Subsidiary | |
Industry | Restaurants |
Genre | Caribbean cuisine |
Founded | 1988 (original) (Miami, Florida) |
Founder | Larry & Stuart Harris |
Headquarters | Kendall, Florida |
Number of locations
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more than 160 |
Key people
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Richard Stockinger (CEO) Danny Meisenheimer (COO) |
Products | Marinated chicken, grilled chicken, unique side dishes and fresh favorites such as black beans, yellow rice with vegetables, yuca and more. |
Number of employees
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5,200 (2015) |
Parent | Fiesta Restaurant Group |
Website | pollotropical.com |
Richard Stockinger (CEO)
Pollo Tropical (literally Tropical Chicken in English) is a restaurant chain specializing in the cuisine of the Caribbean. The chain has its headquarters in Kendall, Miami-Dade County, Florida. It is best known for marinated and grilled chicken and various sides including black beans and rice.
Pollo Tropical, a subsidiary of Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc., is a Caribbean-inspired fast casual concept known for flame-grilled chicken marinated in a blend of tropical fruit juices and spices.
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. owns, operates and franchises the Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana restaurant brands.
The chain has its headquarters in Miami. The headquarters have been located in the Dadeland area of Kendall since 1994.
Pollo Tropical operates more than 160 locations in the United States (Florida, Georgia and Texas), Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Panama, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and Guatemala.