Guatemala's version of KFC comes to the Valley
Start hording the Daily News pages. There's coupons to be found for Pollo Campero, the fast food chicken empire from Guatemala that' s been spreading across the world, from Jakarta to China, from Spain to Chicago, and finally makes it to North Hills and Van Nuys on Wednesday. Woo hoo! Mmm, yuca fries.
Not just yummy, but the Pollo Campero story is quite interesting. Here's some fawning praise from franchising.com:
ABOUT POLLO CAMPERO Founded in Guatemala in 1971 by the Gutiérrez Family, with nearly 200 locations in Latin America and the U.S., Pollo Campero is among the greatest success stories in entrepreneurial history. Since opening the first U.S. restaurant in Los Angeles (April 2002) Pollo Campero restaurants are breaking sales records of every major quick service restaurant, selling delicious fried chicken and Latin American style side dishes to loyal customers from Latin America and new customers discovering the product daily.Today, under the leadership of Mr. Juan José Gutiérrez, Pollo Campero is among the biggest and most innovative companies in Latin America operating in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico and the United States, serving over 75 million orders per year, employing over 6,000 people in Latin America and over 1,000 in the U.S. "We are passionate about our customers," says Juan José Gutiérrez, President and CEO of Campero USA Corp. "The loyalty of our employees and of our customers, the loyalty to our product and to our brand, has been fundamental to the Pollo Campero success," he concludes.