La Jalisciense Inc.

COMPANY PROFILE

DETROIT, MICHIGAN IS THE HOME OF ONE OF THE FINEST TRADITIONAL TORTILLA FACTORIES IN THE UNITED STATES, SERVING RESTAURANTS, RETAILERS AND THE GROWING MIDWEST LATINO COMMUNITY. ? LA JALISCIENSE TORTILLA FACTORY, LOCATED ON BAGLEY AVENUE IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT, SPECIALIZES IN PRODUCING THE INCREASINGLY POPULAR CORN AND FLOUR TORTILLAS, LONG REGARDED AS A STAPLE FOOD BY LATINOS, AND MORE RECENTLY DISCOVERED BY ADVENTUROUS EATERS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PROCESS FOR MAKING CORN TORTILLAS IS BASICALLY A TRADITIONAL ONE. ALTHOUGH MODERN MACHINERY HAS DONE AWAY WITH MOST OF THE ARDUOUS WORK, SUCH AS MANUALLY GRINDING CORN AND HAND-FORMING EACH TORTILLA, THE BASIC PRINCIPLES ARE STILL PRACTICED BY LA JALISCIENSE INC. : WHOLE SHELLED CORN IS COOKED AND SLOWLY COOLED EACH DAY TO ENSURE PROPER CONSISTENCY, AND THE CORN IS STILL MILL GROUND ON SITE.

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LA JALISCIENSE TORTILLA FACTORY HAS SEEN AND FELT THE CHANGES THAT COME WITH SOCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL GROWTH. THE FAMILY OWNED FACTORY WAS STARTED IN A SMALL DETROIT STOREFRONT IN 1946 BY DAMASO ABUNDIS, WHO WAS DETERMINED TO MAKE THE BEST HIGH QUALITY TORTILLAS POSSIBLE. THE SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYED ONLY FAMILY MEMBERS, AND MANAGED TO PRODUCE ABOUT ONE HUNDRED PACKAGES OF QUALITY TORTILLAS PER TWENTY-HOUR WORK DAY. RAYMOND ABUNDIS EVENTUALLY TOOK OVER THE BUSINESS, AND TODAY, THE ABUNDIS FAMILY STILL OPERATES LA JALISCIENSE INC. WITH THE SAME FAMILY PRIDE AND INTEGRITY.

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