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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) Q2 2025 Earnings Call

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOCO) Q2 2025 earnings conference call, held 2025-07-31. Replay captured from the company's public earnings webcast.

Thu, July 31, 2025 at 4:30 PMendedReplay
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) Q2 2025 Earnings Call

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Ira Filz

Chief Financial Officer

Liz Williams

Chief Executive Officer

Jake Bartlett

Analyst, Truist Securities

Matt Curtis

Analyst, William Blair

Marshall Pittman

Analyst, Jefferies

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WEBVTT 00:00:00.031 -- 00:00:02.834 Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. 00:00:02.834 -- 00:00:08.241 Welcome to the El Pollo Loco second quarter 2025 earnings conference call. 00:00:08.241 -- 00:00:12.807 At this time, all participants have been placed in a listen-only mode, and the lines 00:00:12.807 -- 00:00:16.231 will be open for your questions following the presentation. 00:00:16.231 -- 00:00:21.438 Please note that this conference is being recorded today, July 31st, 2025. 00:00:21.438 -- 00:00:25.863 And now, I would like to turn the conference over to Ira Filz, the company's chief financial 00:00:25.863 -- 00:00:27.665 officer. Please go ahead. 00:00:27.665 -- 00:00:32.754 Thank you, operator, and good afternoon. By now, everyone should have access to 00:00:32.754 -- 00:00:37.861 our second quarter 2025 earnings release. If not, it can be found 00:00:37.861 -- 00:00:40.262 at www.elpoyoloco.com 00:00:40.986 -- 00:00:46.233 in the investor relations section. Before we begin our formal remarks, 00:00:46.233 -- 00:00:51.660 I need to remind everyone that our discussions today will include forward-looking statements, 00:00:51.660 -- 00:00:55.265 including statements related to our growth opportunities, 00:00:55.265 -- 00:01:01.270 strategic and operational initiatives, Expectations regarding sales and margins, 00:01:01.270 -- 00:01:06.377 potential changes to our product platforms, capital expenditure plans, 00:01:06.377 -- 00:01:11.525 expectations regarding kiosk rollouts, the ability of our franchisees to drive 00:01:11.525 -- 00:01:16.613 growth, expectations regarding commodity and wage inflation, remodel 00:01:16.613 -- 00:01:20.407 plans, and our 2025 guidance, among others. 00:01:20.407 -- 00:01:25.854 These forward-looking state...