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Meet Cheryl: A 27 Year Veteran Of Summerwood

Cheryl’s tenure as an Area Coach began over 27 years ago. In her first role at Summerwood, she was a part-time team member in a store located in a mall in her home state of New Jersey. It quickly became apparent to the management team that Cheryl was one to watch. Flexibility And Freedom: […]

Summerwood Employees Receive $240,000 in Taco Bell Live Más and KFC Foundation Scholarships

Congrats to our 2023 Live Más winners, an ambitious, inspiring crew! We’re celebrating another spectacular year in scholarship awards among our restaurants! Taco Bell Foundation has generously awarded 19 Summerwood team members with Live Más Scholarships this year, with a grand total of $235,000 in higher education support! We’d also like to give a special […]

Summerwood Celebrates 40-Year Anniversary of Beloved New Jersey RGM

Not everyone can boast about being with the same brand for 40 years, but Michelle, an RGM in New Jersey, can do just that. August 11, 2022 marked her 40-year anniversary with Taco Bell. “Forty years feels like a long but short time,” Michelle says. She says it’s gone by quick! What does 40 years […]

Summerwood Celebrates Opening of new Mount Joy, PA Taco Bell

Summerwood is shouting out the grand opening celebration of its new Mount Joy, PA location at 1580 Strickler Road. As the saying goes, teamwork makes the dream work, and this labor of love is no exception. RGM Mallory Campbell started the Mount Joy project with hiring and training some amazing Team Members. Lead Assistant Restaurant […]

Team Member Spotlight: Kayla

Meet Kayla, a Shift Lead at the Sicklerville, New Jersey, Taco Bell, who has worked for Summerwood for nearly four years. Kayla is a natural born leader, who had her eye on a job at Taco Bell from the time she was 15 years old. For Kayla, being a leader means, “… being able to […]

Team Member Spotlight: Donna

Meet Donna, a longtime Summerwood employee who has devoted over 30 years to the company! Joining the workforce in the ’80s, Donna landed her first job as a team member at the Aston, DE Burger King. Today, she continues to work tirelessly at the very same location, which has since been converted into a Taco […]

Team Member Spotlight: Francisco

Most 16-year-olds want a car for their birthday, but Francisco had his sights set on something even better: a job at Taco Bell. “On my 16th birthday, I sent in an application and I came to talk to the manager,” he shares. Francisco was interviewed the same day, and a week later, began his career […]

Team Member Spotlight: Rahfael

Meet Rahfael, a Breakfast Coach at the Sicklerville, New Jersey, Taco Bell. The start of Rahfael’s Summerwood journey sounds like the beginning of any good story (it was “a rainy day…”). Rahfael was looking for a job and decided he needed a new start. He joined Summerwood as a Team Member in October 2018 and, […]

Team Member Spotlight: Azelina

Meet Azelina, a Restaurant General Manager (RGM) for Summerwood, who says a great employee is passionate and caring, and knows how to work hard and play hard simultaneously. At 25, she certainly exemplifies all of these things. Azelina’s journey with Taco Bell began when she accepted her first job at 16. Today, she leads the […]

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 […]