Commitment to Community

Bueno Foods’ purpose is to have a positive influence on people's lives through our products and organization. We strive to make people's lives better through the opportunities and jobs we provide and through our community involvement. From its inception, Bueno Foods has always believed in giving back to its community. We are a home-grown part of this community and we want to make a difference.

Employment and Economic Development

Bueno Foods has been committed to this community since 1951. A conscious decision was made to stay in the Barelas community to bring jobs to this economically-depressed “Pocket of Poverty” and where the Baca family has its roots. Bueno Foods employs about 225 people year-round and up to 350 people during peak season.
Bueno Foods offers a wide variety of workforce benefits, including medical, dental, disability and life insurance, a 401k profit-sharing plan with company match, compensated leave for holidays, vacation, illness and bereavement, tuition reimbursement, second language programs, ongoing education and training opportunities, and product discounts. Bueno Foods also offers an aggressive internal promotion program. There are countless examples throughout every department of internal promotions, based on merit.
Manufacturing is a growing and very important part of the Albuquerque business base. As its payroll and purchases ripple through the economy, Bueno Foods supports secondary businesses and employment Also, Bueno Foods brings money back home for local reinvestment from its sales outside of the community.

Helping to Meet Basic Needs

Supports organizations that serve the most vulnerable in our community including impoverished children and women, the homeless and hungry.
Regularly donates thousands of dollars worth of food to local food banks, to centers that feed the homeless and to community organizations for their fundraising activities.
Supports a host of organizations through United Way.
Continually supports many church and community fundraising activities by contributing product, money and volunteers especially for programs that benefit women and children.
Participates in and sponsors local fundraising events for many causes.

Encouraging Education

In 2006, we created our Rewards for Good Grades program for the children and grandchildren of our employees to encourage education and to relay the message: education is the key to opportunity. Twice a year at report card time, we give cash for good grades. For high school kids, we give $10 for every A, $5 for every B; for middle school children, we give $7 for every A and $3 for every B; for elementary age children, we give $5 for every A and $2 for every B! We give high school or GED graduates $100. And every child receives a book.
For Christmas, we give free books to every 2nd grader at two elementary schools. We hope to expand this program to more and more schools in the future and we hope to make this an annual tradition.
Jacqueline Baca has co-taught Management 493: Family Business at the Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico.
Jacqueline Baca served on the 2003 University of New Mexico Presidential Search Committee, representing the UNM Alumni Association.
We annually award several $1,000 college scholarships through the Hispano Chamber of Commerce, since 1989.
Join-A-School partners with Dolores Gonzales Elementary and with Atrisco Elementary, providing food for fund raisers, money for computers, books and field trips, savings bonds for diligent students, and gifts of appreciation for teachers.
Supports the Golden Apple Foundation which recognizes and rewards educators.
Members of the Baca family have served on the scholarship committees for PNM and McDonald’s HACER program.
Bueno employees act as role models at career fairs.
Contributed to Dolores Gonzales Elementary School to help fund library books and a computer lab.
Contributed to Highlands University, the UNM Presidential Scholarship program, The University of New Mexico's Center for Entrepreneurship, and the General Library at The University of New Mexico.
Provides paid internships to high school seniors through programs such as the Choices: School to Work Program and to college-age students returning to New Mexico for the summer.
Supports the South Valley Academy with money for infrastructure and food for fund-raising.

Supporting the Barelas Community

Supports the South Valley community of Barelas where Bueno Foods is located by providing hundreds of jobs in this “Pocket of Poverty.”
Have helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Barelas community through federal grant programs that are used for housing and community development.
Contributes thousands of dollars to the National Hispanic Cultural Foundation, which benefits the National Hispanic Cultural Center, whose mission is to maintain and celebrate the Hispanic heritage.
Sponsored the New Mexico Chile Harvest Festival which brought the greater Albuquerque community into the heart of Barelas to enjoy food and culture.
Jacqueline Baca served on the Board of the Barelas Community Development Corporation (CDC).
Every Christmas, The Bueno Family participates in a gift giving program at its partner schools, providing food, clothes, toys and money to families.

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Our Purpose

To have a positive influence on people's lives through our products and organization.

Our Mission

To lead the food industry with innovative solutions that meet our customers' needs. If it's good, it's Bueno.

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Join-A-School Partner Gets a Museum Field Trip

Second Graders Receive Free Books For Christmas

Student Is Rewarded For Good Grades

Employee's Daughter Receives Money in
Bueno's Rewards For Good Grades Program