FRGI - Earnings call transcript Q2 2018 | Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.

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Operator

Greetings, and welcome to Fiesta Restaurant Group Second Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Raphael Gross, Managing Director at ICR.

Raphael Gross

afternoon, good and you, everyone. Thank second Fiesta issued earnings was XXXX the Restaurant market Group's after close release quarter today.

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Richard Stockinger

Thank you, Ralph.

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Danny Meisenheimer

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Richard Stockinger

Thanks, Danny.

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Lynn Schweinfurth

you, Rich. Thank

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Operator

with we'll question be your [Operator Stephens time proceed Incorporated. Will first Please session. from Slabaugh Instructions] this Our conducting with comes question-and-answer At a question.

Will Slabaugh

Yeah, thank you.

Cabana a in to? you - you'd was First here the credit I relaunch that the congrats especially mentioned July and you on could talk there most curious the question there acceleration about I brand happened on Taco month. recently. and if know more just that was was churn what

a see. If a being back big that from restaurant - immediate felt So you to I turned something bump else like curious of inside were necessarily we a weren't the on? that there was was bit just if happening the able

Richard Stockinger

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and thing just place. it's have one of we a a now So since happened, time, all represents proteins same And each it's than especially not as one in our percentage that's culmination about proteins over our any one. other the

not it's done recent haven't July that other, So like in nothing but we different did the addition in special months. one is the overshadowing that in there protein was we or

Will Slabaugh

talk Got And LTOs have thinking feel a peers the previously. as LTOs deep to going you that positions that of versus price you points. some been versus advertising future some Taco like in peers involved Can you brand mentioned, it. and a particular are that on with how more discounts are about you larger for full-priced second, more aggressive likely there and items your

Richard Stockinger

Sure.

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us put So between of that's those why in categories. types I two

Will Slabaugh

sort entail we work maybe this a Got of feel into at down of of throughout [ph] more lot maybe year? continuing said the sort of into because you Florida to rest that Can in way is lastly then it. And system like is breadth South same what to doing. you you lead or testing a And you're in there main and the terms Pollo. what also mentioned the the of little go of leaking drive as detail you a bit that

Danny Meisenheimer

this Yeah, Danny. is

as from are and a things think or really combination sandwiches I to only Bites introduced also months. product the that And of really after those as driven Crispy the they within mix well terrific an crispy new transaction. both a as The the entrée last have as for shift which And there that remarkable for us incremental the of not drive really having this. we've two introduced the sales as platform Pollo have been an on done crispy three bites of And the appetizer. it's we but And grown that come us. some platform. introduction an two menu the then really have add here also

So on we're sales meals the purchases and platform our the sandwich seeing overall just and traffic really elevated combo gain. has our

Will Slabaugh

Great. Thank you.

Operator

from comes with Securities. your Nick question proceed Setyan, next Our Please Wedbush question.

Nick Setyan

about think Hey, for business. and of on thank question you the medium just the maybe should largely the of term margins we just at taking another My the right you with how size some quarter. at respect near unit Taco? to the metrics margins and congrats with right Pollo the the more question beyond of How to or growth, kind to longer to respect great term, kind and relates business, size

Richard Stockinger

Yeah, and thanks, it's Rich, Nick.

I got months current but because, think that again, being in terms we know don't than done. we next you to of year, be And the officially, advance. unit not XX different the growth, more year out is plan come see in haven't and I much

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margins terms we're produce In on. our especially Pollo margins, of We're with vendors, working the the working companies.

the produce, I poultry think we'll see - not companies.

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down barring unforeseen see now. issues at right don't food see the I right them both to I bit related I rising. costs see that don't a So any industry coming aren't brands.

Nick Setyan

helpful. the when That's Revitalization And joined, we you when Plan. got you. Thank first

the more. I one of think little looking was a franchising points potentially at bit

the last much focused you are turning around. on as about from But haven't over the how thinking it you franchising on? We here forward going about XX months, business heard understandably,

Richard Stockinger

document the Taco Taco, get successful that thereafter. And be will I We're to think the several still We're blown to companies groundwork go franchise then working on filing and we'll brands. road. licensing have the side. Sure. Mexico. be licensing renewal, be are ready to in a surely looking we our I we franchise potential but franchising. while and will shortly Pollo franchising wanted But doing tomorrow we at already I for say, on on side On And not be the New with done both down full

of we think, success, future. corner but it at a right recent at we Taco, we've now with you the that that you and doing maybe, turning out may where on door some costs a the I as the opportunity tell to can of haven't success new announced our are open near huge can our open the franchising have Pollo, converted spend what higher and to that less We you come Pollos to us don't the in conversions do program opportunity in formally sized up investment have ground Tacos a might

Nick Setyan

then G&A. very the kind Lynn we back the maybe year, directionally How about on G&A of helpful. And should half? think for That's just in

Lynn Schweinfurth

We're of G&A. the Certainly to continuing year. into opportunities find to as half we our leverage back get the

benefit the a hurricane with have quarter. associated lapping will third We

So that's drive certainly Controlling supporting then going our G&A of to to as to look of a the will need look return move leverage means leverage we some provide out to, And forward, for where moving forward. year. the those our we certainly we that to parts as continue we balance the costs, growing business will only expenses. and on

Nick Setyan

Thank you.

Operator

Our Vaccaro, question. with next Please proceed Raymond question comes from your James. Brian

Brian Vaccaro

Tropical, were Thank launch. we Pollo the North evening. Florida just if or markets it legacy further you how versus Atlanta, and little even in will you share if with and Central crispy South your you'd products? drill And and down product dynamics if compares on chicken the positioning in curious further a good details advertisers' there sales on competitive differences hoping non-core mix, brand Florida the markets you how versus can and differences Florida, Starting curious the given in positioned

Danny Meisenheimer

basis, Danny. had like or Broward in get to very a to the We found product. that Northern weighted you you isn't little markets promote and our is a Dayton on and research get aggressively is when markets we boneless appeal that transaction high the same conducted in also But typically crispy, suggest crispy Orlando. This through not with Atlanta, this or rate Florida. markets it's higher the But very to those also the more like markets, on platform, our Jackson a out well. in We do South that down it

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Richard Stockinger

it's Brian Rich.

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Brian Vaccaro

driving of much right, And the I you on you versus research get that to know to brand do any for able thank early, All chicken but guests? mix a customer due crispy a new been still and have that. of consumer to it's attracting sense appeal amongst how of frequency sales sort existing is broadening

Danny Meisenheimer

Yes, largely everything to this point has been anecdotal.

to chance bit and later to chance guests them little a to experience We year. give have with we the done research to product to visiting little market but some market in a needed this intercepts the but be get will we conducting We will be it, bit get later.

Richard Stockinger

into and it's to including they itself. we that though, permission extensive really And the launch what was to marinated market a again And them that's to in it. diverse doing that there. be to platform. really bottom it's Southwest the been try everyone where us the groups ready, Rich has Brian, the turnaround down what we and successful Is did this of focus we'll of the that's leads where very research and get we Florida, the citrus And gave according get we're did to chicken research it allowed again. before about fried been us

doing customer intercepts very be shortly. than pretty more but just excited, So we're we'll

Brian Vaccaro

All great. right, that's

the much how easier about add back I comparisons Taco, just what lapping ask and guess Just shifting underlying July. quarter lower the you in on maybe year? it remind of seen versus thinking and true us is to lapping improvement. gears, I last was trends, wanted to-date circle underlying you improvement about have the of Can spend sort

color you put just that? on If some

Lynn Schweinfurth

July. the Well decline X.X% lapping a are last month year, in of we

a So more we were negative lapping period.

from May, air to essentially If mid-part early October. we of were to off you recall the

gradual most Houston the continue we this primarily markets led to and currently. that are really see in across in So being Dallas of major our But we period. improvement our results, middle of by

Brian Vaccaro

a sort in even of year modest you but Okay, is will, improvement encouraging. trend, the two if

which one comments of then one of and appreciate the bridge to building do that where Taco currently efficiency that run me, savings current there low on from the and margins, could, of run And in settling to But is you thank the just of all I sort I That's sort how pursuing store rate some due last your initiatives out versus cost you Okay. we're rate, much margins. and you. expected the a seeing double-digit here? see improve sort normal of if Rich of from from sales programs profitability level that are a Cabana

Richard Stockinger

get under much Brian, to how as a can Okay, great I question. to am Lynn I say. that's table going kicked the by

definitely the have cost, think we're is room in right now that grab margins we We from have pretty going there probably and to on How labor point and there think we've we at locked that there's be much trend Taco, food in get now. I the can right then of pretty the can quickly in a much working a diligently. perspective, we

be able anticipate So Taco. has price we'll at to chicken increases significant of think increases don't I or pretty any at - get some a the price improvements I lot all do it quickly. in to

units. going price people It's certain going now et in be not combos the after it's within But doing be better have LTOs of to from in. of get done be items just anything the right doing I enough increases, controls going cetera. We'll think going some to now now. to combination be a we to

Brian Vaccaro

Thank you.

Operator

reminder, now Instructions] proceed Please Our question. Long, a Joshua Piper comes with we next a As from session. question-and-answer [Operator Jaffray. question your are conducting

Joshua Long

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you we've day end said that then - to as works the account think early should just term, or those look longer thinking curious are start unit how off-premise hours you've with on kind able about but of do then it's of the if a of the are? at as what size it's footprint process you kind little taking term, look been that offset how going And forward? know start taken So large where of net still store you think not just we positions the maybe the opportunity that a if to and some operating kind at into adds development, like of I re-accelerating longer balancing

Danny Meisenheimer

Danny. is Okay. This

the managers with go The then and catering start that that an they're revenue me piece, is piece we'll in the - the for development. because we're generators. catering to there Let offset adding,

do way sales We're we standpoint. catering but because that standpoint. only the plan, terms will we from from is the at doing first establish standpoint, this Pollo of a are in where not program staffing so an a with And renewal to operations that of where are from we

coming whether terms offset Taco choose, by we whether - and the converge clearly than that offset of first that in and do follow business. by in for more from we the from level, course, the side make a will will provide into Cabana that is it's at year. catering opportunity same we gain suit of it's that's big sales pick-up standpoint. fourth brand then the two And of unit investment time we that our the the for capital that partners services that. Anything so investment of push quarter as And true the delivery those during of catering the the we The

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year are year, development, year but next and the where Texas, operate of much the of at be Difficulty] again, of our still so we're opportunity we're locations, next to But is not we going to and done with we're growth. and to and where walls not get yet to do as we within businesses. accelerate And our outside have year four [Technical Florida when going (X:XX:XX) looking And at this there to that least work similar not lot is but after. program. up that terms a year after to In of what started already a We have renewal ramping we've currently the the not that already past we

Joshua Long

the kind or Curious you that talked about maybe of markets? brand fact terms what were a in lot Great. of you've your push perhaps Taco, you more even for the to further. in younger just these new a that. research bringing brand you brand on maybe And ability consumer. repositioning the families, got a is if then of Thank strong the of in core the given telling Texas Curious equity those to bit lapsed

that yourself two that mentioned in you benchmarked have had you of You kind wanted brands particular against.

from giving if the permission new you be that? that may of be or perspective curious up viewing is menu to move just kind Just how mix a of you're and of thinking product kind as the consumer well about

Richard Stockinger

advertising, tell going believe been them guests several are discounting the What's there more deep quality new Taco Sure. bringing is we well haven't you seeing at freshness media all of as in the I driving cetera. quality as because full more et major I and our which more social deals in the in is is with We've to lack and and daily social followers years in effort price. of really and will that quality bringing quality and of for of we're media. some ingredients of about started that a our our which

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Joshua Long

Great. Thank you.

Operator

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Fiesta Restaurant (FRGI) 6 Aug 182018 Q2 Earnings call transcript