El Pollo Loco (United States)

El Pollo Loco, Inc.
El Pollo Loco
Company typePublic
NasdaqLOCO
IndustryRestaurants
GenreFast Casual
Founded
  • Guasave, Sinaloa, México (1974; 50 years ago (1974))
  • Los Angeles, California, United States (December 8, 1980; 43 years ago (1980-12-08))
FounderJuan Francisco Ochoa
HeadquartersCosta Mesa, California
Area served
California, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Texas, Louisiana
Key people
Larry Roberts (CEO,interim),(CFO)
Miguel Lozano (COO)[1]
Jason Weintraub (CLO)
ProductsFire-grilled chicken and related Mexican food
RevenueIncrease US$455 million (FY 2021)[2]
Increase US$33.556 million (FY 2020)[2]
Increase US$24.474 million (FY 2020)[2]
Total assetsIncrease US$31.669 million (FY 2020)[2]
Total equityIncrease US$277.578 million (FY 2020)[2]
Number of employees
5,005 (2021)[citation needed]
Websitewww.elpolloloco.com

El Pollo Loco, Inc., is a restaurant chain based in the United States, specializing in Mexican-style grilled chicken. Restaurant service consists of: dine-in and take-out, with some locations offering drive-through options. The company is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, and operates about 500 (as of January 2019)[3] company-owned and franchised restaurants in the Southwestern United States.

  1. ^ Luna, Nancy (Mar 26, 2019). "El Pollo Loco names former Starbucks executive COO". Nation's Restaurant News. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "LOCO Financials". Nasdaq. January 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Franchising Overview". El Pollo Loco Inc. January 12, 2019.