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Follow on Google News | Goya Foods Celebrates Entrepreneurial Hispanic SpiritBy: Abasto Magazine Goya Foods unveiled a sculpture of the founder of Goya Foods, Don Prudencio Unanue, in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at the Goya Foods headquarters in Jersey City. Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned company in the U.S., first began in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War in a small storefront on Duane Street in Lower Manhattan. Don Prudencio Unanue left Spain for Puerto Rico when he was 18, meeting his wife Carolina there, who had also left Spain and together they moved to New York City. According to a Goya press release, the couple was driven by the belief that there was a growing consumer market for high-quality, fresh tasting Latin foods and began catering to local Hispanic families by distributing authentic Spanish products, including olives, olive oil and sardines. "Don Prudencio's entrepreneurial spirit and marketing insight led him to create the most recognizable Latin food brand in the United States that would also become an iconic symbol and institution for the Hispanic community," Goya Foods stated in a company press release. Hispanic communities are known for eating together as a family, with food being an important pillar of Latino culture. There are many Hispanics in the U.S. who… to read the complete story, click on this link https://abasto.com/ End
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