El Pollo Loco
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-03-31
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
$40,000 [p.15 · WI · 2026-03-31]
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
| Royalty (See Notes 1, 2 & 3). | 5% of monthly Net Sales for all products sold at the Restaurant. [p.19 · WI · 2026-03-31] |
|---|---|
| Advertising Fee (See Notes 1, 2, 3 & 4). | 5% of monthly Net Sales (or 4% of monthly Net Sales for Los Angeles (“LA”) DMA, as defined by Nielsen Media Research, Inc. per the US Cities by Designated Market Areas Report). [p.19 · WI · 2026-03-31] |
Full Item 6 schedule (including one-time and conditional fees) is in the FDD itself.
Item 7 — Estimated initial investment (total)
$793,750 [p.33 · WI · 2026-03-31] – $2,685,500 [p.33 · WI · 2026-03-31]
Base single-franchise offering as stated in the FDD's total row. Multi-unit or area-development formats are not broken out here.
Item 20 — Outlets
| Franchised outlets at start of year | 325 [p.91 · WI · 2026-03-31] |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | 328 [p.91 · WI · 2026-03-31] |
| Net change in franchised outlets | 3 [p.91 · WI · 2026-03-31] |
| Transfers | 21 [p.91 · WI · 2026-03-31] |
| Terminations | 0 [p.92 · WI · 2026-03-31] |
| Non-renewals | 6 [p.92 · WI · 2026-03-31] |
| Ceased operations (other) | 1 [p.92 · WI · 2026-03-31] |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | 175 [p.91 · WI · 2026-03-31] |
Item 19 — Financial performance representation
This filing does not include an Item 19 financial performance representation.
Extraction notes
- Item 7 line items did not sum to the stated total; total shown is the FDD's stated total row only.