Desert de Oro Foods

10/06/2026

Welcome to the DDO family, Taco Bell 42347!

Our newest restaurant in Peoria, AZ is officially open, and the excitement from both the team and the community has been incredible. Huge congratulations to MTM Anthony Damato and the entire opening team for their hard work and dedication in bringing this restaurant to life.

Thank you as well to our Development, IT and Maintenance teams, along with everyone who helped make this opening a success. Here’s to an amazing start and many more milestones ahead!

05/06/2026

The ovens are hot and the doors are officially open at our Pizza Hut restaurant in Nogales, AZ 🍕🎉

We celebrated the grand reopening with a family-friendly event worthy of this vibrant community.

Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate this exciting new chapter!

03/06/2026

Big congratulations to Kamila Merchand on being named a Taco Bell Foundation Live Más Scholarship recipient!

Kamila, who works at our Phoenix Taco Bell Cantina, is currently in her first year of the nursing program at Arizona State University. We’re incredibly proud to support team members like Kamila as they pursue their passions and continue their education.

When Kamila Merchand applied for Taco Bell Foundation’s Live Más Scholarship just before the deadline, she’d convinced herself that the funds were probably already spoken for. For her, the idea of winning felt so out of reach. But her manager at the time encouraged her to apply and then, someth...

01/06/2026

Fresh look. Enhanced experience. Same great teams 🌮

Two recently remodeled Taco Bell locations in San Antonio, TX are already making an impact with upgraded technology, refreshed spaces and energized teams ready to serve their communities.

Read more about the remodels now:

At Desert de Oro Foods (DDO), investing in restaurants means investing in both team members and guests. Two recently remodeled Taco Bell locations in San Antonio, TX are already making a strong impression with upgraded technology, refreshed spaces and energized teams ready to serve their communities...

30/05/2026

Every great love story needs a meet-cute.

For Ryan Silva and Emily Grubaugh, theirs started on DDO’s Estrellas de Oro reward trip in Mexico last year while celebrating alongside fellow top performers from across the organization.

Ryan, a KFC Restaurant General Manager, and Emily, a Taco Bell Restaurant General Manager, are now living together and continuing to thrive in their respective roles. Talk about giving a whole new meaning to rewarding work!

At DDO, we’re proud to celebrate the hardworking people who make our restaurants successful every day — and the meaningful connections built along the way.

Cheers to Ryan and Emily!

28/05/2026

Celebrating the people who make it all happen ⭐️

Our Estrellas de Oro welcome party in Mexico was all about recognizing the hard work and accomplishments of our incredible teams. Because at DDO, success deserves to be celebrated and memories like these last a lifetime!

26/05/2026

DDO leaders recently attended the 2026 Bar & Restaurant Expo in Las Vegas for a week focused on professional development, industry trends and hands-on hospitality learning.

Hear from Yashica Oliver, Restaurant General Manager and Executive Chef of Mattina’s Ristorante, as she shares her experience attending the expo for the third time and how opportunities like this support growth across our teams.

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Professional development is more than learning new skills. It’s about finding inspiration, exploring what’s next in the industry and bringing fresh ideas back to the team. That’s exactly what happened when Desert de Oro Foods (DDO) leaders attended the 2026 Bar & Restaurant Expo in Las Vegas, ...

22/05/2026

“Focus on your people, because they’re going to be the ones to support you.”

We couldn’t have said it better ourselves! Hear from one of our Estrellas de Oro reward trip attendees, Lasondra, as she recounts what’s most important here at DDO: teamwork!

More: https://ddofoods.com/finding-more-than-a-job-lasondra-oteros-journey/

20/05/2026

Take us back! The energy was unmatched from the moment our Estrellas de Oro winners walked through the doors. 🏅🔥

Day 1 of the trip officially kicked off with high fives, big smiles and well-earned recognition as our top performers received their medals and got ready for an unforgettable week together.

This is what celebrating excellence looks like at DDO. ⭐️

18/05/2026

Our very own Pizza Hut General Manager (GM) Kurt Radke was an attendee at our recent Estrellas de Oro rewards trip 🌴 We sat down with Kurt to learn more about his career and experience at DDO. In just one sentence, Kurt captures our people-first culture perfectly: “The opportunities are almost endless.”