Judy Camarena
Taquerias Arandas


Judy Camarena is the President of Houston based Taquerias Arandas Franchises, Inc. What began in 1981 with one taqueria and a dream of replicating the familiar way to meet and eat back home in Mexico has grown into a well known restaurant company consisting off 35 taquerias across Houston and Dallas, 4 bakeries that sell to retail and wholesale markets, two full service seafood restaurants, and a very active merchandising division with clients including WalMart and HEB. Judy literally grew up in the business. She started working in the bakeries on the weekends as child, bussed tables in the restaurants at 12, later advanced to helping in the corporate office and before long had her own list of direct reports , all before she completed high school. Judy’s progression to the company’s top leadership position was a natural and swift one. Since assuming her role as President, the company has earned numerous awards and distinctions including; two MBDA Minority Retail Firm of the Year awards, the Sabado Gigante “El Sueno Americano”, the Scarborough #1 sit-down restaurant among Houston Hispanics. Under Judy’s direction, Taquerias Arandas is positioning itself for major growth through franchising and expects to expand into other national markets over the next several years. When not working on building the Taquerias Arandas brand, Judy enjoys the Fine Arts.