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Pollo Tropical

Operations

Domino’s XXX option and 4 other head-spinning developments

 By Peter Romeo on Mar. 01, 2018

Even the pizza chain was startled by the new way that's been blazed to order a pie. And that's only one of the extreme moves that turned heads this week.

Pork Growing In Popularity

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 14, 2011

Restaurants are expanding their protein selection on menus by offering more pork dishes, according to foodservice consultants Technomic. With a 7 percent...

Taft announces exit from Fiesta, triggering a strategic review

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 26, 2016

The parent of Taco Cabana and Pollo Tropical said it will review its strategic direction, including a pending split of the brands.

Consumer Trends

6 chains winning with Hispanic families

By Jill Failla on Apr. 03, 2017

Hispanic customers who recently dined out with children younger than 18 years old rated their favorite restaurant chains in a Technomic survey. These are the brands currently winning Hispanic family-dining occasions.

Operations

5 hurting chains that might need an ambulance

By Peter Romeo on May 15, 2017

An ebbing tide lowers all boats, as most restaurant operations can attest at the moment. Then there are the situations more akin to a shipwreck. Here are some high-profile chains that are still struggling mightily to right themselves.

Top 500 Chains

Pollo Tropical

Jun. 12, 2017

The chicken chain known for its tropical flavors closed a number of units over the last year

Leadership

Fiesta Restaurant Group appoints new presidents

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 16, 2017

Newcomer, Charles “Chuck” Locke is now president of Taco Cabana and Fiesta Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Danny Meisenheimer has assumed the aditional role of Pollo Tropical president.

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