El Pollo Loco said a Texas franchisee has agreed to nearly triple the number of units the local operator will open.
The Costa Mesa-based fast food chicken chain said Chicken Time Holdings LLC is committed to 20 locations, up from seven when the group came on board in 2015.
Chicken Time is an affiliate of Henry Investment Group, a family office in Dallas. Its first El Pollo Locos were in Dallas-Fort Worth, where it now plans a total of 10 units. It plans to build 10 more between Austin and Waco. The 20 locations are scheduled to open over the next five years.
El Pollo Loco has about 460 restaurants in California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas and Utah. It wants to expand into New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.
—Paul Hughes
