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We went ahead and invested heavily in technology , such as weight management tools , metal detectors , vision systems – everything on the quality side .”
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The business opened its first manufacturing facility in 2008 , which was 26,000 square feet with a single flour line and one corn line . William recalls : “ I remember when we started , we had such a small team of people that we had to run the flour line one day , and the corn line the next .
“ Then , in 2010 , Juan Pablo Viejo joined us , and I always say that between him and I , we have learnt the tortilla manufacturing process from scratch ,” he continues . “ I am originally from Ecuador , so I ’ m not a tortilla consumer by history . However , being from Guatemala , Juan had more experience of tortillas growing up , but still had a lot to learn about the manufacturing side . Ten years later , he is our Chief Operating Officer , now highly skilled across the business and often found working hard on the production floor .”
In 2012 , the company began renting additional space from its neighboring warehouse , increasing its total production space to just below 50,000 square feet . “ We then had four production lines ( two for flour and two for corn ), but we quickly outgrew this site too ,” William elaborates .
“ We opened our current 100,000-squarefoot facility in Kissimmee , Florida , in 2018 , and have grown into it gradually ; we have eight production lines functioning at the moment and a further two being installed . We have filled the warehouse space much quicker than we anticipated and we are now almost at full capacity after just five years !” Despite numerous moves to larger facilities , one thing has remained the
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