Goya Chifles Plantain Chips

Chifles are traditional fried, savory plantain chips originating from Latin America, particularly popular in Ecuador and Peru. In Spain's grocery retail sector, packaged plantain chips labeled as 'Chifles' (such as Chifles Salados or Chifles Dulces) are predominantly imported and commercialized by Goya Foods under its Goya brand, distributed by its European arm, Goya en España, S.A.U.

While 'Chifles' is also used as a standalone brand name in the United States (produced by the Plantain Products Company / Chifles Chips in Florida) and functions as a generic culinary term across South America, the product found on supermarket shelves in Spain (such as Mercadona, Carrefour, and El Corte Inglés) is supplied by Goya Foods. Goya's plantain chips are primarily harvested and produced in Ecuador and Colombia, where green plantains are sliced, kettle-cooked in vegetable oil, seasoned, and packaged for export.

Goya Foods, Inc. is a privately held American corporation founded in 1936 by Spanish immigrants Prudencio Unanue Ortiz and Carolina Casal de Unanue. Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, Goya remains family-owned by the Unanue family and stands as the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the United States.