El Pollo Loco (
Spanish for "The Crazy Chicken") is the name of two independent
restaurant chains that specialize in
Mexican-style grilled
chicken. Both were founded by Juan Francisco Ochoa. He established the first El Pollo Loco restaurant in
Guasave,
Sinaloa,
Mexico in 1974.[1][2][3] Ochoa then expanded his chain into the United States in 1980.[4][5] He later sold his U.S. restaurants in 1983 while keeping the ones in Mexico.[6] The two companies have since occupied non-overlapping global territories and have offered different fare.
El Pollo Loco (Mexico) is the chain still owned by Ochoa's family and operates over 50 (as of 2017[update]) locations within Mexico.[7]
El Pollo Loco (United States) operates about 500 (as of 2019[update]) company-owned and franchised restaurants primarily in the Southwestern United States.[8] Since 2014, the U.S.-based company has been publicly traded on the
NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker LOCO.[9]
^"Saboreando el éxito" [Savouring success]. Revista Clase (in Spanish). June 24, 2015. Archived from
the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
El Pollo Loco (
Spanish for "The Crazy Chicken") is the name of two independent
restaurant chains that specialize in
Mexican-style grilled
chicken. Both were founded by Juan Francisco Ochoa. He established the first El Pollo Loco restaurant in
Guasave,
Sinaloa,
Mexico in 1974.[1][2][3] Ochoa then expanded his chain into the United States in 1980.[4][5] He later sold his U.S. restaurants in 1983 while keeping the ones in Mexico.[6] The two companies have since occupied non-overlapping global territories and have offered different fare.
El Pollo Loco (Mexico) is the chain still owned by Ochoa's family and operates over 50 (as of 2017[update]) locations within Mexico.[7]
El Pollo Loco (United States) operates about 500 (as of 2019[update]) company-owned and franchised restaurants primarily in the Southwestern United States.[8] Since 2014, the U.S.-based company has been publicly traded on the
NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker LOCO.[9]
^"Saboreando el éxito" [Savouring success]. Revista Clase (in Spanish). June 24, 2015. Archived from
the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.