COSTA MESA, Calif., May 27, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, El Pollo Loco (Nasdaq:LOCO), the nation's leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain, announced that the Company will present at the following investor conferences in June:

• On Wednesday, June 10, 2015, the Company will be presenting at William Blair's 35^th Annual Growth Stock Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, IL. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:40 a.m. Eastern Time.
    
• On Tuesday, June 23, 2015, the Company will be presenting at the Jefferies 2015 Consumer Conference in Nantucket, MA. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

Investors and interested parties may listen to a live webcast of the presentation by visiting the Company's website at www.elpolloloco.com under the investors section.

About El Pollo Loco

El Pollo Loco is a differentiated and growing restaurant concept that specializes in fire-grilling citrus-marinated chicken in front of its customers. El Pollo Loco opened its first location on Alvarado Street in Los Angeles, California in 1980 and has grown to more than 400 company-owned and franchised restaurants in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas and Utah. The Company's distinctive menu features its signature product - citrus-marinated fire-grilled chicken - and a variety of Mexican-inspired entrees that the Company and its franchisees create from that chicken.

CONTACT: Investor Contact:

         Fitzhugh Taylor, ICR

         (714) 599-5200

         investors@elpolloloco.com



         Media Contact:

         Christine Beggan, ICR

         (203) 628-8200

         LOCO@icrinc.com

Source: El Pollo Loco

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