FRGI - Earnings call transcript Q1 2020 | Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.

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Operator

Good afternoon and welcome to the Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc.

First Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. Today's conference is being recorded. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.

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Rich Stockinger

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Dirk Montgomery

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call questions. for up open listening, to Operator? now you Thank will and the we

Operator

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Nicole Miller

you Can afternoon. me hear Good okay?

Rich Stockinger

Nicole. Yes, we can

Nicole Miller

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Rich Stockinger

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Nicole Miller

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across you. vintage concepts top-tier performance and both bottom Or in would these the or understand single to trends across by there? you could I love are versus non-core just understand talk every versus tier? or Thank pulls So pushes let some comp somehow and literally us location? core

Rich Stockinger

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know board. across are different in food than in down significantly. pretty the difference the down, the core say much So, of actions think at being portfolio. rental past, the taken and the than beverages now higher now this value core coming it's costs profitability got yearly And just believe that I leases' the in I here last are much in quarter. even are not increase of I the core -- had or the the margins you we is enhancement again, again with And am the schedules more here outside We've lowering said we in the would of regarding Taco, that assuming We've are latest as it's possibility the being are a because in -- on alcoholic guests great cost. food they margin than and

Antonio Taco, is well, again for a the So, said like is Houston is I most before and bit hurting little Dallas doing San improvement. showing

Nicole Miller

for you taking my questions. Thank

Rich Stockinger

Nicole. Thanks,

Operator

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Brian Vaccaro

Thanks seems to seemed And before if Pollo maybe but performance the afternoon. it at to it wanted start sales and on play that the could. April recover good I QX and bit we worsened seeing. about to industry to be seemed out starting as expected, lagging a broader recovery we're

something that's South worth get regional something may driven have specific in Florida or else to what your I'm highlighting. macro curious on just that maybe So, perspective or

Rich Stockinger

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service. the service. than class. And not one in would quick not with I well local as menu mind say, area quick than doing our We're worse lot that competitors in doing keep we So, different also, are is a

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Brian Vaccaro

the guess some across Orlando, dynamics variable you follow-up mentioned, markets? other some perspective thinking give Florida perspective if has been perspective Rich, of I some about it compare you give And on quarter-to-date helpful. of you those regions? the South Tampa could how any a That's Okay. you give individual to on that. some Could just could you

Rich Stockinger

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Brian Vaccaro

delivery? also right. bit South could you particular? with you has thus wanted share off-premise, it seen ask Could said just which Uber Eats, little the All that share give Okay. also you a think I believe you've Pollo the more X.X%. pretty Tropical far was And a that what in dominant of I is to on Florida in traction I percent

Rich Stockinger

we number recently Grubhub Uber market just of into quarter. on signed have the a as now They first is in rolling South mind end they two. we Eats number one started been which And is partner all DSP our the you Eats have. Uber in Keep guided just is the in core Florida. And as know out. we

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Dirk Montgomery

due of a good accounting XX% total to of mix the calendar currently That's of little roughly right now, the year had the very skewed off-premise very at to for the momentum. conditions. We've terms of in XX% delivery in dollars. success off-premise the the strong And is end catering bit

get the normal that fourth the things that at we dramatically we've once catering expect quarter contribution improve, to because had end think traction great channel. of that back in will I

We that, online also is and Rich we in sales as expect dramatically Rocket. said by our the launch new Rocket should online app, which Bottle increase Bottle as supported

Brian Vaccaro

great. And last All one then for right. me. That's just

Or with color you back just that made maybe in have a difficult back? Are On decision an permanent the headquarters decisions obviously the on share a made, standpoint? that that that curious changes, of functions cuts, the but changes a you if other it And from had you've you cuts G&A structural you to you terms pare made very three just the permanent going opportunity could in still what there either from perhaps? personnel any you've make, or pare to is headquarters?

Dirk Montgomery

Sure.

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Rich Stockinger

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Brian Vaccaro

everyone's Understood. healthy. Certainly, unprecedented times. you stays again. and Thank well I hope

Rich Stockinger

Thank you.

too. You

Operator

session. today's concludes for I any closing additional would or back team the to management call like to turn remarks. the now That question-and-answer

Rich Stockinger

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Operator

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Fiesta Restaurant (FRGI) 11 May 202020 Q1 Earnings call transcript