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

“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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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! […]

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 […]

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 […]

There was plenty going on in 2023 throughout our company. And we continue to make it a priority to keep you in the loop on Summerwood happenings via the company blog. Here’s a roundup of the year’s most-read stories: Three Cheers for Chandra It’s a story that starts with struggle and concludes with success. Meet […]

Meet Bryant, a dedicated Restaurant General Manager (RGM) and Training Manager who leads our King of Prussia, PA Taco Bell, though he travels to other restaurants for his training role. Bryant has spent his entire 22-year career with us and credits much along the way to his time with the company. He’s climbed many rungs […]