“From all of us at Ruiz Foods, thank you for buying El Monterey burritos, taquitos, and other Mexican-inspired recipes, and sharing them with your family." De nuestra familia para su familia, Left to right: Bryce Ruiz, Fred Ruiz, Kimberly Ruiz Beck.

What happens when father and son team up to live out their dream of selling authentic Mexican Food?

A multimillion-dollar company, nearly 2,500 employees, and a place in the Small Business Administration's Hall of Fame.

In 1964, Louis Ruiz and his son, Fred, began living out their dream of selling frozen authentic Mexican food. From their beginning in a small warehouse to the present day facility that is nearly 300,000 square feet, father and son have met the challenge of growing demand with genuine hard work and determination to become the largest manufacturer of frozen Mexican food in the United States.

Fred Ruiz gets some recipe tips from his mother, Rose.

Louis Ruiz and son, Fred Ruiz, started Ruiz foods in 1964.

Situated upon 43 acres in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley in Dinuba, California is Ruiz Foods’ headquarters and main facility. A second facility in Tulare, California and a third in Denison, Texas helps Ruiz Foods keep up with great demand for the company’s products. With the ability to manufacture more than 200 different products under their signature El Monterey brand, the Ruiz focus continues to be authentic Mexican food based on the Mexican inspired recipes of Fred's mother.

More than 40 years later, Fred’s children, Kim and Bryce, carry on the traditions that have made Ruiz Foods the leading Mexican food manufacturer in the United States.

As the third generation of the Ruiz family, they are creating new products and expanding distribution to share their love of Mexican food in more ways, and with more people, than ever before. That's the continuing legacy of Ruiz Foods and El Monterey.

Ruiz Foods Headquarters, Dinuba, CA