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Quick-service "L.A. Mex" brand offers GPS-based curbside pickup and enhances drive-thru accuracy

March 10, 2021 · · Fire-grilled chicken chain plans to remodel more than 300 stores over the next few years; New store prototypes will also fuel growth outside its core market Costa Mesa, CA  ( RestaurantNews.com)  Merely three months after unveiling its new restaurant of the future designed to enhance off-premise convenience, El Pollo Loco, Inc. (“El Pollo Loco” or “Company”) (Nasdaq: LOCO), the nation’s leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain, has remodeled its firs...

El Pollo Loco, a Costa Mesa, California-based fire-grilled chicken chain, has begun its design relaunch unveiling the first three of more than 300 restaurants that will be remodeled within the next few years. Two of the remodeled restaurants are in Los Angeles and one in Las Vegas, according to a press release. "The future is now.

El Pollo Loco’s New Loco Lunch Boxes Will Make You Love Lunch Again February 25, 2021 · · Fun, portable boxes take uninspired midday meals from ordinary to extraordinary El Pollo Loco, the nation’s leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain, is reigniting the lost joy of lunchtime with its new line of Loco Lunch Boxes. As remote work and social distancing requirements have upended lunchtime, midday meals have lost their luster, leaving many stuck in a rut and eating uninspired lu...

Image courtesy of El Pollo Loco Feb. 18, 2021 El Pollo Loco Inc. has commissioned a mural to celebrate Black History Month on the wall of its Vernon Avenue restaurant in South Los Angeles. The restaurant borders Crenshaw Boulevard, an iconic street considered to be a cultural and commercial street for Black residents in the area. "This new mural is a tribute to Black American culture and a continuation of El Pollo Locos ongoing commitment to supporting the communities we serve," Bernard Acoca, ...

El Pollo Loco While the look may be different, the vast and diverse menu will remain the same. El Pollo Loco is gearing up for aggressive expansion in 2021, driven by two new restaurant designs. According to Chief Development Officer Brian Carmichall, American consumers are seeking healthier meal options that are affordable, while preferring the convenience that a growing array of off-premise dining options offer. The broad appeal of El Pollo Loco’s fire-grilled chicken driven “L.A. Mex” ...

Feb. 3, 2021 El Pollo Loco Inc. is gearing up for aggressive expansion in 2021, driven by two new restaurant designs, Chief Development Officer Brian Carmichall said in a company press release. One version has no indoor dining room. Instead, it caters largely to off-premise sales with a take-out window, a dual drive-thru, parking for curbside pick-up and patio seating. The second prototype, which has a smaller-than-typical dining room opening to an expansive patio, features a dual drive-thru an...

Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. El Pollo Loco Challenges Customers to Make the Most of Delivery Time with New ’Workout ... El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.January 15, 2021 GMT Partnership with influencers inspires movement and exercise while waiting for food to arrive COSTA MESA, Calif., Jan. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- El Pollo Loco, Inc.  (“El Pollo Loco” or “Company”) (Nasdaq: LOCO), the nation’s leading fire-grilled ch...

El Pollo Loco Inc. is kicking of the new year with its first-ever TikTok campaign, "Workout While You Wait." It challenges customers at home to get up and get moving while they wait for their Pollo Fit Bowl order, a…

The brand wants most of its expansion to come from franchises. In 2018, El Pollo Loco set forth a “Transformative Agenda” that intended to digitize how it goes to market, refine off-premises efforts, streamline operations, and reinforce bonds with communities. All of those changes still fuel El Pollo’s goal to once again reach 5 percent annual unit expansion in the U.S. by 2023. And as El Pollo begins this year, CEO Bernard Acoca said the brand is eyeing the next stage of evolutionary ...