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title: "El Pollo Loco Signs Development Agreement in Kansas City Area"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/80ad9744-b323-4537-8cc0-1509158cd8d2
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20221118_el_pollo_loco_signs_development_agreement_in_kansas_city_area.html
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2022-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:55.309Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1561758033-d89a9ad46330?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# El Pollo Loco Signs Development Agreement in Kansas City Area

**TL;DR:** El Pollo Loco has signed an eight-restaurant franchise agreement with EPL Missouri LLC to develop the Kansas City area. The agreement will introduce El Pollo Loco's new prototype design to the area.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-11-18. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20221118_el_pollo_loco_signs_development_agreement_in_kansas_city_area.html).*

## Story

COSTA MESA, Calif. - El Pollo Loco, Inc. (“El Pollo Loco” or “Company”) (Nasdaq: LOCO) announced today it has signed an eight restaurant franchise agreement to develop the Kansas City area.

The agreement has been signed with new franchisee EPL Missouri LLC, whose leadership team possesses more than 50 years of combined retail experience in the restaurant, grocery, liquor and gas station spaces.

The new restaurants will introduce El Pollo Loco’s new prototype design geared to meet the demands of the company’s off-premise business. Included in the design will be a dining room that potentially opens up to a patio area, digital menu boards, drive-thrus and “Pollo To-Go” cubbies for mobile to-go and delivery orders.

At El Pollo Loco, the chicken is marinated in-house daily with a proprietary recipe of citrus, garlic and spice, fire-grilled over an open flame and hand-cut to order. The freshly grilled chicken serves as the base for an authentic selection of dishes, including individual or family chicken meals, bowls, burritos and salads. The brand is well-known for a range of flavorful menu items that are made fresh daily and offer customers affordable, healthier alternatives versus typical fast food.

“We are thrilled to partner with EPL Missouri LLC to expand our reach into Kansas and Missouri," said El Pollo Loco CEO Larry Roberts.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- QSR (sector)
- franchise agreement (topic)
- restaurant development (topic)
- El Pollo Loco (company)
- Kansas City (location)
- EPL Missouri LLC (company)
- Larry Roberts (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20221118_el_pollo_loco_signs_development_agreement_in_kansas_city_area.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/80ad9744-b323-4537-8cc0-1509158cd8d2).