−Removed: As of December 25, 2024, our restaurant system consisted of 498 restaurants, comprised of 173 company-operated restaurants and 325 franchised restaurants, located in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Utah, Louisiana and Colorado.
+Added: As of December 31, 2025, our restaurant system consisted of 503 restaurants, comprised of 175 company-operated restaurants and 328 franchised restaurants, located in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Utah, Louisiana, New Mexico, Washington, and Colorado.
In addition, as of December 31, 2025, we licensed our brand to 8 restaurants in the Philippines.
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In addition, we operate 163 company-operated restaurants on leased real estate, we own one operating unit with additional parking on leased real estate, and we have another 45 leased sites that are subleased or assigned to franchisees who operate El Pollo Loco restaurants.
−Removed: We also have two closed units, two of which are subleased for uses other than El Pollo Loco.
+Added: We also have two closed units, both of which are subleased for uses other than El Pollo Loco.
We also sublease a surplus property of an operating location to a third party.
−Removed: We lease our headquarters, consisting of approximately 24,890 square feet in Costa Mesa, California, for a term expiring in 2026, plus a one-year extension option.
+Added: We lease our headquarters, consisting of approximately 24,011 square feet in Costa Mesa, California, for a term expiring in 2033, plus a five-year extension option.
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