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{{Short description|Fast food restaurant chain}}
{{Refimprove|date=June 2010}}
{{Refimprove|date=June 2010}}
{{distinguish|Pollo Campestre}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Pollo Campero
| name = Pollo Campero
| logo = PolloCampero Logo.png
| logo = PolloCampero Logo.png
| type = Private
| type = Private
| industry = [[Restaurant]]s
| industry = [[Restaurant]]s
| founded = {{start date and age|1971}}, in [[Guatemala]]<ref name=ourstory>{{cite web|url= https://us.campero.com/our-story |title=Our Heritage - Pollo Campero|date=2016|publisher=Pollo Campero|access-date=2016-02-12}}</ref>
| founded = {{start date and age|1971}}, in [[Guatemala City]], Guatemala<ref name=ourstory>{{cite web|url= https://us.campero.com/our-story |title=Our Heritage - Pollo Campero|date=2016|publisher=Pollo Campero|access-date=2016-02-12}}</ref>
| area_served = Worldwide
| area_served = Guatemala, United States, Bahrain, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Italy, Nicaragua, Mexico, Spain, Belize, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Montserrat, British Virgin Islands, Africa, Brazil, Puerto Rico
| key_people = Juan José Gutiérrez <small>([[chief executive officer|CEO]])</small>
| key_people = Juan José Gutiérrez <small>([[chief executive officer|CEO]])</small>
| products = Traditional hand-breaded fried chicken, citrus grilled chicken, extra crispy chicken, boneless wings, chicken bowls, chicken sandwiches, chicken wings
| products = Traditional hand-breaded fried chicken, citrus grilled chicken, extra crispy chicken, boneless wings, chicken bowls, chicken sandwiches, chicken wings
| assets =
| assets =
| equity =
| equity =
| owner =
| owner =
| num_employees =
| num_employees =
| parent = Corporacion Multi Inversiones
| parent = [[Corporacion Multi Inversiones]]
| divisions = Pollo Campero International
| divisions = Pollo Campero International
| website = http://www.campero.com/
| website = https://us.campero.com/
| hq_location = Pollo Campero International
| hq_location_city = Pollo Campero International: [[Dallas, Texas]]
| hq_location_city = [[Dallas, Texas]]
| hq_location_country = [[United States]]
| hq_location_country = [[United States]]
| num_locations = nearly 400 worldwide
| num_locations = nearly 400 worldwide
}}
}}

'''Pollo Campero''' is a [[fast-food restaurant]] chain, located in [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]], [[El Salvador]], [[Ecuador]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Mexico]], [[Spain]], [[Bahrain]], the [[United States]], [[Belize]], [[Haiti]], [[Montserrat]], the [[British Virgin Islands]], [[Africa]], [[Brazil]], [[Puerto Rico]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/notas/llega-pollo-campero-a-puerto-rico/|title = Llega Pollo Campero a Puerto Rico|date = 14 February 2013}}</ref> and [[Italy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campero.com/international.aspx|title=International|work=campero.com|access-date=21 March 2015}}</ref> The chain has nearly 400 locations, including more than 70 in the United States.<ref name=heritage>{{cite web|url=http://www.campero.com/heritage|title=Our Heritage - Pollo Campero|date=2016|publisher=Pollo Campero|access-date=2016-02-12}}</ref>
'''Pollo Campero''' is a Guatemalan [[fast-food restaurant]] chain, located in [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]], [[El Salvador]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]], [[Ecuador]], [[Mexico]], [[Spain]], [[Bahrain]], {{nowrap|the [[United States]], [[Puerto Rico]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/notas/llega-pollo-campero-a-puerto-rico/|title = Llega Pollo Campero a Puerto Rico|date = 14 February 2013}}</ref>}} [[Belize]], [[Haiti]], [[Anguilla]], [[Montserrat]], the [[British Virgin Islands]], [[Brazil]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Slovakia]], [[Canada]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] and [[Italy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campero.com/international.aspx|title=International|work=campero.com|access-date=21 March 2015}}</ref> The chain has nearly 400 locations, including more than 100 in the United States.<ref name=heritage>{{cite web|url=http://www.campero.com/heritage|title=Our Heritage - Pollo Campero|date=2016|publisher=Pollo Campero|access-date=2016-02-12}}</ref>


==Corporate affairs and history==
==Corporate affairs and history==
[[File:PolloCamperoGulftonnew.JPG|thumb|right|Pollo Campero Bellaire, a Pollo Campero restaurant in [[Gulfton, Houston|Gulfton]], [[Houston]], [[Texas]], [[United States]].]]
[[File:PolloCamperoGulftonnew.JPG|thumb|right|Pollo Campero Bellaire, a Pollo Campero restaurant in [[Gulfton, Houston|Gulfton]], [[Houston]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]]]


Pollo Campero International headquarters are located in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]. The current facility is in {{convert|12633|sqft|sqm}} of area in the Hidden Grove office building in [[North Dallas]]. The headquarters was previously in a {{convert|6800|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} area in Lincoln Center, but moved in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kezar, Korri|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2016/09/01/dallas-chicken-chain-spreading-its-wings-at-a-new.html|title=Dallas chicken chain spreading its wings at a new headquarters |work=[[Dallas Business Journal]]|date=2016-09-01|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref><ref>[http://www.campero.com/media/File/090901_factsheet.doc Campero U.S.A. Fact Sheet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104033142/http://campero.com/media/File/090901_factsheet.doc |date=2010-01-04 }}. Pollo Campero. Retrieved on February 18, 2010. Reflects previous headquarters in Lincoln Center.</ref>
Pollo Campero International headquarters are located in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]. The current facility is in {{convert|12633|sqft|sqm}} of area in the Hidden Grove office building in [[North Dallas]]. The headquarters was previously in a {{convert|6800|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} area in Lincoln Center, but moved in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kezar, Korri|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2016/09/01/dallas-chicken-chain-spreading-its-wings-at-a-new.html|title=Dallas chicken chain spreading its wings at a new headquarters |work=[[Dallas Business Journal]]|date=2016-09-01|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref><ref>[http://www.campero.com/media/File/090901_factsheet.doc Campero U.S.A. Fact Sheet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104033142/http://campero.com/media/File/090901_factsheet.doc |date=2010-01-04 }}. Pollo Campero. Retrieved on February 18, 2010. Reflects previous headquarters in Lincoln Center.</ref>
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==See also==
==See also==
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* [[List of chicken restaurants]]
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{{Portal|Guatemala<!--origin-->|Texas<!--current HQ-->|Food|Companies}}
* [[Pollo Brujo]]
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*[[List of chicken restaurants]]
*[[Pollo Brujo]]
* [[Pollo Campestre]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website|https://us.campero.com/}}
* {{Official website|https://us.campero.com/}}
*{{Official website|https://www.campero.com/gt/inicio|Pollo Campero Guatemala official website}} {{In lang|es-GT}}
* {{Official website|https://www.campero.com/gt/inicio|Pollo Campero Guatemala official website}} {{In lang|es-GT}}
*{{Official website|http://www.pollo-campero.it/|Pollo Campero Italy website}} {{In lang|it}}
* {{Official website|http://www.pollo-campero.it/|Pollo Campero Italy website}} {{In lang|it}}


{{Chicken chains}}
{{Chicken chains}}
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{{Portal bar|Guatemala<!--origin-->|Texas<!--current HQ-->|Food|Companies}}


[[Category:Food and drink companies of Guatemala]]
[[Category:Food and drink companies of Guatemala]]

Latest revision as of 00:29, 9 December 2024

Not to be confused with Pollo Campestre.
Pollo Campero
Company typePrivate
IndustryRestaurants
Founded1971; 53 years ago (1971), in Guatemala City, Guatemala[1]
Headquarters
Pollo Campero International: Dallas, Texas
,
United States
Number of locations
nearly 400 worldwide
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Juan José Gutiérrez (CEO)
ProductsTraditional hand-breaded fried chicken, citrus grilled chicken, extra crispy chicken, boneless wings, chicken bowls, chicken sandwiches, chicken wings
ParentCorporacion Multi Inversiones
DivisionsPollo Campero International
Websitehttps://us.campero.com/

Pollo Campero is a Guatemalan fast-food restaurant chain, located in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Mexico, Spain, Bahrain, the United States, Puerto Rico,[2] Belize, Haiti, Anguilla, Montserrat, the British Virgin Islands, Brazil, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Italy.[3] The chain has nearly 400 locations, including more than 100 in the United States.[4]

Corporate affairs and history

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Pollo Campero Bellaire, a Pollo Campero restaurant in Gulfton, Houston, Texas, United States

Pollo Campero International headquarters are located in Dallas, Texas. The current facility is in 12,633 square feet (1,173.6 m2) of area in the Hidden Grove office building in North Dallas. The headquarters was previously in a 6,800-square-foot (630 m2) area in Lincoln Center, but moved in 2016.[5][6]

Pollo Campero has been popular with the Guatemalan and Salvadoran diaspora, who see it as a nostalgic taste from home. This led to a tradition of relatives bringing boxes of the restaurant's chicken to the United States on international flights, with some even reselling the chicken. Issues with the smell led to the company developing an insulated bag to make it easier to transport for air passengers and better contain odors. While the chain opened branches in the United States starting in 2002, which became quite popular and had eight-hour lines upon opening, many customers felt that the chicken and taste was not the same, and chicken continues to be brought by passengers to the United States. The chain also announced plans to expand to Spain, Poland and Portugal in that year.[7][8]

In 2007 the company opened a restaurant in Shanghai, its first in China.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Our Heritage - Pollo Campero". Pollo Campero. 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  2. ^ "Llega Pollo Campero a Puerto Rico". 14 February 2013.
  3. ^ "International". campero.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Our Heritage - Pollo Campero". Pollo Campero. 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  5. ^ Kezar, Korri (2016-09-01). "Dallas chicken chain spreading its wings at a new headquarters". Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  6. ^ Campero U.S.A. Fact Sheet Archived 2010-01-04 at the Wayback Machine. Pollo Campero. Retrieved on February 18, 2010. Reflects previous headquarters in Lincoln Center.
  7. ^ Mejia, Brittny (14 April 2021). "Why flights from Central America often have the enticing aroma of fried chicken". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  8. ^ Gonzalez, David (2002-09-20). "Guatemala Journal; Fried Chicken Takes Flight, Happily Nesting in U.S." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  9. ^ "Pollo Campero abrirá su primer restaurante en China el 24 de mayo". El Economista. EFE. 2007-05-19. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
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