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Border’s Gay Demaree Joins TCB Mag’s Panel on Post-Covid Consumer Trends in Restaurant Industry
Restaurants today are continuously adapting to the needs and preferences of consumers, especially post-pandemic. With modern innovations–like the contactless experience–being impacted by the pandemic, what changes are here to stay and what traditional practices are consumers wanting back? Border Foods’ Gay Demaree, Director of Operations Excellence, joined a Twin Cities Business panel discussion on advancements happening in the consumer world. Watch the full panel discussion here. Here are some…
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Introducing the 2021 Border Foods Scholarship Recipients
At Border Foods, we’re committed to making lives better. To us, that means helping you achieve your dreams (whether it’s a career with us or pursuing a passion elsewhere). So with that, congratulations to the 2021 Border Foods Scholarship recipients! This year, we gave away more than $20,000 to team members across the company as a way to show our support for their passions. We wanted to make each scholarship…
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Team member Spotlight: Juli Froehlig
Juli joined Border Foods seven years ago after responding to a Craigslist ad. She had been working at Culver’s for 12 years, but saw no room for advancement or promotion. With a bachelor’s degree and previous industry experience, she knew she needed to make a change to advance her career. Of the transition from Culver’s to Taco Bell, Juli says, “It was a whirlwind, to be honest.” She now feels a…
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Happy 20th Anniversary, Holly Kooi!
Tenure means everything to us. At Border Foods, we rest on our long-time employees to help pass down our family culture, train new team members, and continually cast a leadership shadow in their everyday work. So with that, join us in congratulating Holly, our North Muskegon shift manager, on 20 years with the brand! We caught up with Holly to learn more about her journey with Taco Bell: What location…
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Meet the 2021 Live Más Scholarship Winners!
One of our favorite days of the year at Border is the one where we travel to different restaurants and surprise team members with thousands of dollars in scholarship money from the Taco Bell foundation. It’s a big day of celebrating our team members and their futures. We want our team members to strive for success, both within and outside of our company. That’s why the Live Más Scholarship means so…
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Team Member Spotlight: Sha Hopson
Sha Hopson began working for Border Foods May 15th, 1996. That means we celebrated her 25th year with us on Saturday. Congratulations Sha! And thank you for your hard work and dedication to our company. What location do you work at? and what is your current position? I have worked at the Suburban Ave, St Paul, MN location for 25 years. Currently I’m the RGM of this location. What’s…
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Team Accomplishes 100 Perfect Weeks!
A “perfect week” on the job at Taco Bell is not an easy feat. Will White and his team in Lowell, MI restaurant #33007 accomplished it 100 times in a row (and they aren’t stopping). That’s definitely a cause for celebration! In order to achieve a perfect week, all standard operating targets set out for the year must be met. These metrics include: Labor Hours, ICOS %, Overall Speed, After…
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Border Foods Raises $400,000 for No Kid Hungry
From 3/18-3/31, Border Foods locations were busy asking guests if they wanted to contribute to a campaign to end hunger. For two weeks, guests chose to add one more dollar (or more) to any transaction at any Border Foods Taco Bell. The change went directly to No Kid Hungry–the only national campaign committed to ending childhood hunger in the U.S. And the results were outstanding. Thanks to the generosity of the communities we…
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Congrats to the 2021 BOTB Trip Winners!
2020 was an unusual year for all of us, to say the least. But at Border Foods we are fortunate to have so many leaders and team members step up and show outstanding performance. We want to reward these sixty-six “Best of the Best” team members by taking them, and a guest of their choice, on an all expense paid vacation to Riviera Cancun Mexico. October 6th can’t come soon…
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Congrats to these 2021 Rally Winners!
Building a strong team starts with each individual and so we like to acknowledge the team members who go the extra mile. We are proud to have a multitude of great teams and leaders worthy of awards. Our 2021 Rally recognized restaurants and individuals with outstanding service and hospitality for our guests, financial gains and improvements from 2020. Below are a few of the highlights of the year: 2020 Awards…
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