Midland Mall Taco Bell ranks No. 1 -- chainwide

Employees of the Taco Bell in the Midland Mall hold their new Xbox One S with Taco Bell's No. 1 regional general manager of the year and Golden Bell recipient Jennifer Avery (back row, center). The Xbox Ones were a gift to each member of the team at the Midland Mall location as a thank you from Mariane Inc. (Photo provided by Darla Bowen, Mariane Inc.) less Employees of the Taco Bell in the Midland Mall hold their new Xbox One S with Taco Bell's No. 1 regional general manager of the year and Golden Bell recipient Jennifer Avery (back row, center). The Xbox Ones ... more Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Midland Mall Taco Bell ranks No. 1 -- chainwide 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

For several years now, the Taco Bell in the Midland Mall has been recognized as one of the top "low volume" store locations chainwide.

For 2018, the local Taco Bell was ranked No. 1 out of more than 7,000 stores in terms of cleanliness, customer service and other corporate requirements.

"Every single day we make sure that our food is safe, our customers are happy, our store is clean - that's our goal every single day is to make sure we're doing exactly what needs to be done to ensure that we run a safe and friendly restaurant for people to come in and eat at," said Jennifer Avery, store manager.

In 2017, the store ranked second and has hovered in the top three for the past several years, said Avery, who has worked at the Midland Mall location for 19 years.

In addition, Avery was recognized by the franchise group, Mariane Inc., for her achievement in Taco Bell's Golden Bell program and was awarded an all-expenses-paid trip to Hawaii.

She said she went last year for her achievements as well.

"We're extremely proud of Jennifer and her team," said Darla Bowen, marketing director for Mariane Inc.

Avery said she wouldn't be able to do what she does without her team of 10 employees, who all received Xbox consoles Thursday for their accomplishment.

"They're the ones that help me make it happen," Avery said about her team. "So, I always make sure that they get the recognition that they deserve because it's not just about me. It takes a whole team to do it."