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El Pollo Loco

Operations

El Pollo Loco expects double-digit wage inflation

 By Lisa Jennings on Mar. 08, 2024

The California fast-food wage coming next month will force the chain to increase prices, but also look for ways to cut costs across operations.

Leadership

El Pollo Loco hires Yum Brands vet Liz Williams as CEO

 By Heather Lalley on Feb. 13, 2024

Williams, previously president of Taco Bell International, will assume her new role at the fast-casual grilled chicken chain on March 11.

Operations

El Pollo Loco president and CEO Larry Roberts steps down

By Lisa Jennings on Nov. 02, 2023

He will stay on as consultant through Dec. 28 as the company searches for a replacement. COO Maria Hollandsworth will take leadership in the interim.

Financing

As Sardar Biglari buys up stock, El Pollo Loco swallows a poison pill

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 09, 2023

The chicken chain adopted a shareholder rights plan, citing Biglari Capital’s continued acquisition of the company’s shares.

Food

After a pandemic break, restaurants added a lot of new menu items this summer

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 03, 2023

Customers returned to dining out and operators greeted them with a record number of limited-time offers. The result was a summer of love on restaurant menus.

Financing

Sardar Biglari takes a big stake in El Pollo Loco

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 01, 2023

The investor, whose Biglari Holdings owns Steak n Shake, has acquired 9.1% of the shares of the chicken chain in his latest “passive” investment.

Financing

Q1 proves a mixed experience for restaurant chains and suppliers

By Peter Romeo on May 05, 2023

Earnings roundup: Inflation eased, but so did traffic—at least for some. Weather, meanwhile, was a wallop for at least one, a non-issue for the rest.

Marketing

El Pollo Loco's revamped loyalty program gives members more to aim for

By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 04, 2023

The new Loco Rewards has a tiered structure and more variety. It's part of a digital overhaul that also includes an upgraded mobile app.

Financing

El Pollo Loco's private equity investor finally heads for the exits, after 18 years

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 03, 2023

Trimaran Capital Partners, which first invested in the chicken chain in 2005 and took it public in 2014, is liquidating its holdings in the chain.

Leadership

Remembering Jerry Richardson, the football star who built Hardee's

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 14, 2023

Restaurant Rewind: The man knew biscuits and burgers as well as he knew the route to the Super Bowl.

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