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Dana Defied The Odds And Found A Home In Taco Bell

Spring 2023 will go down in the family history books for Dana Freeman and her three children: Micheal, 13, My’Yonna, 11, and My’Kayla, 8. On June 1, Dana closed on her first home. What’s more, she’s the first homeowner in her entire family, grandmother and grandfather included.  “It feels amazing,” Dana says, smiling through “happy” tears. “This is generational wealth for me and my children. I’m building equity for them.…

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Barb Bunney is One of Border’s Best

This is Barb Bunney, RGM at our East North Street Taco Bell in Rapid City, SD. She’s in her seventh year of service with us and says she’s does a little bit of everything: a little service; a little food; a little office management, training and teaching. “I have had the opportunity to be at all [of] the stores in Rapid City, managing or setting them up from when they’re…

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Linh Huu Shelton celebrates 37 years with Taco Bell

At Border Foods, we’re lucky enough to have many incredible, tenured employees. After celebrating accomplishments at the Border Foods rally this winter, and after reviewing the list of folks who have been with us for decades, we think it’s only fitting that we highlight a few special anniversaries. Join us in a fun new series where we’ll touch base with employees who truly feel more like family. Next up, Linh…

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Gay Demaree Celebrates 31 years with Border Foods

At Border Foods, we’re lucky enough to have many incredible, tenured employees. After celebrating accomplishments at the Border Foods rally this winter, and after reviewing the list of folks who have been with us for decades, we think it’s only fitting that we highlight a few special anniversaries. Join us in a fun new series where we’ll touch base with employees who truly feel more like family. Next up, Gay…

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Juli Sargent celebrates 41 years with Border Foods

At Border Foods, we’re lucky enough to have many incredible, tenured employees. After celebrating accomplishments at the Border Foods rally this winter, and after reviewing the list of folks who have been with us for decades, we think it’s only fitting that we highlight a few special anniversaries. Join us in a fun new series where we’ll touch base with employees who truly feel more like family. First up, Juli…

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COO Jeff Williams Prepares for Retirement, Leaving Behind a Family Legacy

There are a lot of emotions wrapped up in the forthcoming retirement of company great Jeff Williams, Chief Operations Officer (COO), who has devoted the better part of his career to Border Foods. Jeff joined the company in 1996 soon after his wife, the late Carol Williams, accepted a position. Actually, she’s the one that set up his interview with co-Founder Lee Engler (Jeff and Carol were already married). And…

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Border Foods Team Members on Core Values

This spring, we caught up with several of our busiest Restaurant General Managers (RGMs) throughout the U.S.: Ziggy Arrington, Shawn Belknap, Nate Bowie, Barb Bunney, Lisha Burke and Martika Cox and Gayle Grigsby. Looking to start your career? Apply today! Ziggy Arrington says coming to work is really more like coming home at Border Foods where he loves the family atmosphere, and seeing team members grow and change. “I enjoy what…

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RGM Gayle Grigsby on Empowerment

If there’s anyone who knows the ins and outs of quick service restaurants (QSR), it’s Gayle Grigsby. An on–again, off–again employee since 1997, Gayle says there’s no other brand in the world like Taco Bell.  “From when I was young, I knew I wanted to be in the restaurant industry,” Gayle says. “My dad always said, ‘Things change in the world, but one thing remains: People have to eat.’” With…

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RGM Shawn Belknap on Integrity

We caught up with Shawn Belknap, a Restaurant General Manager in our Wisconsin market, and asked a simple question: “Why do you think your team members like coming to work each day?” His answer was simple, too, “Because I’m myself,” he says. “The person I am in my restaurant is the person I am at home.” It’s that kind of integrity that keeps Shawn’s restaurant team cohesive and high-performing. “We…

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RGM Ziggy Arrington on Family

“People ask me, ‘Why are you always smiling?’” says Restaurant General Manager Ziggy Arrington. “Because I enjoy what I do. It’s that simple.” Ziggy knows Taco Bell like the back of his hand. He’s been with the brand for 30 years and joined Border Foods when we acquired the South Dakota market in 2015. “When Border Foods took over our market, I didn’t know what to expect,” Ziggy says. “But…

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