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Podcast: A Deeper Dive
Episode: What Pollo Tropical's new owners plan to do with the brand
Description: What do you do with Pollo Tropical?
This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast “A Deeper Dive” features Alex Macedo, the chairman of Authentic Restaurant Brands, to talk about that company’s recent acquisition of Pollo Tropical.
Authentic Restaurant Brands, or ARB, is owned by the private equity firm Garnett Station Partners. Macedo is a former executive with Burger King and Tim Hortons and is overseeing the multi-concept operator, which also owns Primanti Brothers, PJ Whelihan's and Mambo Seafood.
Pollo Tropical has long been one of the industry’s most intriguing concept. T...