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Border Puts People, Relationships, Inclusion at the Top at Annual Leadership Meeting
In mid-November, Border Foods hosted its Above Restaurant Leaders (ARLs) for the annual All ARL Meeting in Minnetonka, MN to shine the spotlight on its most important asset: the people. At Border, the people are the prize! Approximately 60 company leaders flew in from across all our markets, including Area Coaches, Region Coaches, HR business partners, training personnel and Border Foods’ directors of operations. “The entire meeting was built around…
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The Values We Live, for the Customers We Love
At Border Foods, our values act as the principals for how we serve our communities and interact with our teams. We’re proud to share our Core Values below: We are collaborative with one another to improve our potential for success; never hesitating to give or receive guidance, support, and encouragement. We take initiative, embrace challenges, and work to exceed expectations while striving to realize opportunities for continuous improvement. We are…
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Border Foods hosts first-ever e-sports tournament
Did you hear? We’re preparing to conclude our first-ever, companywide e-sports tournament this week, complete with a livestreamed Rocket League competition in which employees will vie for bragging rights and cool prizes, including 4K TVs, gaming chairs and more. Our first venture into competitive gaming, the “Taco Ball” tournament pits three-person teams of employees against each other from restaurant locations in Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming…
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Minnesota Market Celebrates Family Day at Valleyfair
Our Minnesota Market celebrated Family Day last month at Valleyfair. Our day was complete with burgers, fries, carnival games rides and lots of laughter. During lunch, our leaders enjoyed surprising one of our Border Foods Scholarship Award recipients with a giant check. Congrats to Kailey Sanders for receiving $3,00 to put toward her education goals! A big thanks to everyone who came out to join in the fun! I…
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Sioux Falls Market Gathers for Annual Family Day!
Every year, Border Foods hosts a series of “family days” in an effort to connect markets, celebrate successes, and just have fun as a larger group. We love meeting children, partners, and spouses during our meet and greets — and the afternoon spent at an amusement park is a welcomed break for all of us. For our Sioux Falls market, we celebrated at Wild Water West. Thanks to our local…
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Vivian Celebrates 40 Years with Taco Bell
At Border Foods, tenure means everything to us. We work hard to provide opportunities and a successful career path to anyone who’s willing to put in the hard work. In turn, we’re honored to have so many team members who have been part of our family for decades. We caught up with Vivian Fields, a team member in Beloit, WI, who just celebrated her 40th year with the brand. Congrats…
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Heart of Border Foods Award: Nominations Open
The Heart of Border Foods Award was created as a way to honor Carol Williams, our former VP of Operations who passed away in 2018. Carol was really the founder of our family culture. Over the last 20-some years, Carol both shaped our company culture and encouraged team members to follow in her footsteps along the way. The Heart of Border Foods Award is like a life time achievement award…
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Sticking Together in the Wake of Tragedy
To every Border Foods Team Member: The events following George Floyd’s death over the last week have been immense. We’ve moved from dealing with an unprecedented pandemic, to fearing for the safety of our employees, to cleaning up the streets in many of the communities we operate restaurants. Several of our Minneapolis and St. Paul restaurants were damaged. We worked quickly last week to board up locations in those areas…
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Congrats to our Graduating Seniors!
COVID-19 and its implications throughout our communities have certainly been felt far and wide. But especially so by our graduating seniors. Many Border Foods seniors are home with canceled graduations and proms — a small, yet significant loss. At Border Foods, our team members are more like family and we felt compelled to do something for the many graduates in our company. So, behold: a gallery of Border Foods graduating…
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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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