About Us
OUR VALUES RUN DEEP WITH OUR MISSION BEING
Team Development
Creating a Culture of Recognition
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Founders, Lou Dortch, Sr. and Lou Dortch, Jr., have worked in the restaurant business since 1987 and founded Great Lakes Taco in 2017. Great Lakes Taco started as a 21 store acquisition and has grown to 27 locations in southeast Michigan with plans to grow aggressively.
Great Lakes Taco has a culture of recognition where our executive leadership works to develop our team to fuel our growth and their individual growth.
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OUR STORY
1938
Troy Dortch opened his first dry cleaning plant and drop off store in downtown Flint, Michigan and named it Troy Cleaners.
1956
Troy's son, Lou Dortch, Sr. joined the business.
1957-1979
Lou Dortch, Sr. grows Troy Cleaners to numerous locations in and around Flint, Michigan.
1980
Lou Dortch, Sr. purchased the business from his father.
1985
Lou Dortch, Jr. joins the business. The father and son team grow Troy Cleaners to one of the largest dry cleaning operations in the state with 16 locations and hundreds of employees.
1987
Lou Dortch, Sr. and Jr. enter the restaurant business, purchasing their first Subway franchise and open a location on Dort Highway in Flint, Michigan.
1988-2016
The father and son team grow the Subway business to 70 locations and become the largest franchisee in the state of Michigan. The company is now referred to as Dortch Enterprises.
2017
Dortch Enterprises sells 33 Subway restaurants and enters the Taco Bell system. Lou Dortch, Jr. purchases 21 locations from the Taco Bell Company.
2018-2020
Dortch opens an additional four Taco Bell locations.
2020-2021
Dortch opens an additional two Taco Bell locations.