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Pollo Tropical

Leadership

Souplantation, Sweet Tomatoes get new CEO

 By Peter Romeo on Sep. 07, 2017

The twin chains’ new owners have tapped a turnaround vet to reinvigorate the buffet brands.

Financing

Pollo Tropical calls it quits in Texas

 By Peter Romeo on Sep. 15, 2017

The chain's parent company has decided not to reopen stores that were closed by Hurricane Harvey.

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.

Food

Pollo Tropical adds new dishes to its menu

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 18, 2017

The new items are part of the chain’s initiative to offer fresher, higher-quality dishes.

Financing

Traffic plummets at Taco Cabana, Pollo Tropical

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 06, 2017

The chains' declines deepened their parent's losses to $8.5 million for the third quarter.

Financing

October brings restaurants some sales relief

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 09, 2017

Traffic still declined, but by the slightest amount in more than a year, according to the latest snapshot from researcher TDn2K.

Financing

Restaurant chains have a Texas-sized challenge

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 18, 2017

El Pollo Loco, Pollo Tropical and Del Taco all struggle in the Lone Star State.

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.

Financing

Pollo Tropical same-store sales start to recover

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 18, 2018

Sister chain Taco Cabana’s transactions fell 11.3% as the company moves away from discounts.

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