot of roles there, in line with his bio at Past Meat. He is a graduate of Southern Arkansas College.
"I'm proud to hitch in its mission to provide scrumptious merchandise which might be more healthy for our clients and extra sustainable for our planet," Ramsey stated on the time of his appointment.