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Growing the DDO family one restaurant, one brand at a time.

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GET TO KNOW DDO

Desert de Oro Foods (DDO) is a prominent restaurant operator and QSR franchisee with four hearty brands and 350-plus restaurants. Yet at our core, we’ve held on tightly to our small-town, family-oriented culture.

We’re one company serving up unlimited opportunities across multiple brands! Find out what’s in it for YOU.

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Four Restaurant Brands

DDO’s multi-brand scale means lots of job opportunities and growth for you!

Nine States

We’re popping up in neighborhoods all across the country!

Locations

Growth is in our DNA, but never at the expense of quality or our people.

Team Members

What can we say, people come here and stay!

of guests

Serving up crowd-pleasing food since 1982.

FIND YOUR GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

Desert de oro means “the golden desert” in Spanish. At DDO, we’re big on helping people reach their peak potential. Take a chance on a job, and a career is set in motion! Many of our leaders, including company founders Mark Peterson and Krystal Burge, started out in the restaurant. They’ve taken on extra shifts, stayed late, and run a restaurant or two.

We’d like to find the right fit for you!

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Greg started working the line at a local taco joint in Texas at age 15. He joined DDO in 2015 and has enjoyed career success with both the Taco Bell and KFC brands.

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“There’s real opportunity at DDO. We want people to start here, and stay here.“

– Greg Jackson,
KFC Regional Director