El Pollo Loco 2016 Annual Report Download - page 14

applicablefederal,state,orlocalminimumwageand,accordingly,increasesintheapplicableminimumwagewillincreaseourlaborcosts.Wearealsosubjectto
theAmericansWithDisabilitiesAct,whichprohibitsdiscriminationonthebasisofdisabilityinpublicaccommodationsandemployment,andwhichmayrequire
ustodesignormodifyourrestaurantstomakereasonableaccommodationsfordisabledindividuals.
Foradiscussionofthevariousregulatoryandcompliancerisksthatweface,seeItem1A,“RiskFactors.”
Management Information Systems
Allofourcompany-operatedandfranchisedrestaurantsusecomputerizedpoint-of-saleandback-officesystems,whichwebelievecanscaletosupportourlong-
termgrowthplans.Ourpoint-of-salesystemprovidesatouch-screeninterfaceandisintegratedwithsegmentedEMVtokenizedhighspeedcreditandgiftcard
processinghardware.Ourpoint-of-salesystemisusedtocollectdailytransactiondata,whichprovidesdailysalesandproductmixinformationthatweactively
analyze.
Ourin-restaurantback-officecomputersystemisdesignedtoassistinthemanagementofourrestaurantsandtoprovidelaborandfoodcostmanagementtools.The
systemalsoprovidescorporateheadquartersandrestaurantoperationsmanagementquickaccesstodetailedbusinessdata,andreducesthetimespentbyrestaurant
managersonadministrativeneeds.Thesystemfurtherprovidessales,bankdeposit,andvariancedatatoouraccountingdepartmentonadailybasis.Forcompany-
operatedrestaurants,weusethisdatatogenerateweeklyconsolidatedreportsregardingsalesandotherkeymeasures,aswellaspreliminaryweeklyprofitandloss
statementsforeachlocation,withfinalreportsfollowingtheendofeachperiod.
Employees
AsofDecember30,2015,wehadapproximately5,171employees,ofwhomapproximately5,021werehourlyrestaurantemployeescomprisedof4,262
crewmembers,191generalmanagers,205assistantmanagers,311shiftleaders,and52employeesinlimited-timerolesasactingmanagersorasmanagersin
training.Theremaining150employeeswerecorporateandofficepersonnel.Noneofouremployeesarepartofacollectivebargainingagreement,andwebelieve
thatourrelationshipswithouremployeesaresatisfactory.
Seasonality
Seasonalfactorsandthetimingofholidayscauseourrevenuetofluctuatefromquartertoquarter.Ourrevenueperrestaurantistypicallylowerinthefirstand
fourthquartersduetoreducedJanuaryandDecembertrafficandhigherinthesecondandthirdquarters.Asaresultofseasonality,ourquarterlyandannualresults
ofoperationsandkeyperformanceindicatorssuchascompanyrestaurantrevenueandcomparablerestaurantsalesmayfluctuate.
Available Information
WemakeavailablefreeofchargeonourInternetwebsiteourannualreportsonForm10-K,quarterlyreportsonForm10-Q,currentreportsonForm8-K,and
amendmentstothosereportsfiledorfurnishedpursuanttoSection13(a)or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934,asamended(the“ExchangeAct”)(15
U.S.C.78m(a)or78o(d)),assoonasreasonablypracticableafterweelectronicallyfilesuchmaterialwith,orfurnishitto,theSecuritiesandExchange
Commission(“SEC”).OurInternetaddressiswww.elpolloloco.com.ThecontentsofourInternetwebsitearenotpartofthisannualreport,andarenot
incorporatedbyreference.OurInternetaddressisprovidedasaninactivetextualreferenceonly.
ThepublicmayreadandcopyanymaterialsthatwefilewiththeSECattheSEC’sPublicReferenceRoomat100FStreet,NE.,Washington,DC20549.The
publicmayobtaininformationontheoperationofthePublicReferenceRoombycallingtheSECat1-800-SEC-0330.TheSECmaintainsanInternetsitethat
containsreports,proxyandinformationstatements,andotherinformationregardingissuersthatfileelectronicallywiththeSEC,athttp://www.sec.gov.


11