In Her Own Words: Destiny Celebrates Nine Years!
Destiny is no stranger to Summerwood fame. She was previously featured on the blog highlighting the experience of working with her best friend at our at our Deptford, NJ Taco Bell. “Taco Bell has made me into the person I truly wanted to be.” -Destiny, General Manager And who can forget her Taco Bell–themed maternity […]
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Summerwood’s Best of the Best Winners Revealed!
Reward trips are just one way we show our people that we notice their hard work and dedication. We’re thrilled to share Summerwood’s Best of the Best winners for 2023! Congratulations to the following Summerwood restaurants and incredible RGMs: Top Nine RGMs Our top nine Restaurant General Managers (RGM) will receive a destination trip […]
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2023 President’s Award Winners
Summerwood’s President’s Award, could also be known as the “hero award” according to Summerwood President, Matthew D. Recipients of this prestigious honor have dramatically transformed operations for their restaurant locations. Congratulations to the 2023 winners! President’s Award Vincent C, Restaurant General Manager Courtney M, Restaurant General Manager
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COO Vision Award Winners
“This is the highest honor I can give out in my role as COO.” – Bret B, COO Summerwood’s Chief Operating Officer Vision Award is centered around how the winners serve other people. The recipients of this award develop and help others grow with a focus on serving leadership. We offer a huge congratulations to […]
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Summerwood Celebrates Memorial Awards Winners
Every year, Summerwood comes together to celebrate the incredible work done by our teams across the company. Restaurant leaders from every market recently gathered for Summerwood’s State of the Union. Congratulations to our Memorial Awards winners below! Jerri Toner Award “People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. BUT – People […]
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Congrats to our Restaurant Support Awards Winners
The Summerwood State of the Union event gives us the chance to recognize individual and team accomplishments, of which we are proud to admit, there are always many! Your position and title don’t make you a leader … it’s all about one life, inspiring and motivating another to become the very best version of themselves. […]
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Celebrating Signature Restaurant & Golden Bell Winners
At Summerwood, we pride ourselves on operating restaurants that consistently provide best-in-class service while having the people and culture in place to keep our guests happy from open to close. Congratulations to our recent Signature Restaurant and Golden Bell winners! Our 2023 Signature Restaurant winner is Restaurant General Manager Jesse B! To become a Signature […]
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Congrats to our RGM, Area Coach & Region Coach of the Year!
Summerwood works to provide its people with the best resources and support infrastructure in the restaurant business. That’s why we’re committed to maintaining training opportunities and recognition in order to encourage career longevity and success. We’re thrilled to be celebrating this year’s Restaurant General Manager (RGM), Area Coach (AC) and Region Coach of the Year! […]
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Jennifer Finds the Best Version of Herself
This is Jennifer, known around Summerwood as “the Philly girl” (even though she’s in south Jersey now). She’s grown up with our company — landing her first job as a teenager in one of our restaurants in the late ’90s. Now, Jennifer is an inspiring Area Coach (AC) who oversees seven Taco Bells! Sharing candidly […]
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‘Tis the Season for Celebrations at Summerwood
Tacos are just the beginning at Summerwood! Our hard–working team members recently took some time to honor the spirit of the season with celebrations at the restaurant level and beyond. Among many parties across the company, Summerwood General Managers and Above Restaurant Leaders from our Philadelphia market gathered to celebrate a season of big wins […]
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