Family Firms

ID: 3436 ~ Source: Jesse’s Tortilla Factory, copyright 2026. https://jessestortillafactorytx.com/.
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Jesse’s manager Santos Rodriguez Jr. inherited his business instinct from both sides of his family. Along with his mother’s ownership of Jesse’s, his father started Santos’ Paint and Body Shop about half a mile away from the factory on Webster Avenue. 

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By Maria Petrolia
Since 1958, Jesse’s Tortilla Factory, founded by Waco couple Jesse and Esther Contreras, has provided the Waco community with fresh tortillas and chips made in-house. Jesse’s sells at both wholesale…