El Pollo Loco
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El Pollo Loco (Spanish for "The Crazy Chicken") is the name of three independent restaurant chains that specialize in Mexican-style grilled chicken. The Mexican and American companies were founded by Juan Francisco Ochoa<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> while the Filipino company began as a franchisee of the American company in 1991 that later broke free of its contract and was allowed to retain its trademarks within the Philippines in 2016.<ref name="interaksyon-2016jul08">Template:Cite news</ref>
Ochoa established the first El Pollo Loco restaurant in Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico in 1974.<ref name="eumc-2015mar09">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="en-2006nov09">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="edm-2015jan06">Template:Cite news</ref> He then expanded his chain into the United States in 1980.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="rc-2015jun24">Template:Cite news</ref> He later sold his U.S. restaurants in 1983 while keeping the ones in Mexico.<ref name="upi-1983sep19">Template:Cite news</ref> The two North American 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 (Template:As of) locations within Mexico.<ref name="mxlocations">Template:Cite web</ref>
- El Pollo Loco (United States) operates about 500 (Template:As of) company-owned and franchised restaurants primarily in the Southwestern United States.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Since 2014, the U.S.-based company has been publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker LOCO.<ref name="ocr-2014jul25">Template:Cite news</ref>
- El Pollo Loco (Philippines) is a subsidiary of Manila-based The Bistro Group that operated 10 (Template:As of) company-owned restaurants within the Manila metropolitan area.<ref name="interaksyon-2023jun06">Template:Cite news</ref>
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