<p><strong>道格拉斯·巴布被任命为董事会主席</strong></p>
<p>加利福尼亚州科斯塔梅萨，2025 年 12 月 15 日（全球新闻通讯社）——美国领先的火烤鸡餐厅 El Pollo Loco（纳斯达克股票代码：LOCO）今天宣布，罗伯特·D·赖特和塔娜·达维拉被任命为独立董事会成员，任命自 2026 年 1 月 1 日起生效。赖特先生是 Potbelly Sandwich Works 的首席执行官，达维拉女士是 Dutch Bros Coffee 的首席营销官。</p>
<p>“我非常高兴 Bob 和 Tana 加入我们的董事会，” El Pollo Loco 首席执行官莉兹·威廉姆斯表示。“我们相信，他们在餐饮行业的丰富经验将为我们在现有市场和全国范围内的发展提供良好的支持。”</p>
<p>赖特先生于 2020 年加入 Potbelly。在他的领导下，Potbelly 成功扩大了其市场份额，并开发了餐饮行业中增长最快的数字平台之一。他的努力 culminated 在 2025 年 Potbelly 被 RaceTrac 成功收购。在加入 Potbelly 之前，赖特先生曾在温迪公司、查理的费城牛排、Checker’s Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.和 Domino’s Pizza, Inc.担任高级职务。</p>
<p>达维拉女士于 2023 年加入 Dutch Bros Coffee，并在推动品牌认知度、客户亲和力和持续销售增长方面发挥了重要作用，同时迅速扩大了品牌在美国的市场份额。在加入 Dutch Bros Coffee 之前，达维拉女士曾在 CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc.和 P.F. Chang’s 担任首席营销官，并在 Bimbo Bakeries USA 担任市场领导职务。</p>
<p>关于赖特先生和达维拉女士的任命，威廉·“比尔”·弗洛伊德和塞缪尔·博尔吉斯各自宣布将于 2025 年 12 月 31 日退休。弗洛伊德先生还将与退休同时辞去董事会主席职务。董事会一致选举道格拉斯·巴布，自 2018 年以来一直是董事会成员，担任董事会主席，任命自弗洛伊德先生退休之日起生效。</p>
<p>“我们对比尔和萨姆对 El Pollo Loco 的影响表示感谢，” 巴布说。“在他们的领导和指导下，El Pollo Loco 重新回到了菜单创新、运营卓越和新单位增长的根本。”</p>
<p>在加入董事会之前，巴布先生曾担任 Cooper Clinic, P.A.的首席执行官七年，该诊所是一家大型多专业的医生拥有的诊所。他还曾在 2000 年至 2006 年期间担任 Beverly Enterprises, Inc.的执行副总裁、首席行政和法律官以及秘书，该公司是老年人医疗服务的领先提供者。在此之前，巴布先生于 1995 年至 2000 年期间担任 Burlington Northern Santa Corporation 的高级副总裁和首席幕僚以及商品业务单位的高级副总裁。</p>
<p>“我很高兴欢迎 Bob 和 Tana 作为独立董事加入 El Pollo Loco 董事会，” 巴布说。“两人都有在全国和国际上扩展成功品牌的良好记录，以及在快餐和快休闲行业的深厚经验。”</p>
<p>随着弗洛伊德先生和博尔吉斯先生的退休，独立董事德博拉·冈萨雷斯被任命为薪酬委员会主席，独立董事乔·泰勒被任命为审计委员会主席，这些变动将在弗洛伊德先生和博尔吉斯先生退休后生效。</p>
<p>“随着我们迎来 El Pollo Loco 的下一个增长篇章，这些变化反映了我们持续致力于最大化股东价值的承诺，” 威廉姆斯说。“我想感谢比尔和萨姆的服务，并再次欢迎我们的新成员。”</p>
<p><strong>关于 El Pollo Loco</strong></p>
<p>El Pollo Loco（纳斯达克：LOCO）是美国领先的火烤鸡餐厅，以其令人垂涎的、美味的和更健康的产品而闻名。我们连续两年被《今日美国》10 大最佳读者选择奖评选为 “最佳快速健康餐厅”，我们的菜单提供每日在餐厅使用优质食材制作的具有墨西哥风味的创新餐点。在 El Pollo Loco，包容性是我们文化的核心。我们超过 4000 名员工的社区反映了我们致力于创造一个每个人都有座位的工作场所。自 1980 年在美国开设第一家餐厅以来，El Pollo Loco 已在亚利桑那州、加利福尼亚州、科罗拉多州、路易斯安那州、内华达州、德克萨斯州和犹他州扩展到超过 500 家公司拥有和特许经营的餐厅，并且还有更多地点在开发中。该公司还在国际上扩展了其市场份额，在菲律宾设有特许餐厅。有关更多信息或下订单，请访问 Loco Rewards 应用程序或 ElPolloLoco.com。请在 Instagram、TikTok、Facebook 或 X 上关注我们。</p>
<p><strong>前瞻性声明</strong></p>
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<p>虽然我们认为支撑我们前瞻性声明的假设是合理的，但我们警告说，预测已知因素的影响是非常困难的，而我们无法预见所有可能影响我们实际结果的因素。所有前瞻性声明均明确受到这些警示性声明的全面限制。您应在可能导致结果与我们预期有重大差异的风险和不确定性的背景下评估本新闻稿中所做的所有前瞻性声明。这些因素包括但不限于：可能影响我们客户购买我们产品的意愿或能力的经济、社会或商业条件；我们开设新餐厅的能力以及与其他快餐和快休闲餐厅的成功竞争能力；我们吸引、培养、融入和留住员工的能力；以及我们不时向证券交易委员会提交的文件中列出的其他风险，包括在截至 2024 年 12 月的年度报告的第 1A 项 “风险因素” 中列出的风险因素，这些风险因素可能会不时被我们向证券交易委员会提交的其他报告修订、补充或取代，所有这些报告都可以在 www.sec.gov 在线获取。</p>
<p>我们提醒您，上述重要因素可能并未包含所有对您重要的因素。此外，我们无法保证我们将实现我们期望或预期的结果或发展，或者即使在很大程度上实现，它们也会导致我们预期的后果，或以我们预期的方式影响我们或我们的运营。本新闻稿中包含的前瞻性声明仅在本日期时有效。我们没有义务因新信息、未来事件或其他原因公开更新或修订任何前瞻性声明，法律要求的情况除外。如果我们更新一项或多项前瞻性声明，不应推断我们会对这些或其他前瞻性声明进行额外更新。我们通过这些警示性声明对所有前瞻性声明进行限制。</p>
<p><strong>联系方式：</strong></p>
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LOCO

<p>El Pollo Loco 已任命 Robert D. Wright 和 Tana Davila 为其董事会的独立成员，任命自 2026 年 1 月 1 日生效。Douglas Babb 被任命为董事会主席，接替即将退休的 William Floyd 和 Samuel Borgese。这些变动旨在利用 Wright 和 Davila 的行业经验推动 El Pollo Loco 的增长。此外，Deborah Gonzales 和 Joe Taylor 分别被任命为薪酬委员会和审计委员会的主席</p>

<p><strong>Douglas Babb named Chairman of the Board</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>道格拉斯·巴布被任命为董事会主席</strong></p>
</div><p>COSTA MESA, Calif., Dec. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ: LOCO), the nation’s leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant, announced today the appointment of Robert D. Wright and Tana Davila as independent members of its Board of Directors (“Board”), effective January 1, 2026. Mr. Wright is the CEO of Potbelly Sandwich Works, and Ms. Davila is the Chief Marketing Officer of Dutch Bros Coffee.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>加利福尼亚州科斯塔梅萨，2025 年 12 月 15 日（全球新闻通讯社）——美国领先的火烤鸡餐厅 El Pollo Loco（纳斯达克股票代码：LOCO）今天宣布，罗伯特·D·赖特和塔娜·达维拉被任命为独立董事会成员，任命自 2026 年 1 月 1 日起生效。赖特先生是 Potbelly Sandwich Works 的首席执行官，达维拉女士是 Dutch Bros Coffee 的首席营销官。</p>
</div><p>“I am thrilled to have Bob and Tana join our Board,” said Liz Williams, CEO, El Pollo Loco. “We believe that their significant restaurant industry experience will serve us well as we grow El Pollo Loco in our existing markets and across the country.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“我非常高兴 Bob 和 Tana 加入我们的董事会，” El Pollo Loco 首席执行官莉兹·威廉姆斯表示。“我们相信，他们在餐饮行业的丰富经验将为我们在现有市场和全国范围内的发展提供良好的支持。”</p>
</div><p>Mr. Wright joined Potbelly in 2020. Under his leadership, Potbelly successfully expanded their footprint and developed one of the fastest-growing digital platforms in the restaurant industry. His efforts culminated in a successful acquisition of Potbelly by RaceTrac in 2025. Prior to joining Potbelly, Mr. Wright held senior roles at The Wendy’s Company, Charley’s Philly Steaks, Checker’s Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. and Domino’s Pizza, Inc.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>赖特先生于 2020 年加入 Potbelly。在他的领导下，Potbelly 成功扩大了其市场份额，并开发了餐饮行业中增长最快的数字平台之一。他的努力 culminated 在 2025 年 Potbelly 被 RaceTrac 成功收购。在加入 Potbelly 之前，赖特先生曾在温迪公司、查理的费城牛排、Checker’s Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.和 Domino’s Pizza, Inc.担任高级职务。</p>
</div><p>Ms. Davila joined Dutch Bros Coffee in 2023 and has been instrumental in driving brand recognition, customer affinity, and consistent sales growth, all while rapidly expanding the brand’s footprint across the United States. Prior to joining Dutch Bros Coffee, Ms. Davila held Chief Marketing Officer roles at CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc. and P.F. Chang’s, as well as marketing leadership roles at Bimbo Bakeries USA.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>达维拉女士于 2023 年加入 Dutch Bros Coffee，并在推动品牌认知度、客户亲和力和持续销售增长方面发挥了重要作用，同时迅速扩大了品牌在美国的市场份额。在加入 Dutch Bros Coffee 之前，达维拉女士曾在 CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc.和 P.F. Chang’s 担任首席营销官，并在 Bimbo Bakeries USA 担任市场领导职务。</p>
</div><p>In connection with the appointments of Mr. Wright and Ms. Davila, William “Bill” Floyd and Samuel Borgese have each announced their retirements from the Board, effective December 31, 2025. Mr. Floyd will also step down from his position as Chairperson of the board concurrently with his retirement. The Board has unanimously elected Douglas Babb, a member of the Board since 2018, to serve as Chairperson of the Board, effective as of the date of Mr. Floyd’s retirement.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>关于赖特先生和达维拉女士的任命，威廉·“比尔”·弗洛伊德和塞缪尔·博尔吉斯各自宣布将于 2025 年 12 月 31 日退休。弗洛伊德先生还将与退休同时辞去董事会主席职务。董事会一致选举道格拉斯·巴布，自 2018 年以来一直是董事会成员，担任董事会主席，任命自弗洛伊德先生退休之日起生效。</p>
</div><p>“We are grateful for the impact Bill and Sam have had on El Pollo Loco,” said Babb. “Under their leadership and guidance, El Pollo Loco has gotten back to its roots of menu innovation, operational excellence, and new unit growth.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“我们对比尔和萨姆对 El Pollo Loco 的影响表示感谢，” 巴布说。“在他们的领导和指导下，El Pollo Loco 重新回到了菜单创新、运营卓越和新单位增长的根本。”</p>
</div><p>Prior to joining the Board, Mr. Babb served for seven years as Chief Executive Officer of Cooper Clinic, P.A., a large, multi-specialty, physician-owned clinic. He also served as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative and Legal Officer, and Secretary of Beverly Enterprises, Inc., a leading provider of healthcare services to the elderly, from 2000 to 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Babb served as Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President, Merchandise Business Unit for the Burlington Northern Santa Corporation from 1995 to 2000.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在加入董事会之前，巴布先生曾担任 Cooper Clinic, P.A.的首席执行官七年，该诊所是一家大型多专业的医生拥有的诊所。他还曾在 2000 年至 2006 年期间担任 Beverly Enterprises, Inc.的执行副总裁、首席行政和法律官以及秘书，该公司是老年人医疗服务的领先提供者。在此之前，巴布先生于 1995 年至 2000 年期间担任 Burlington Northern Santa Corporation 的高级副总裁和首席幕僚以及商品业务单位的高级副总裁。</p>
</div><p>“I’m pleased to welcome Bob and Tana as independent directors to the El Pollo Loco Board,” said Babb. “Both have a proven track record of scaling successful brands nationally and internationally, as well as deep industry experience across the quick-serve and fast-casual sectors.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“我很高兴欢迎 Bob 和 Tana 作为独立董事加入 El Pollo Loco 董事会，” 巴布说。“两人都有在全国和国际上扩展成功品牌的良好记录，以及在快餐和快休闲行业的深厚经验。”</p>
</div><p>With the retirements of Mr. Floyd and Mr. Borgese, independent Board member Deborah Gonzales has been named Chairperson of the Compensation Committee, and independent Board member Joe Taylor has been appointed Chairperson of the Audit Committee, with such changes to become effective upon Mr. Floyd’s and Mr. Borgese’s retirements.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>随着弗洛伊德先生和博尔吉斯先生的退休，独立董事德博拉·冈萨雷斯被任命为薪酬委员会主席，独立董事乔·泰勒被任命为审计委员会主席，这些变动将在弗洛伊德先生和博尔吉斯先生退休后生效。</p>
</div><p>“As we usher in the next chapter of growth for El Pollo Loco, these changes reflect our ongoing commitment to maximize shareholder value,” said Williams. “I would like to thank Bill and Sam for their service, and welcome once again our new members.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“随着我们迎来 El Pollo Loco 的下一个增长篇章，这些变化反映了我们持续致力于最大化股东价值的承诺，” 威廉姆斯说。“我想感谢比尔和萨姆的服务，并再次欢迎我们的新成员。”</p>
</div><p><strong>About El Pollo Loco</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>关于 El Pollo Loco</strong></p>
</div><p>El Pollo Loco (Nasdaq: LOCO) is the nation's leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant known for its craveable, flavorful, and better-for-you offerings. Named by USA Today 10 Best Reader’s Choice Awards as a “Best Restaurant for Quick, Healthy Food” two years in a row, our menu features innovative meals with Mexican-inspired flavors made daily in our restaurants using quality ingredients. At El Pollo Loco, inclusivity is at the heart of our culture. Our community of over 4,000 employees reflects our commitment to creating a workplace where everyone has a seat at our table. Since opening our first U.S. restaurant in 1980, El Pollo Loco has expanded to more than 500 company-owned and franchised restaurants across Arizona, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Nevada, Texas, and Utah, with additional locations in development. The company has also extended its footprint internationally, with licensed restaurant locations in the Philippines. For more information or to place an order, visit the Loco Rewards app or ElPolloLoco.com. Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, or X.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>El Pollo Loco（纳斯达克：LOCO）是美国领先的火烤鸡餐厅，以其令人垂涎的、美味的和更健康的产品而闻名。我们连续两年被《今日美国》10 大最佳读者选择奖评选为 “最佳快速健康餐厅”，我们的菜单提供每日在餐厅使用优质食材制作的具有墨西哥风味的创新餐点。在 El Pollo Loco，包容性是我们文化的核心。我们超过 4000 名员工的社区反映了我们致力于创造一个每个人都有座位的工作场所。自 1980 年在美国开设第一家餐厅以来，El Pollo Loco 已在亚利桑那州、加利福尼亚州、科罗拉多州、路易斯安那州、内华达州、德克萨斯州和犹他州扩展到超过 500 家公司拥有和特许经营的餐厅，并且还有更多地点在开发中。该公司还在国际上扩展了其市场份额，在菲律宾设有特许餐厅。有关更多信息或下订单，请访问 Loco Rewards 应用程序或 ElPolloLoco.com。请在 Instagram、TikTok、Facebook 或 X 上关注我们。</p>
</div><p><strong>Forward-Looking Statements</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>前瞻性声明</strong></p>
</div><p>This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements. These statements appear in a number of places throughout this press release and may include words such as “will,” “should,” “expect,” the negatives thereof and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future events. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those that we expected.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>本新闻稿包含前瞻性声明，这些声明受到风险和不确定性的影响。本新闻稿中包含的所有除历史事实以外的声明均为前瞻性声明。这些声明在本新闻稿的多个地方出现，可能包括 “将”、“应该”、“期望” 等词语及其否定形式，以及与任何未来事件讨论相关的其他词语和术语。所有前瞻性声明都受到风险和不确定性的影响，这可能导致实际结果与我们预期的结果有实质性差异。</p>
</div><p>While we believe that the assumptions underlying our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this press release in the context of the risks and uncertainties that could cause outcomes to differ materially from our expectations. These factors include, but are not limited to: economic, social or business conditions that may affect the desire or ability of our customers to purchase our products; our ability to open new restaurants and compete successfully with other quick-service and fast casual restaurants; our ability to attract, develop, assimilate and retain employees; and the other risks set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including under Item 1A, Risk Factors in our annual report on Form 10K for the year ended December 2024, as such risk factors may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all of which are or will be available online at www.sec.gov.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>虽然我们认为支撑我们前瞻性声明的假设是合理的，但我们警告说，预测已知因素的影响是非常困难的，而我们无法预见所有可能影响我们实际结果的因素。所有前瞻性声明均明确受到这些警示性声明的全面限制。您应在可能导致结果与我们预期有重大差异的风险和不确定性的背景下评估本新闻稿中所做的所有前瞻性声明。这些因素包括但不限于：可能影响我们客户购买我们产品的意愿或能力的经济、社会或商业条件；我们开设新餐厅的能力以及与其他快餐和快休闲餐厅的成功竞争能力；我们吸引、培养、融入和留住员工的能力；以及我们不时向证券交易委员会提交的文件中列出的其他风险，包括在截至 2024 年 12 月的年度报告的第 1A 项 “风险因素” 中列出的风险因素，这些风险因素可能会不时被我们向证券交易委员会提交的其他报告修订、补充或取代，所有这些报告都可以在 www.sec.gov 在线获取。</p>
</div><p>We caution you that the important factors referenced above may not contain all of the factors that are important to you. In addition, we cannot assure you that we will realize the results or developments we expect or anticipate or, even if substantially realized, that they will result in the consequences we anticipate or affect us or our operations in the ways that we expect. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be made that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>我们提醒您，上述重要因素可能并未包含所有对您重要的因素。此外，我们无法保证我们将实现我们期望或预期的结果或发展，或者即使在很大程度上实现，它们也会导致我们预期的后果，或以我们预期的方式影响我们或我们的运营。本新闻稿中包含的前瞻性声明仅在本日期时有效。我们没有义务因新信息、未来事件或其他原因公开更新或修订任何前瞻性声明，法律要求的情况除外。如果我们更新一项或多项前瞻性声明，不应推断我们会对这些或其他前瞻性声明进行额外更新。我们通过这些警示性声明对所有前瞻性声明进行限制。</p>
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