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Summerwood’s Summer of Connection Experience

Summerwood is proud to have had three of our Taco Bell team members represent us at Taco Bell’s “Summer of Connection” Conference for Live Más scholars — an all-expenses paid trip to San Diego, CA for networking and personal growth. The 2024 “Summer of Connection” Conference (SOC24) was hosted in July. Participants enjoyed four days […]

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Work + School: Make Time for Both!

Congratulations Class of 2024! We’re so proud of the many graduates we have working in our restaurants! To those of you pursuing secondary education or who’ve recently secured that desired degree, you’re an inspiration! Summerwood supports working students with flexibility, tuition reimbursement and access to scholarships, tuition-free education and more! At Summerwood, we believe in […]

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Night Shift Tenure Recognition

Recognition is important at Summerwood, which is why a few members of our team recently participated in a night shift recognition tour, of sorts. Area Coaches Haley W. and Brett S., and Region Coach Bryon T. recently conducted a “night shop” in Pennsylvania, where they visited five Taco Bell locations and placed orders as patrons […]

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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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