![]() ![]() In March and April 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Goya donated over 300,000 pounds (140,000 kg) of food, or about 270,000 meals, to food banks and other organizations in the United States, and also donated more than 20,000 protective masks. "Goya Gives" is a program to support various charities, scholarships, and events, and includes donations of products to food shelters and food banks during times of crisis, such as Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Goya also operates a manufacturing facility in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic, and a distribution center in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Currently, Goya Foods is headquartered on a 40-acre (16 ha) lot in Jersey City, New Jersey. īetween 20 Goya opened five new facilities including manufacturing and distribution centers located in New Jersey, Texas, California, and Georgia to meet rising consumer demand. In 2006, Forbes ranked Goya 355th on its list of the largest private companies in the United States. Their products are sold in stores and supermarket chains throughout the United States (including Puerto Rico) and international markets. Goya manufactures and distributes products from the Spanish, Puerto Rican, Caribbean, Mexican, Cuban and Central and South American cuisine. In 2019, Goya had talks with The Carlyle Group about a possible buyout the company ultimately decided not to sell itself to The Carlyle Group. In 2012, the company began construction on a $127 million distribution center in the industrial Meadowlands area of Jersey City, backed by state tax incentives that aided the company in its move from Secaucus to the Jersey City site. The fracturing of Goya's ownership among its founders' descendants has frequently led to disputes about the company's strategy. Robert Unanue has been the chief executive since 2004. Joseph Unanue retained a significant stake in the company, and retained a seat on its board he died in 2013. Robert Unanue and his cousin Francisco Unanue made the decision to remove Andy, who had previously been considered the "heir apparent" to Goya. Joseph's son Andy Unanue, the chief operating officer of the company, also left Goya amid the disagreement, prompting litigation. Unanue's ouster, Goya was generating from $750 million, to more than $1 billion in revenue. Unanue was ousted from his position as Goya chairman and CEO in 2004, amid a feud in the Unanue family about the direction of the company. ![]() By 1998, the company produced about 800 food items (including rice, beans, sauces, and spices), had 2,000 employees, and about $700 million in revenue. Unanue's decades at the head of the company, Goya grew to become a major corporation. 2 position in the company he died two years later. Unanue, was general manager and vice president of Goya de Puerto Rico from 1989 to 1996, when he became executive vice president at the company's New Jersey, assuming the No. As president and chief executive of the company, Joseph shared control with his brother Francisco, who served as president of Goya de Puerto Rico Inc., responsible for much of the company's manufacturing operations. Unanue became chief executive of Goya, then a fairly small, $8.5 million company. ![]() When Prudencio Unanue died in 1976, he left Goya to his sons, Joseph, Charles, Francisco and Anthony. Prudencio purchased the "Goya" name from a Moroccan sardine company because he believed that his last name was too difficult to pronounce for American customers and also liked the association to Spanish artist Francisco Goya. The family had originally opened a small store called "Unanue and Sons" in 1922 however, it was converted to wholesale in the mid 1930s. Prudencio immigrated to Puerto Rico, where he met and married Carolina Casal (1890–1984), also a Spanish immigrant they later moved to New York City. Goya Foods was founded in 1933 (some sources claim 1936 ), by Prudencio Unanue Ortiz (1886–1976) from Valle de Mena, Spain. It is under third-generation ownership of the Spanish-American Unanue family, and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. It has facilities in the United States (including Puerto Rico), the Dominican Republic and Spain. is a producer of a brand of foods sold in the United States and many Spanish-speaking countries. ![]()
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