El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) Q3 2025 Earnings Call

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Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the El Pollo Local Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode, and there will be an opportunity to ask questions following the presentation. Please note that this conference is being recorded October 30th, 2025. And now, I would like to turn the conference over to Ira Fields, the company's Chief Financial Officer. Please go ahead, sir. Thank you, Operator, and good afternoon. By now, everyone should have access to our third quarter 2025 earnings release, which can be found at www.elpleoloco.com in the investor relations section. Before we begin our formal remarks, I need to remind everyone that our discussions today will include forward-looking statements, including statements related to our growth opportunities, strategic and operational initiatives, expectations regarding sales and margins, potential changes to our product platforms, capital expenditure plans, expectations regarding kiosk rollouts, the ability of our franchisees to drive growth, expectations regarding commodity and wage inflation, remodeled plans, and our 2025 guidance, among others. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and therefore, you should not put undue reliance on them. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from what we currently expect. We refer you to our recent SEC filings, including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 25, 2024, as well as our Form 10-Q for the third quarter to be filed for a more detailed discussion of the risks that could impact our future operating results and financial conditions. We expect to file our 10-Q for the ...