Please join us in celebrating Jonathan Wheeler, who was recently promoted to Area Coach (AC) for Area 39! Jonathan has been with Desert De Oro for four months, but he brings 14 years of Taco Bell experience to the job. He previously worked as a Restaurant General Manager (RGM) before stepping in the AC position....Read More

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,...Read More

Bianca Sandoval-Nagy is an Area Coach (AC) for Area 41 at Desert De Oro (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 AC,...Read More

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...Read More

Desert de Oro Foods (DDO) is celebrating the career of our first ever recipient of the Wallie Jaso Growing People Award: Laura Quintero! Laura joined us in March 2015 as a Shift Lead, and has been part of the DDO fold for over nine years. In those nine years, Laura has held a variety of...Read More

Matt Pires is the Taco Bell Area Coach of Area 94 for Desert De Oro Foods (DDO) known for his ambition and passion for the business. We recently sat down with Matt to learn the “why” behind that drive. Today, Matt can be described as a true gem, but this hardworking self-starter had a rocky...Read More

Our Pizza Hut team recently hosted its first Pizza Hut Day at the Boys & Girls Club Harry & Sandy Rosenzweig Branch in Phoenix, creating a fun-filled afternoon for nearly 100 club members. This marks the beginning of an exciting initiative, with plans to bring Pizza Hut Days to other Boys & Girls Club locations...Read More

Frank Oliver joined Taco Bell with the intention to make some extra money on the weekends, and recently, he was treated to an all-expenses paid reward trip in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico! Frank’s story began nine years ago, when he started as a team member at Taco Bell. He quickly moved up the ranks to...Read More

First off – we want to give a huge shoutout to Greg Coker Area Coach and Marisol Araujo (RGM, Taco Bell Store #2887) for providing 100 delicious bean & cheese burritos and 100 tacos at Alice Cooper’s The Rock Teen Center event. It wasn’t just any event, though – it was a full-on party! We...Read More

Sheila Roberts is an Area Coach (AC) for Desert de Oro who came to us from the health care industry six years ago. She’d just finished working a night shift, she recalls, when she saw a banner outside her local Taco Bell advertising that the restaurant was under new ownership. She’d thought, oh, maybe someone...Read More