El Pollo Loco is a Mexican-style quick-service restaurant serving fire-grilled chicken, burritos, salads, tacos, quesadillas, and more.
Restaurant and Food
About El Pollo Loco
El Pollo Loco is a fast-growing, innovative Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) concept, known for its unique menu centered around fire-grilled chicken favorites. It offers strong investment opportunities, combining the power of family and food with extraordinary investment potential.
El Pollo Loco started as a family restaurant and has now grown into an incredible investment opportunity that sets itself apart in the chicken category. We are centered around offering fresher options of our famous fire-grilled chicken, marinated in our generations-old family recipe. Our slow grilling technique allows for perfect, juicy chicken that guests absolutely love, with markets available across the U.S. Currently, we have nearly 500 restaurants to date and are still growing strong.
1980 (45 years)
173
$2,176,724
Franchise Fees
$40,000
5.0%
Net Sales
4.0% - 5.0%
Net Sales
Why El Pollo Loco?
Choosing to franchise with El Pollo Loco is a decision to join a strong familia and open up avenues for impressive growth opportunities. Our unique menu drives ROI and sets us apart from competitors, while our established, family-centered brand is the perfect complement to your portfolio. Moreover, the top 25% of our franchise restaurants enjoy an impressive $3.2 million in average annual sales.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate to join the El Pollo Loco franchise familia is one with experience in the Quick Service Restaurant category. We are looking for investors who currently own or operate five or more QSR or Fast Casual Franchise Restaurants and have enough financial strength—$2M net worth and $900,000 in liquid capital—to open at least three El Pollo Loco locations.
$779,750 - $2,655,500
$900,000
$2,000,000
