{"id":75490,"date":"2020-04-09T09:46:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-goya-foods-makes-initial-donation-of-over-200000-pounds-of-food-and-over-20000-masks-nationwide-during-covid-19-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2020-04-09T09:48:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T13:48:33","slug":"goya-foods-hace-una-donacion-inicial-de-mas-de-200000-libras-de-alimentos-y-mas-de-20000-mascaras-en-todo-el-pais-durante-la-pandemia-del-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/goya-foods-hace-una-donacion-inicial-de-mas-de-200000-libras-de-alimentos-y-mas-de-20000-mascaras-en-todo-el-pais-durante-la-pandemia-del-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Goya Foods Makes Initial Donation of Over 200,000 Pounds of Food and Over 20,000 Masks Nationwide During COVID-19 Pandemic"},"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]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>JERSEY CITY,\u00a0N.J., <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 9, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Goya Foods, America&#8217;s largest Hispanic owned food company, has made an initial donation of over 200,000 pounds of food, equivalent to over 170,000 meals, to organizations, food banks, food pantries and soup kitchens, as well as over 20,000 protective masks across the nation.\u00a0 \u00a0Goya will continue to donate to those facing hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnevid5076left\" title=\" \" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><object id=\"prnevid5076left\" name=\"prnevid5076left\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" align=\"middle\" data=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HER-yyYMGXA\"><\/object><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We are faced with an unprecedented national crisis and Goya has always stepped up to the plate in times of desperate need.\u00a0 As an essential business, our Goya teams are working 24\/7 to meet the overwhelming demand for food and ensure that supermarket shelves nationwide are stocked with nourishing products, while also providing food to communities who are food insecure or not able to get to supermarkets,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Bob Unanue<\/span>, President of Goya Foods.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Donations were made directly to Catholic Charities of <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Newark<\/span>, Food Education Fund, The Sisters of Life, The NY Common Pantry in partnership with New York City FC, City Harvest in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span>, The Community FoodBank of <span class=\"xn-location\">New Jersey<\/span>, Secaucus Food Pantry, families of <span class=\"xn-person\">Cristo Rey High School<\/span>, Jersey City Medical Center, The <span class=\"xn-location\">City of Jersey City<\/span> for the Homeless, Holy Name Hospital, and <span class=\"xn-org\">Kingsborough Community College<\/span>; Caring for Friends in <span class=\"xn-location\">Philadelphia<\/span>; Feeding South Florida; The Houston Food Bank, Latino Learning Centers Inc., Tejano Center for Community Concerns, Texas Feeding Alliance and Catholic Charities of <span class=\"xn-location\">San Antonio<\/span> in <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span>; The Salvation Army Little Village, Catholic Charities Casa Latina and Children&#8217;s Hunger Fund in Chicago.\u00a0 With the support of each organization, the food has been and will continue to be distributed to families, children, homeless and the elderly communities. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are so grateful for Goya Foods who enable us to serve those most in need,\u00a0no matter the circumstances.\u00a0 We have never seen a crisis like this and we are truly grateful for Goya&#8217;s leadership and quick response to provide nourishing food to families, children and our elderly communities,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Antonio Fernandez<\/span>, President &amp; CEO Catholic Charities of <span class=\"xn-location\">San Antonio<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>COVID 19 has dramatically impacted the livelihood of communities, businesses, places of worship and organizations that normally provide food on a daily basis to those who are homeless, elderly and food insecure. Unemployment has sky-rocketed, and the need for nourishing food is at its highest demand.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><b>For more information about Goya Gives, please visit, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2773221-1&amp;h=2944028631&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goya.com%2Fen%2Fgoya-gives&amp;a=www.goya.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.goya.com<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><u>About GOYA<br \/><\/u><\/i><\/b><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. The combination of authentic ingredients, robust seasonings and convenient preparation makes Goya products ideal for every taste and every table. For more information on Goya Foods, please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2773221-1&amp;h=4088464486&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goya.com%2F&amp;a=www.goya.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>www.goya.com<\/b><\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>For more information &amp; photos:\u00a0 <br \/><\/i><i><span class=\"xn-person\">Natalie J. Maniscalco<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<br \/><i>Mobile: 845.659.6506 <br \/><\/i><i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:natalie@retromedianyc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">natalie@retromedianyc.com<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg63c9left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg63c9left\" title=\" \" border=\"0\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1153368\/GOYA_Logo.jpg\" imagelabel=\"General\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Video &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2773221-1&amp;h=3340707391&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DHER-yyYMGXA&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DHER-yyYMGXA\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HER-yyYMGXA<\/a> <br \/>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2773221-1&amp;h=3170650318&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\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1153368\/GOYA_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Goya Foods, Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>JERSEY CITY,\u00a0N.J., <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 9, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Goya Foods, America&#8217;s largest Hispanic owned food company, has made an initial donation of over 200,000 pounds of food, equivalent to over 170,000 meals, to organizations, food banks, food pantries and soup kitchens, as well as over 20,000 protective masks across the nation.\u00a0 \u00a0Goya will continue to donate to those facing hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&lt;div id=&quot;prni_dvprnevid5076left&quot; title=&quot; &quot; style=&quot;WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left&quot;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":75491,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75490","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\/75490","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=75490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75490\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}