At HeyTaco, we're obsessed with inspiring more appreciation in the workplace. So when we discovered that teams were creating their own taco trophies, we had to share!
These trophies are a fun and creative way to regularly highlight standout team members. The best part? Whatever taco trophy you create becomes a unique symbol of your team's culture.
Here are a few ideas to spark your creativity (and maybe your appetite too). Enjoy! 🌮🏆
El Taco Supreme—the tallest trophy from AGAIN Interactive
AGAIN Interactive commissioned their own custom HeyTaco! trophy. They call it El Taco Supreme, and they give it to the top receiver each month. You can watch the unboxing here and see their glorious June winner here. As you can see, becoming El Taco Supreme for a month is a pretty big deal. To our knowledge, this is the tallest taco trophy in existence.
A Massive Taco—weekly delight from Quilt
Quilt recently got their taco trophy, and it’s the largest taco on a trophy we’ve seen to date. They pass the trophy around weekly to the top taco recipient, and it symbolizes someone who exemplifies their core values. Their intimidating Head of Security, Darwin (bottom left of about page), keeps a watchful eye on this valuable taco.
Taco Plushy—comfy and cute from Upside
Each month, the top recipient of tacos gets the taco plushy pillow at Upside. Be careful, though; Upside also has taco bandits who may try to take your trophy on a road trip for some trophy selfies. One month the bandits took it to New York, Texas, and Taco Bell. The bandits remain anonymous and distribute the pictures via a bot on Slack.
The Golden Taco—a well-traveled taco from IdeaScale
Hans Dries handmade this trophy at IdeaScale, and it's awarded to the top receiver each month. If you win for the month, the previous winner will mail you the Golden Taco. One year after its creation, it has traveled to team members around the world. This is the earliest known HeyTaco! trophy in existence, a true trendsetter.
Taco Rosettes—a trophy you can wear from Modern Tribe
Last spring, Modern Tribe handed out homemade trophies you can wear around town, the office, or home if you’d like. They were given to their top Taco Patron (giver) and Taco Collectors (receivers) at their annual company trip. We love these rosettes because they show how to make a unique trophy with supplies you can get from any arts and crafts store. It’s also nice that the top giver of tacos received an award, too; that feels really nice.
Do you have a taco trophy?
If you have your own trophy, be sure to share it with us by emailing support@heytaco.com. We’d love to see it, and it could inspire others to create their own taco trophy.
Look at all the other amazing taco trophies people just like you have sent in!!
This taco trophy is from Hipster Hunt. It’s awarded to one scrum team each sprint. The winning team signs it, too.
At HostRocket they have a giant chalkboard where the top taco recipient gets to write their name when they dethrone the last “Lord of the Tacos”.
NYU Wagner’s taco trophy is a recent addition and is given to the weekly taco leader. Bonus points for the sparkles!
Tide Spin snagged two adorable stuffed tacos for their trophies. They’ve named them Juan and Flaco. Each month, the top receiver and giver of tacos gets a new taco friend until another taco champion is crowned!
Team AIDI is a non-profit that promotes, spreads, and empowers industrial design in different areas. They made these adorable hand-sewn taco awards for their top taco recipients and gave them out at their recent Christmas party. They also made a giant taco piñata, a.k.a. Piña-Taco, filled with prizes for the whole team.
Team Ellevation helps English language learners thrive in school and beyond. They made this 3D-printed taco cat trophy to pass around to each taco champion!
