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Nearly 50 Taco Bells Receive Supreme “Signature” Status
Once again, we’re proud to shine the spotlight on another impressive list of award-winning Taco Bells operated by Border Foods. Forty-seven of our restaurants across eight states have been named Signature Restaurants! Signature Restaurants are locations that deliver best-in-class service and have the people, culture and fundamentals in place to excel from open ‘til close. Congratulations to the following locations for your teamwork and dedication: Restaurants: General Managers: …
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Snelling Taco Bell is Bigger, Better than Ever!
Here at Border Foods, we’re in a celebratory mood, enjoying the reopening of our popular Snelling Avenue location! Even though business was booming pre-remodel, this was a restaurant in need of a fresh look. Home of a Taco Bell since the 1980s, 565 N. Snelling has been slated for a possible remodel for decades. Reinvestment and innovation are top priority for Border Foods, considering the immense benefit felt by…
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Burlingame Taco Bell: From Burning Fire to Fresh Revival
After undergoing extensive damage from a fire, we’re excited to announce that our Burlingame Taco Bell (1819 28th St. SW) in Wyoming, MI is back in business and better than ever! Burlingame hosted a small friends and family event January 30 to kick off reopening — exactly one year after the incident. What Happened? It started with an early morning phone call no one wants to receive. In January 2022,…
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2023 Rally Wrap Up: Saucy Sales, Awards & Good Fun
It’s one of the most festive times of the year companywide. We just concluded rah rah recognition rallies in Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois. In total, an estimated 275 team members showed up to these events! Our people are met with excitement the minute they enter — high fives, party music and chatter grows with intensity. It’s obvious that Border Foods rallies are “come as you are” events where hoodies, baseball…
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The 2023 Border Foods Rallies Are Coming!
It’s an exciting time here at Border Foods! Every year we host company recognition rallies to bring our people together and celebrate many notable accomplishments from our kitchens, drive-thrus and registers to restaurant management.“Rally” means to come together for common action or effort. For us, that commonality is to dote on the exceptional people that make our restaurants thrive. The 2023 rallies are fast approaching January 31 – February 2!…
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Border Foods’ Exciting Year in Review
At Border Foods, there’s no slowdown in sight (look what’s planned for 2023!). Check out the most notable highlights of 2022 from our blog: “Taco Ball” We kicked off the year with the conclusion of our first ever companywide e-sports tournament. Taco Bell Defy Border Foods celebrated another “first” with the worldwide debut of Taco Bell Defy in Brooklyn Park, MN. The futuristic, one-of-a-kind restaurant made quite the splash…
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Border Foods Revs Up for Another Exciting Year of Construction, Growth in 2023
There’s no slow down at Border Foods! Finishing out another year strong, our Facilities and Development teams are already well into 2023 planning. We‘re gearing up for 24 remodels and up to 10 brand new Taco Bells next year! “I think the sheer amount that we’re doing is really exciting,” says Zach Zelickson, VP of Development. Zach joined Border Foods in 2018 and is primarily responsible for the entitlement process…
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Family Fun Rewind: Recap of Border Foods’ Multi-State Summer Celebration
Border Foods is pleased to announce the conclusion of its 2022 season of Family Fun Days throughout the Midwest and Montana. Spanning July and August this year, Family Fun Days are a beloved company tradition that give Border Foods a chance to bring together RGMs and GMs from neighboring locations for paid time off and family fun. It’s one of the company’s favorite ways to give back to its devoted…
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Border Foods Hosts Final Family Fun Day of 2022 in Rapid City, SD
Concluding a fun-filled season of get togethers with managers and their families throughout all of Border Foods’ Taco Bell territories, the company hosted its final Family Fun Day of 2022 on August 19 in Rapid City, South Dakota. The event, hosted at Central States Fair, celebrated GMs and AGMs from several of Border’s South Dakota locations, as well as seven Wyoming Taco Bells. Betty Burgess, a general manager from…
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Border Foods Hosts Another Family Fun Event for MI, WI Restaurants
Continuing the excitement and community of bringing together managers and their families during its annual Family Fun Days events, on August 10, Border Foods hosted its Michigan Upper Peninsula locations and the Marinette, Wisconsin restaurant, at Van Cleve Park in Gladstone, MI. For this event, about 65 people congregated on the shores of beautiful Lake Michigan, where the company rented a pavilion and catered in local food. The location…
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