BigHospitality.co.uk:
Caribbean-inspired US restaurant chain Pollo Tropical is seeking franchisees with hospitality experience to help it expand into cities in the UK.
The quick service restaurant chain, based in Miami, currently owns and operates 90 restaurants across the US and serves a Caribbean inspired menu which uses fresh ‘citrus marinated’ chicken as a key ingredient in its 50-item menu.
Marc Mushkin, senior vice president of international development for Pollo Tropical, said the large influx of British tourists to its home state of Florida each year made the UK a key target for expansion.
“The UK is one of the international markets the company has identified where brand familiarity exists from high levels of trade and tourism to Pollo Tropical’s home state of Florida.