El Pollo Loco
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| Type | Privately held company |
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| Industry | Fast food |
| Founded | Guasave, Sinaloa, 1975 |
| Headquarters | Costa Mesa, California |
| Key people |
Juan Francisco Ochoa, , CEO |
| Products | Flame-grilled chicken and related Mexican food |
| Owner(s) | Trimaran Capital Partners |
| Website | www.elpolloloco.com |
El Pollo Loco is a fast-food restaurant chain specializing in Mexican grilled chicken headquartered in Costa Mesa, California[1]. "El Pollo Loco" is Spanish for "The Crazy Chicken".
Their main dish is pollo asado, a grilled marinated chicken. Over time the chain has expanded into burritos and salads, and serve items that compete with Taco Bell, Del Taco and other Mexican style restaurants.
Juan Francisco Ochoa started the restaurant in Guasave, Mexico, in 1975. By 1979, the chain had expanded over northern Mexico. In 1980, the first U.S. restaurant opened in Los Angeles, California. In 1983, the American restaurants in the chain were acquired by Denny's, with an agreement where the Ochoa family could operate the restaurants in Mexico. American Securities Capital Partners acquired the restaurant in 1999, and sold it to current owner Trimaran Capital Partners in 2005.
In the United States, the El Pollo Loco chain primarily operates in the Southwest and California, with an expanding scattering of locations elsewhere.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- El Pollo Loco website
- El Pollo Loco Mexico (Spanish)
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