Robert “Bob” Unanue, who has logged over 20 years as president and chief executive officer of Goya Foods, on February 24 released a statement about his status with the company as well as his plans for the future.
After 48 years of service at Goya, Unanue says he was informed there had been a vote by the board of directors about his “employment” as president of the Jersey City, New Jersey, USA-headquartered producer and distributor of over 2,500 food products made or sourced from Spain, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America, and the United States. As to the nature of the decision and its rationale, Unanue said he currently “has no real answers,” noting the company also has not publicly indicated that he is no longer in a leadership position at Goya Foods.
During Unanue’s tenure as chief executive officer, he led the third generation Hispanic-owned business – which boasts a portfolio that ranges from canned and dry goods, cooking oil, confectionery and beverages to a wide line of frozen ready meals, vegetables and fruits – to historic success and growth resulting in a multi-billion-dollar enterprise.
Unanue is also a dedicated philanthropist, with special interest in the plight of children who are being illegally trafficked. He served as an executive producer of the “Sound Of Freedom” film 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 over 325,000 children lost over 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.”
Recently Unanue has collaborated with Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s appointed border czar, to find unaccompanied migrant children regarded as unaccounted for under the Biden administration after being released from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) custody.
According to story posted at the Fox Business News website on February 25: “An audit has revealed that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) transferred more than 448,000 unaccompanied minors to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from the fiscal years 2019 to 2023. Yet, ICE reported that more than 32,000 of those unaccompanied minors failed to show up for their immigration court hearings during that timeframe. As of May 2024, ICE had not served notices to appear for more than 290,000 unaccompanied minors who therefore did not yet have immigration court dates.”
