{"id":116795,"date":"2022-05-12T15:21:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T18:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-goya-ceo-returns-to-poland-and-ukraine-sending-an-urgent-message-of-peace-to-avert-a-global-food-crisis\/"},"modified":"2022-05-12T15:30:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T19:30:02","slug":"el-director-general-de-goya-regresa-a-polonia-y-ucrania-con-un-mensaje-urgente-de-paz-para-evitar-una-crisis-alimentaria-mundial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-director-general-de-goya-regresa-a-polonia-y-ucrania-con-un-mensaje-urgente-de-paz-para-evitar-una-crisis-alimentaria-mundial\/","title":{"rendered":"GOYA CEO RETURNS TO POLAND AND UKRAINE SENDING AN URGENT MESSAGE OF PEACE TO AVERT A GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><i>Goya Cares Extends Partnerships to <span class=\"xn-location\">Eastern Europe<\/span> to Aid Ukrainian Refugees\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>CRACOW, <span class=\"xn-location\">Poland<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">JERSEY CITY, N.J.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 12, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Goya President and CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Bob Unanue<\/span> returns to <span class=\"xn-location\">Poland<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Ukraine<\/span> with an urgent message of peace to end the war in order to avert famine and global food crisis.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgfb6fleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgfb6fleft\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 249px;\" title=\"Michael Capponi, Founder of Global Empowerment Mission (GEM); Sister Theresa de la Fuente, Sisters of Our Lady of Divine Mercy; Bob Unanue, President &amp; CEO of Goya Foods; Syzmon Czyszek, Director for International Growth in Europe of Knights of Columbus; and James Zumwalt, U.S. Navy Veteran &amp; Aerial Recovery Deployment Team Leader\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1816763\/DSC00940.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Capponi, Founder of Global Empowerment Mission (GEM); Sister Theresa de la Fuente, Sisters of Our Lady of Divine Mercy; Bob Unanue, President &amp; CEO of Goya Foods; Syzmon Czyszek, Director for International Growth in Europe of Knights of Columbus; and James Zumwalt, U.S. Navy Veteran &amp; Aerial Recovery Deployment Team Leader\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3535132-1&amp;h=3410839215&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F5MgeHkTIFjA&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F5MgeHkTIFjA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/5MgeHkTIFjA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span class=\"xn-location\">Ukraine<\/span> is one of the largest exporters of agri-foods and this is a critical planting season.\u00a0 Many of <span class=\"xn-location\">Ukraine&#8217;s<\/span> farmers have become soldiers. If we don&#8217;t end this war now, farmers will not be able to plant and export the necessary resources the world needs to survive.\u00a0 We will inevitably enter into a global food shortage,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Bob Unanue<\/span> at a press conference held at the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Krakow-\u0141agiewniki, <span class=\"xn-location\">Poland<\/span> on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Thursday, May 12, 2022<\/span>, which coincides with the anniversary of the apparition of the Blessed Mother in the village of Hrushiv, <span class=\"xn-location\">Ukraine<\/span> on <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 12, 1914<\/span>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the guidance of the Knights of <span class=\"xn-location\">Columbus<\/span>, who assisted the Archdiocese of Cz\u0119stochowa to create a home for 100 orphans, Goya&#8217;s second humanitarian turned spiritual mission to <span class=\"xn-location\">Poland<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Ukraine<\/span> answers the recent call for prayer by Pope Francis.\u00a0 &#8220;Knights of <span class=\"xn-location\">Columbus<\/span> live out the founding mission of Blessed Father <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael McGivney<\/span> to help the vulnerable, especially the widows and orphans,&#8221; said Szymon Czyszek, the Knights&#8217; Director of International Growth for <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>. &#8220;We see that today the vulnerable are the Ukrainian families, women and children, and we as Knights cannot be indifferent to their suffering.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Through Goya Cares, this mission continues Goya&#8217;s commitment to caring for women and children and extends to funding organizations including the Aerial Recovery Group, the Knights of <span class=\"xn-location\">Columbus<\/span> and the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, who through their original apostolate of running &#8220;Mercy Houses&#8221; provide a safe haven for women and girls in danger of or in situations of exploitation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;God created humanity and humanity has created every way to destroy itself.\u00a0 We need to relinquish the destructive weapons of hate and war, and fully embrace the power of God and prayer.\u00a0 I have hope that humanity will embrace love and protection and block hate and destruction,&#8221; continued <span class=\"xn-person\">Bob Unanue<\/span>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More than half of <span class=\"xn-location\">Ukraine&#8217;s<\/span> 7.5 million children have been displaced by the war. 219 children have died and 398 have been wounded.\u00a0 121,000 children have been taken to Russia.\u00a0 While many children have fled with their mothers, others have been separated from their families or sent away on their own in the hope they will reach safety.\u00a0The Aerial Group has rescued over 700 orphans and over 1,000 Ukrainian refugees.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As long as Putin&#8217;s war rages on in <span class=\"xn-location\">Ukraine<\/span> and wherever evil manifests we will be there to protect God&#8217;s most innocent.\u00a0 What I have learned in my 5 deployments as a U.S. Army Green Beret is that war steals innocence.\u00a0 We must protect the most innocent.\u00a0 These children deserve safety and to feel the love of the Lord,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Jeremy Locke<\/span>, Chief of Operations\u00a0of Aerial\u00a0Recovery Group.<\/p>\n<p>While this war comes with high demand for food and supplies, Goya also returns with 1,000 rosaries blessed by Pope Francis and over 60,000 rosaries donated by Americans, a donation that started with the offer of one rosary from <span class=\"xn-person\">Shannon Hasse<\/span> of <span class=\"xn-location\">San Antonio, Texas<\/span> and has miraculously turned into tens of thousands of rosaries more and still counting.<\/p>\n<p>As part of Goya&#8217;s mission, Goya donated one million pounds of food to Global Empowerment Mission (GEM).\u00a0 &#8220;Goya is GEM&#8217;s main food partner. We have been working together on a multitude of global and US disasters. Goya products are also inside each one of our GEM Bstrong Family Necessities Kits. This is one of our most precious and important partnerships. They care and they are always ready to support the causes that arise,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Capponi<\/span>, President Global Empowerment Mission.<\/p>\n<p>Goya Cares is a global initiative dedicated to combating child trafficking and nourishing the soul by supporting organizations that protect the lives of women and children.\u00a0 Through Goya Gives, Goya has donated over seven million pounds of food over the past few years in response to the pandemic, natural disasters, and humanitarian crises.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Goya, please visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3535132-1&amp;h=1048871475&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goya.com%2F&amp;a=www.goya.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.goya.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>About Goya Foods<\/b>:\u00a0<i>Founded in 1936, Goya Foods, Inc. is America&#8217;s largest Hispanic-owned food company, and has established itself as the leader in Latin American food and condiments. Goya manufactures, packages, and distributes over 2,500 high-quality food products from <span class=\"xn-location\">Spain<\/span>, the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>, Central, and <span class=\"xn-location\">South America<\/span>. Goya products have their roots in the culinary traditions of Hispanic communities around the world.\u00a0 The combination of authentic ingredients, robust seasonings, and convenient preparation makes Goya products ideal for every taste and every table.\u00a0 For more information on Goya Foods, please visit\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3535132-1&amp;h=1048871475&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goya.com%2F&amp;a=www.goya.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.goya.com<\/a><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>For more information, contact:<br \/><\/i><i><span class=\"xn-person\">Natalie J. Maniscalco<\/span><br \/><\/i><i>845.659.6506 \/ <a href=\"mailto:natalie@retromedianyc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">natalie@retromedianyc.com<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg18d2left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg18d2left\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 155px;\" title=\" \" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1153368\/GOYA_Logo.jpg\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Photo &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3535132-1&amp;h=3861086267&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1816763%2FDSC00940.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1816763%2FDSC00940.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1816763\/DSC00940.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3535132-1&amp;h=1909051035&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1153368%2FGOYA_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1153368%2FGOYA_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1153368\/GOYA_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Goya Foods, Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><i>Goya Cares Extends Partnerships to <span class=\"xn-location\">Eastern Europe<\/span> to Aid Ukrainian Refugees\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>CRACOW, <span class=\"xn-location\">Poland<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">JERSEY CITY, N.J.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 12, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Goya President and CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Bob Unanue<\/span> returns to <span class=\"xn-location\">Poland<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Ukraine<\/span> with an urgent message of peace to end the war in order to avert famine and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":116796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comida-y-bebida"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116795"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116800,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116795\/revisions\/116800"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}