Mission Foods was founded in 1977 as a subsidiary of the Gruma Corporation as a means of selling tortillas and tortilla products the company makes. Headquarters are located in Irving, Texas.
The company is the world’s largest producer of tortillas, flat bread, and corn flour products in the world. Company factories are located in North and Central America, Australia, Asia, and Europe. The Australian factory was opened in 2009 and it sponsors The Western Bulldogs, an Australian Rules Football club.
In mid-August 2020, the company announced that it was building a new food plant in Plainfield, Indiana, which would employ up to 544 workers.
At the end of July 2020, two workers at the Commerce, California, processing facility died from COVID-19. The plant was temporarily shut down after 40 other workers tested positive.
Mission Foods makes a variety of tortilla and corn flour products, including corn and flour tortillas, tortilla chips, and whole wheat products. All foods made by the company are considered to be kosher.
Mission Foods was founded in 1977 as a subsidiary of the Gruma Corporation as a means of selling tortillas and tortilla products the company makes. Headquarters are located in Irving, Texas.
History
The company is the world’s largest producer of tortillas, flat bread, and corn flour products in the world. Company factories are located in North and Central America, Australia, Asia, and Europe. The Australian factory was opened in 2009 and it sponsors The Western Bulldogs, an Australian Rules Football club.
In mid-August 2020, the company announced that it was building a new food plant in Plainfield, Indiana, which would employ up to 544 workers.
At the end of July 2020, two workers at the Commerce, California, processing facility died from COVID-19. The plant was temporarily shut down after 40 other workers tested positive.
Mission Foods makes a variety of tortilla and corn flour products, including corn and flour tortillas, tortilla chips, and whole wheat products. All foods made by the company are considered to be kosher.
