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: […]
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Food Safety is Paramount to Us
September happens to be National Food Safety Education Month, but at Summerwood, every day of every month is about food safety! It’s impossible to serve our guests high-quality, craveable food (we can be proud of) without a pristine canvas. It’s impossible to serve high-quality food without a pristine canvas. That’s why we like to give […]
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Feeling At Home In Hometown
There’s nothing quite like the excitement of opening a new Taco Bell restaurant – especially in a location as warm and lovely as Hometown, Pennsylvania. Our new store opened at the southern entrance to Walmart, just off Route 309 near the intersection of Tide Road. As always, opening this new Summerwood location was very much […]
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EJ Excels — And So Does Everybody Around Him
EJ serves as Restaurant General Manager (RGM) for our Glenolden location. He’s only been with us for four years, but he’s already sure he doesn’t want to work for anybody else! Summerwood is the employer he’s worked for the longest to date. “Summerwood is very important to me,” he says. “I come from a background […]
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Meet the Friendly Faces Behind Falls Church
We recently spent time with our Falls Church, VA team where we celebrated the promotions of Guarav and Christina to Project Coach and RGM, respectively. What we learned are all the reasons these special people stick around — and that’s good, because they’re the glue that keeps this place together! Here are some highlights about […]
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Vince on Culture & People Development
Culture is a combo of deluxe proportions at Summerwood. It’s a blending of people, opportunity, chosen family and heart, with a drizzle of excellence on every item. “ … the customer experience will never exceed the team member experience.” – Vince, RGM Meet Vince, RGM of our Gibbstown Taco Bell in New Jersey. He’s been […]
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Family Feel Everywhere at Summerwood
Family Feel Everywhere at Summerwood “I waited all my life to be able to tell her what to do!” -Teesha on being her own mom’s boss. A strong bond exists within many of our teams at Summerwood. In fact, in some restaurants, we have biological family members working side by side like Alisha and daughter […]
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Restaurant Veteran Joins Summerwood in the Midst of Pandemic
Adam has worked in the restaurant industry for 24 years. He joined Summerwood after five years as an Area Director for a Greek quick service restaurant (QSR) chain down South. He says he held several “above store” leadership roles before moving to Pennsylvania in 2020 to get married. Today, he’s one of our great Area […]
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Second Chances at Summerwood = $17, 500!
At Summerwood, we believe in second chances. That’s why we created the Second Chance Scholarship as a way to financially support ambitious team members who’ve taken a shot at landing one of Taco Bell’s Live Más Scholarships, but haven’t won quite yet. We believe it takes courage just to apply! Summerwood’s Second Chance Scholarships Employees […]
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Brian: Living Proof of Growth, Opportunity at Summerwood
This is Brian, a wonderful Area Coach for Summerwood. His is a story of “bouncing around, helping the company out” and climbing the career ladder steadily with Taco Bell for over two decades. He was humbled to be interviewed for the Summerwood blog. “It’s been a great ride so far and I’m enjoying it.” – […]
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