Tag: Featured
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Taste of 2025: Bite-Size Briefs
We always like to close out the year with a blog highlight reel. Our plates were full in 2025 with healthy growth (more locations, more jobs) and lots of reasons to celebrate. Our blog played host to many newsy updates and people stories along the way. Here are the most-viewed articles of 2025 in order
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Bianca Sandoval on Simply Seeing What Happens
Bianca Sandoval’s stellar career with Desert de Oro Foods (DDO) began when she simply noticed a Taco Bell in her neighborhood. She didn’t know anything about DDO at the time, but decided to apply for a Restaurant General Manager (RGM) position and thought, let’s see what happens. Well, a career happened! Bianca officially joined the
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Chelsea Schwartz is a Dual Brand Champion
Chelsea Schwartz joined Desert de Oro Foods (DDO) at the height of the pandemic in July 2020. She was hired as an Assistant General Manager (AGM) boasting previous management experience from time with Burger King and McDonald’s. She quickly moved up here! Today, Chelsea is Regional Training Leader (RTO) of Region 6 in San Antonio,
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Magda Balbastro: Valued & Lovin’ Her Job
Magda Balbastro thought she was fine with her employment situation when she agreed to interview with Desert de Oro Foods (DDO) nine years ago. At the time, she’d already secured a manager position with another quick service restaurant (QSR) company. But, a peer insisted she take the interview. “I honestly wasn’t looking for a job,”
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Pizza Hut Championships a Hit in Phoenix!
Pizza Hut in Phoenix, AZ hosted the state’s Pizza Hut Championships! Our contestants showed off their pizza-making prowess in a thrilling contest of speed, skill and pizza knowledge. We want to give a big shoutout to our three fantastic finalists who represented Arizona’s 88 Pizza Hut restaurants. They gave it their all! Special congratulations to
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Desert de Oro Kicks Off Summer with Community Involvement!
Summer is here, and with that comes a mix of events held throughout the country. Desert de Oro Foods (DDO) is doing its part to be involved with its local communities, participating in numerous events to kick off the summer season. From Herriman, UT, to Winslow, AZ, and beyond, we’re here to show support to
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Welcome Marlinda Cole, VP of Human Resources
We’d love to extend a warm welcome to Marlinda Cole – here’s a nice letter she wrote to her new DDO Family: “As the new Vice President of Human Resources, I am thrilled to extend a warm welcome to every one of you. Joining this esteemed organization in the HR department fills me with immense