Author: Desert de Oro Foods
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A Warm Welcome for Ymunie Webster
While Ymunie Webster is no stranger to Taco Bell, she’s still getting to know Desert de Oro Foods (DDO). The Food and Service Champion recently joined our Phoenix, AZ Taco Bell team — but was previously employed at a different Taco Bell in Dallas, TX. We sat down with Ymunie to learn more about her…
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Fork in the Road Leaders Attend Bar & Restaurant Expo in Las Vegas!
The 2025 Bar & Restaurant Expo, held from March 24–26 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, brought together over 13,000 hospitality professionals for its 39th annual gathering. This premier event showcased the latest in food and beverage trends, technology, and operational strategies, providing attendees with valuable insights and networking opportunities. Leaders from our Fork in…
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Murphy’s Celebrates 40th Anniversary in Style
Murphy’s in Prescott, AZ took a trip back to 1985 to celebrate 40 years of serving the local community! Among the highlights were crafted menus with offerings and prices from 1985, a 50/50 raffle, an employee and customer costume contest, and live music. Enjoy photos from the celebration and relive the last 40 years of…
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DDO’s Top Performers are Headed to Cabo!
This past year was full of records being set, goals being met and surpassed, and so much more. Our teams put in countless hours to contribute to the success of our company. As a reward, the top performers will be going on an all-expenses paid trip to Cabo this summer to celebrate! It’s our goal…
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DDO Development: Nine States & Growing!
In reviewing 2024 highlights and looking forward into this new year, there’s no better place to start than with Desert de Oro Foods’ (DDO) Chad Burge, President of Development and Operations. Chad is responsible for facilitating development and growth while simultaneously furthering the operations talent that goes with it. Today, DDO operates restaurants in nine…
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DDO & Pizza Hut Support Phoenix Children’s Hospital!
Phoenix Children’s Hospital is the premier hospital in Arizona for pediatric and emergency care for kids that live in the Phoenix metro area and beyond. Since 2015, DDO and Pizza Hut have supported Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Ignite Hope by hosting a fundraiser to help raise money to support their causes. This year, we raised…
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Taco Bell Relives the Decades in Phoenix, AZ!
Taco Bell Store #31 had a unique opportunity, as the oldest standing Taco Bell left in the system, to host an early access event for the Decades launch. The first 100 guests were able to snag some cool memorabilia from one of the decades since Taco Bell was founded in 1962. Some guests were so…
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Fork in the Road Restaurants are Giving Cancer the Boot!
Our Fork in the Road restaurants in Prescott, AZ and Kingman, AZ recently hosted their 11th Annual BOOT OUT CANCER Fundraiser! During the month of October, these seven restaurants teamed up to raise money for the care and facilities provided by their local breast cancer centers. They sold pink boots, shirts and more. This year,…
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Meet Bianca Sandoval-Nagy: An Area Coach on the Move!
Bianca Sandoval-Nagy is an Area Coach (AC) for Area 41 at Desert de Oro Foods (DDO) and oversees three Taco Bell locations in San Antonio, TX. She’s stayed busy during the four years she’s been with us! Bianca started as a Restaurant General Manager (RGM) before being promoted to Restaurant Training Coach (RTC). As an…
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Bryce Carroll Promoted to Regional Training Coach!
Congratulations are in order for Bryce Carroll, who was recently promoted to Regional Training Coach (RTC) of Region 5! We caught up with Bryce to learn more about his DDO journey. DDO: Which side of the business do you currently work for? Bryce: The Taco Bell side of the business. DDO: How many years have…