In comments published alongside a 2017 profile of Unanue, Hispanic Executive guest editor Javier Palomarez called Unanue a "true servant-leader," saying that the CEO had a "thoughtful, modest style."
Goya Foods' longtime headquarters in Secaucus, New Jersey, were relatively modest, too, according to Hispanic Executive.
USA Today's Barbara De Lollis described its "1970s-era wood-paneled lobby" in a 2008 profile of Unanue. "There's no sleek, modern office furniture, high-price artwork, flat-screen TV screens or uniformed security guards," De Lollis wrote. "In what could be a symbol for Goya's throwback culture, the lobby instead features portraits of Unanue family members, posters that depict Goya products and two friendly, bilingual receptionists." The company relocated to Jersey City in 2015, according to NJBiz.
De Lollis also reported that Unanue had a friendly relationship with the company's primarily Hispanic staff, noting that he "regularly [bought] Dunkin' Donuts coffee for executives and assistants" and "demonstrates uncanny familiarity with longtime employees' lives, often reciting their résumés with dates in detail."
Employee perks include "company barbeques, quaint holiday parties, and employee scholarships." Unanue and his wife Muriel Fitzpatrick regularly take the dance floor at the annual holiday party, De Lollis reported.