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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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RGM Lisha Burke on Accountability
Lisha Burke always knew she wanted a career at Taco Bell. So much so, that she declared her dreams of becoming a Taco Bell employee in her high school senior paper. And where there’s a will, there’s a way. Growing up in a small coal mining town in Montana, she didn’t have access to a local Taco Bell. Between her junior and senior years in high school, however, Lisha decided…
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RGM Barb Bunney on Teamwork
When Barb Bunney was hired to work at Taco Bell six years ago, she was scared and nervous. “I was coming straight out of the bakery and deli space, and I didn’t know what to expect,” Barb says, reflecting on the transition. “But Border Foods had patience and my managers let me learn and ask questions. It was a smooth, easy transition.” Before her role as Restaurant General Manager in…
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RGM Martika Cox on Development
Meet Martika Cox, our Madison General Manager with big goals for 2022. Martika got her start with Taco Bell 10 years ago as an Assistant Manager for a restaurant in Rockford, IL. When Border Foods acquired the location in 2015, everything changed. “Before Border, we were just a number,” Martika says. “Today, I feel like we matter.” When Martika made the transition to Border Foods, she also began supporting other…
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RGM Nate Bowie on Excellence
Nate Bowie never would have guessed that he’d find his dream job at Taco Bell. But as fate would have it, he’s now worked his way into a position as the General Manager at our Lincoln Way location in Wyoming, and he’s not looking back. It all started about seven years ago when Nate was working at Walmart. One of his co-workers was Zack Schumaker’s mother (Zack is our rockstar…
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