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| 1/17/2017

" We remain passionate about serving the best chicken on the planet while remaining true to our heritage."

-- Danny Meisenheimer, chief operating officer, Pollo Tropical

Around noon on a December weekday, cars lined up behind the twin ordering stations of a Pollo Tropical Express in Hialeah — the first of the Miami company’s drive-through-only stores that executives hope will add new luster, and revenue, to the chicken chain’s struggling performance.

A closer look revealed that each driver wore the black Pollo T-shirt: “Chicks Rule,” “Mojo Man,” “Salsa Queen.”

They were employees, testing the efficiency of the Express staff in a trial ahead of the grand opening, which took place Friday. The hope is that staff can get a customer in and out in three minutes — a time that analysts believe could add major revenue to a chain restaurant.

Read more at the Miami Herald.

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