Our Story
In September of 1992, Mr & Mrs. Yepez moved from Santa Ana, California to Nashville, Tennessee in pursuit of having their own business. The Yepez family decided to open a tortilla manufacturing plant to supply Mexican restaurants.
During the process of obtaining all the permits, they had some delays due to code regulations. Mr. & Mrs. Yepez had to come up with a plan to have some other source of income until they could open the manufacturing plant. In October of 1992, they decided to open a Mexican market. At the time, there was only one market to supply the Hispanic community. They started with the most important products that the Hispanic community would consume. They would travel to Chicago once a week to bring back groceries in a small U-Haul trailer. During this time, they were also dealing with codes for their dream to open a manufacturing plant.
After their great success with their market, in 1993 they opened their restaurant and manufacturing plant. The family business expanded when the restaurant and manufacturing plant took the building on 2615 Nolensville Road. The market moved to 2617 Nolensville Road. The market has grown successfully with a full service butcher shop, bakery, and other services for the Hispanic community, such as Western Union, money orders, calling cards, and utility payments. Today, La Hacienda is the heart of the Hispanic community.
The restaurant had great success, the taste of authentic Mexican food drew the crowd in, from a taco stand with just 20 seats to today a full service restaurant for 130 people. The great service and authentic food is what has today blessed them with loyal customers. Mr. & Mrs. Yepez strongly feel that their growth is due to good quality food and a friendly staff.
A gradual growth in the tortilla manufacturing industry began to take place as people started to notice the quality of their tortillas and they were contacted by other restaurant owners who wanted their product. To their great success, they now service Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia, Missouri, and Arkansas. The family expanded their food service business further by providing their customers with a variety of other products. Today, La Hacienda services 500 accounts with high-quality corn and flour tortillas and outstanding customer service. This is why La Hacienda Tortilleria is an example of success, vision, overcoming, togetherness and quality. All this proven by its founders: The Yepez Family, role models for the Hispanic Community.
