Goya Foods opens new facility in California

The US’s largest Hispanic-owned food company, Goya Foods, has opened a new facility and distribution centre in Southern California to meet increasing demand for its new facility and distribution centre in the region.

The company provides a line of low sodium, organic, diet and sugar free products. With the expansion of its headquarters, Goya’s distribution capabilities of healthy and authentic Latin food will be strengthened.

The new, 250,000ft² facility will act like the company’s West Coast hub which will provide its services to surrounding states like Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Utah.

Speaking about the expansion, Robert Unanue, who spearheaded the expansion of Goya California said: "Based on our current sales and the influence of Latin culture on the food industry, it’s an opportune time to expand in California, a marketable region that represents high-growth for Goya.

"The new California facility will allow us to accelerate our reach and secure our position in one of the top regions of the United States, while simultaneously allowing us to focus on the expansion of our healthy product lines."

The expanded facility will include a new warehouse management system, increased packing and freezing capacity and railroad transportation to run through the West Coast to link to the company’s new facility in Houston, Texas.

Goya collaborated with First Lady Michelle Obama’s MyPlate / MiPlato campaign in 2011 to expand its healthy product lines that include low sodium and organic beans, organic rice, brown rice, quinoa, beans, vegetables, frozen vegetables and fruits, coconut water, diet beverages and household staples including olive oil and low sodium condiments.

Goya Foods president Bob Unanue said: "Goya’s new California facility is part of the company’s $300m global expansion of four new state-of-the-art manufacturing, production and distribution facilities in Texas, Georgia, and New Jersey, and will play a significant role in supporting our efforts to provide healthy products."

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Image: Goya Foods of California celebrates opening of new distribution center to support consumer demand of healthy product line. Photo: courtesy of Goya Foods.