Goya Foods CEO, Bob Unanue, Announces Next Chapter

Robert “Bob” Unanue, with more than 20 years as President and CEO of Goya Foods, this week released a statement about his status with the organization as well as his plans for the future.

After 48 years of company service, Unanue was informed there had been a vote by the Board about his “employment” as President of the company. As to the nature of the decision and the rationale behind it, Unanue currently has no real answers, noting the company also has not publicly indicated that Unanue is no longer a leader of Goya Foods.

During Unanue’s tenure as CEO, he led the New Jersey-based and Hispanic-owned food company to historic success and growth resulting in a multi-billion-dollar organization. Unanue is also a dedicated philanthropist, with special interest in the plight of children who are being trafficked. He served as an executive producer of the blockbuster film, “Sound Of Freedom,” and created Goya’s social initiative under the name of “Goya Cares.” Regardless of his current status with Goya, Unanue is committed to helping eliminate the trafficking of children.

“The uncertainty at Goya Foods will not deter me from making the world aware of the evils of child trafficking, and I will not rest until the more than 325,000 children lost during the last two years are recovered. As in the past, I will work with the current administration in putting an end to the extremely lucrative but purely evil industry,” Unanue said. ” I will not be silenced. I will not give in to those who want me to give up the fight. We cannot remain passive spectators while soulless, despicable animals treat children with callous indifference.”

As of a Feb. 25 update from Forbes, Goya has not made a public update on Unanue’s status.