Goya Foods has opened a opened new 240,000ft2 production facility in Secaucus of New Jersey, as part of its $250m iinvestment.
The facility, equipped to manufacture and distribute over 4 million cases of Goya 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 opening of Goya's new facility reinforces the company's role as an important and long standing member of New Jersey's business community and ensures the retention of over 61 existing local jobs and 16 new positions. In total, Goya has 26 facilities and employs over 4,500 people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Spain.
In 2014-2015, Goya opened up four new facilities in Texas, California, Georgia and the company's current headquarters in Jersey City. Goya's cutting edge, high tech facilities will maintain its mission to produce over 2,500 authentic and affordable products with premium quality and superior taste to national and global markets.