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Introducing: Our 2020 Customer Maniacs
Every year, we honor team members throughout the organization who earn the title “Customer Maniac.” A Customer Maniac is someone who is dedicated to the guest, consistently receives positive customer surveys and does whatever they can to serve and satisfy our customers. Last month, we surprised 48 Border Foods Customer Maniacs with a special “party in a box” as a way to celebrate their dedication. Every maniac received party supplies,…
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Welcome to the Best of the Best club!
As a way to say “thanks” to our top-performing operators, we’re taking 85 leaders and a guest of their choice on an all-expense paid trip to Mexico! From April 1-5, our “Best of the Best” group will enjoy time with their team and guest at Haven Resorts and Spa, an all-inclusive hotel located in Cancun. Congratulations to the team below: Nate Hamrick 9467- Brainerd, MN Dylan Schlueter 5714 – Monticello,…
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Welcome Fairmont, MN, Our 200th Restaurant!
On Dec. 17, we opened the doors of our 200th restaurant in Fairmont, MN–a milestone for every team member. It’s hard to believe that we started with just six restaurants located in regional shopping centers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in 1987! “Not in our wildest dreams could we image that today we’d be the predominant Taco Bell operator in the upper Midwest,” said Lee Engler, Founder and CEO. “What…
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Border Team Members Give Back at Second Harvest Heartland
On Dec. 5, team members from Border Foods HQ, along with local leaders, gathered at Second Harvest Heartland to give back to the community. “Generosity is an important part of our business. Not only do we value giving back to our team members, but also to the communities we do business in,” said Aaron Engler, Chief Administrative and Financial Officer. According to their website, Second Harvest Heartland is a nonprofit…
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Photo Gallery: Grow Your Career Day
By now you know: Border Foods is full of opportunity. But what kind, exactly? To answer the question for our team members, our Human Resources Business Partners have been traveling Border’s markets, hosting a new event called Grow Your Career Day. Corrine Kindred, an HRBP, says: “It’s a fun, high energy way for our teams to learn about all of the exciting benefits around growing their career with us.” At…
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40 Years With Taco Bell!
In 1979, Border Foods founders Jeff and Lee Engler opened their first Mexican restaurant called Los Primos. Little did they know, 40 years later, they’d be at the helm of one of the largest Taco Bell franchisees in the nation. At Border Foods, tenure means everything to us. And we think 40 years in the industry is something to celebrate! So, on Oct. 25, we surprised Jeff and Lee with…
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Celebrating Summer with Free Family Fun
Every year, Border Foods hosts a set of Family Days. These special, complimentary get-togethers give Border Foods team members a chance to spend time together outside of the restaurant. Plus, families can tag along, meet co-workers, and enjoy the fun. New this year, we extended complimentary amusement park tickets (and in some cases, Fandango tickets) to every Shift Manager position — a reflection of the business’s success.
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Border Foods grows with 13 new restaurants
In the beginning of July, our company acquired 13 new Taco Bell restaurants in the Quad Cities area! We’re already well on our way, learning from our new team members and getting to know this new market. We’ve also given our new team members a proper Border Foods welcome with special notes, dinners, and celebrations! New area at a glance Meet the team Locust St., IA—RGM: Angela Hautzenrader Cleveland, IA—RGM:…
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Team Member Spotlight: Rich Ruuti
Last October, if you were out and about on Halloween night in Area 23, you may have stumbled into a peculiar sight: Border Foods Area Coach Rich Ruuti dressed in a professor costume, checking in on his restaurants. Today, Rich is known as “Professor ICOS,” a tag line that was born from his creative costume that evening. But he’s also embodying the nick name to its fullest. Fast-forward to today,…
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WATCH: Border and Carol Williams Scholarship Recipients Revealed
When it comes to working at Border Foods, one thing’s for sure: We’re about more than just making tacos (although let’s admit it, our tacos are pretty dang tasty). This month marked the inaugural unveiling of the Border Foods and Carol Williams Scholarship recipients — an event that took our scholars by complete surprise as Border leaders traveled to a few locations to deliver checks and celebrate with friends and…
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