Border Foods, Inc.

Border Foods, Inc. is a restaurant franchisee based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company operates more than 180 fast-food restaurants across the upper Midwest, concentrated in the Twin Cities area, including Taco Bell and Pizza Hut units along with a smaller number of KFC and Long John Silver's locations and some multi-branded outlets. It also runs a handful of Au Bon Pain cafes and Sonic locations. The business was formed by brothers Lee and Jeff Engler, who began operating Taco Bell franchises in the mid-1980s. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the company employs approximately 3,250 people under private ownership.