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El Pollo Loco

Costa Mesa, CA · Founded 1980 · EPLL

El Pollo Loco, Inc. offers franchises for the operation of quick-service restaurants under the trade name "El Pollo Loco" that serve fire-grilled food items featuring Mexican-style fire-grilled chicken.

Read the 2026 FDD ↗www.elpolloloco.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
503
units (2025)
0.6%
year over year

Units by Year

480
2021
490
2022
495
2023
498
2024
503
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$100,500 – $200,500
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$40,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
9%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

5% of monthly Net Sales for all products sold at the Restaurant.

Leadership

  • Elizabeth Williams

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Ira Fils

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Jason Weintraub

    Chief Legal and People Officer

  • Jill Adams

    Chief Marketing Officer

  • Vadim Parizher

    Chief Technology Officer

  • Tim Welsh

    Chief Development Officer

  • Christina Camara

    Senior Vice President of Franchise Operations

  • Richard Pepper

    Senior Vice President, Operations

  • Shannon Iverson

    Vice President of Franchise Growth

On File

FDD years
20262025
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Franchisee records
326
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
4
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
45 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFEl Pollo Loco FDD 2026Most recent · opens in a new tabPDFEl Pollo Loco FDD 2025Opens in a new tab

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Read from this brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. FDD library maintained by AskTy; figures are as filed by the franchisor.