Team Member Spotlight: Mallory
Meet Mallory, a 20-year-old rising star at Summerwood. She got her first job with Taco Bell in 9th grade and now runs her own restaurant in Elizabethtown, PA. Mallory never thought she’d be where she is. In fact, she believes Summerwood really had a hand in her career development, especially the discovery of her own […]
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Team Member Duo: Twins Nikkie & Kimmie
Meet Nikkie and Kimmie, gregarious twins who’ve devoted their careers to Summerwood. They’ve both been with the company for 27 years! Both have successfully climbed the career ladder at Summerwood. Kimmie, now a Restaurant General Manager, who just opened a new Taco Bell in Marlton, NJ, where Nikkie joins her as Shift Manager. Returning to […]
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Team Member Spotlight: Cierra
Meet Cierra, the Shift Manager at Summerwood’s Elizabethtown Taco Bell. Unlike most employees, she hadn’t really eaten at Taco Bell before taking a job with us! Three years later, she has no trouble naming her favorite menu item: the beef quesarito. Cierra joined the Elizabethtown location as a Food Champion when she was just 15; […]
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Team Member Duo: Steve & Teesha
Meet Steve and Teesha, newlyweds who caught one another’s eyes nine years ago in a Taco Bell lobby. It was love at first sight and they still seem to have the spark, as evidenced in their shared humor. Teesha claims Steve winked at her; he totally denies the accusation. Today, this dynamic duo agrees that […]
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Harrisburg location now open!
Join us in celebrating the re-opening of our new Harrisburg location! Team Harrisburg (formally Jonestown Rd.) opened its doors again on Dec. 26. Sales are building again as the community is excited to have us back! Thank you to: Denise, Joe, Rich, Pete and the construction team for keeping pace and making sure we stayed […]
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Summerwood Welcomes 55 New Restaurants
We’re excited to officially welcome 55 new restaurants to the Summerwood family. On Dec. 22, we acquired a number of locations across Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. This growth opportunity allows us to bring on roughly 1,300 new employees and expand from 3 regions to 7 regions– thank you to all of the leaders […]
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Team Member Spotlight: Attice
Meet Attice, the Restaurant General Manager (RGM) for Summerwood’s Mt. Laurel, NJ Taco Bell location. Her story with Summerwood starts with a chance encounter at the bus stop. Attice, 23 at the time, was heading to another job interview on the day that she ran into someone who worked for Taco Bell at the bus […]
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Team Member Spotlight: Gabby
Meet Gabby, a Restaurant General Manager at the Pennsville, New Jersey KFC. She immigrated to the U.S. in 2001 from Mexico and not too long after, joined one of Summerwood’s two-in-one KFC Taco Bell locations as a cashier. She still remembers the date clearly: May 6, 2006. Gabby continued working as a cashier for a […]
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Summerwood Teams Give Back on Thanksgiving
Giving back is an important part of being part of the Summerwood family. That’s why every year, Summerwood employees find time to give back to the communities they do business in during the week of Thanksgiving. Traditionally, supporting the local Rotary clubs was always led by a devoted man, Lou Jackson. After Lou’s passing, the […]
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New Restaurant Opening: Campbell Blvd., Baltimore
Join us in welcoming our brand new restaurant in Baltimore, MD to the Summerwood family! Restaurant leaders were excited to officially open doors on Nov. 2, 2021. Dual drive thru lanes will quickly move eager customers through the drive thru line, and an outdoor patio makes for an easy spot for breakfast, lunch or dinner! […]
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