La Salsa Mexican Grill Names Odette Valles As Franchisee Of The Year

Business Wire:

La Salsa® Mexican Grill, the quick-casual Mexican chain today announced it has named Odette Valles as the La Salsa Franchisee of the Year for 2007. Mrs. Valles is the first La Salsa franchisee and signed on to open her first location in 1988. She currently owns and operates, with her partners, 4 La Salsa locations in the greater San Diego area and opened the newest location in November 2007 in Liberty Station. The honor of 2007 Franchisee of the Year is being given to Mrs. Valles based on her long term commitment to La Salsa and a continued promise to quality and sales.

‘Mrs. Valles was the first La Salsa franchisee and has spent 2 decades building and maintaining the La Salsa brand in her local market,’ said James Walker, Chief Development Officer for La Salsa. ‘We are honored to have Mrs. Valles as part of the La Salsa family as she exemplifies La Salsa’s brand and commitment to deliver high quality Mexican fare.’

Mrs. Valles and her partners opened their first La Salsa location in 1998 and have since opened three additional locations throughout San Diego. The most recent location is 2200 square feet with a very authentic Mexican look and feel.