Last updated on November 4th, 2016 at 12:01 pm
Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the U.S. celebrating its 80th anniversary, has opened a 240,000-s.f. state-of-the-art and sustainable production facility in Secaucus, New Jersey, as part of a $250 million investment.
The facility, equipped to manufacture and distribute more than four million cases of the company’s products annually, features new production machinery with cutting-edge technology, including a continuous motion line that produces 600 boxes of Goya’s rice mixes per minute, six times faster than the company’s past production capability.
“The opening of our new production facility in Secaucus, along with our current headquarters in Jersey City, not only enables us to operate more efficiently and cost effectively but, most importantly, extends 80 years of Goya’s heritage in providing our consumers with authentic, high-quality and affordable Latin products,” says Bob Unanue, president of Goya Foods.
The new facility also is equipped with 6,552 solar panels on 3.7 acres of rooftop to generate more than 70 percent of the building’s energy supply and provide a net zero carbon foot-print. The company currently is working on the installation of rail service, located alongside the facility, which will significantly reduce transportation costs, traffic congestion and fuel consumption.
The company says that the opening of the new facility reinforces its role as an important and long-standing member of New Jersey’s business community and ensures the retention of more than 61 existing local jobs and 16 new positions. In total, Goya has 26 facilities and employs more than 4,500 people throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Spain.
In 2014-2015, Goya opened four new facilities in Texas, California, Georgia and the company’s current headquarters in Jersey City. The company says its facilities will maintain its mission to produce more than 2,500 authentic and affordable products with premium quality and superior taste to national and global markets.
