DALLAS, May 9 /PRNewswire/ --
ACS (NYSE: ACS), a leading full-service provider of business process and technology outsourcing solutions, announced today the signing of a three year, estimated $1.8 million agreement with El Pollo Loco, a burgeoning California-based fast food restaurant chain. Under terms of the agreement, ACS will provide help desk support, applications support, and field maintenance for the 129 company-owned El Pollo Loco locations.
"Our partnership with ACS provides El Pollo Loco effective, high quality day-to-day restaurant support," said Wendy Jacobson, Director of Information Technology for El Pollo Loco. "Importantly, it also gives us the ability to leverage ACS' vast experience with restaurant and back-of-house systems to enhance our business."
ACS' Retail services industry unit will provide these services to El Pollo Loco from the company's Dallas facility, which currently supports more than 7,500 convenience store, grocery store and restaurant locations across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
"Via work for other current clients, ACS has demonstrated an unrivalled ability to provide technology solutions to restaurant chains, and we look forward to leveraging this core capability for El Pollo Loco," said Ed Soladay, President of ACS Retail Solutions.
About ACS
ACS, a Fortune 1000 company with nearly 20,000 people in 21 countries, provides business process and technology outsourcing solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS". ACS makes technology work. Visit ACS on the Internet at http://www.acs-inc.com.
About El Pollo Loco
El Pollo Loco, a privately-held company based in Irvine, California, currently operates 282 restaurants in four states -- California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas. In addition to individual and family meals featuring its signature marinated, flame-broiled chicken, El Pollo Loco offers a wide variety of "fresh mex" items including made-to-order burritos, Pollo Bowls(TM), Salad Bowls, tacos al carbon, tostada salads and hand-rolled taquitos. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.elpolloloco.com.
CONTACT: Julie Weeks
Director, Communications
El Pollo Loco, Inc.
949-399-2150
jweeks@elpolloloco.com
The statements in this news release that do not directly relate to historical facts constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company's control. As such, no assurance can be given that the actual events and results will not be materially different than the anticipated results described in the forward-looking statements. Factors could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. For a description of these factors, see the Company's prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the most recent Form 10-K. ACS disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future event, or otherwise.
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