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Pollo Campero joins low-cal meals club

January 10, 2010

Pollo Campero is the latest brand to announce the launch of a newmenu promotion to feature items with 505 calories or less.The promotion will be in stores beginning Jan. 18.

"We're taking healthy eating a big step forward by offering our customers three fast, complete, low-calorie meals," said Roberto Denegri, Campero USA president and chief operating officer. "These meals feature our signature Latin chicken, plus our unique and delicious sides. They may be low in calories, but they are full of the same fantastic ingredients and Campero flavor our customers have always enjoyed."

Pollo Campero's new 505-calorie meals include:

Quarter Grilled Chicken Meal (total calories: 460 to 504),featuringone-quarter of a grilled chicken (340 calories),an individual side of either Campero beans (160 calories) or black beans and white rice (120 calories) andwater, unsweetened tea or Diet Coke (1 to 4 calories)
Grilled Chicken Sandwich Meal (total calories: 456 to 460), featuringgrilled chicken on Cesaro bread with sauce, lettuce and tomato (336 calories),an individual side of black beans and white rice (120 calories),water, unsweetened tea or Diet Coke (1 to 4 calories)
Grilled Chicken Bowl (total calories: 445 to 449),filled with grilled chicken, Campero rice and beans, and pico de gallo,water, unsweetened tea or Diet Coke (1 to 4 calories)

When trying to eat healthy, consumers have few choices at their favorite quick-service restaurants.

"We hope to support our customers' long-term diet plans by giving them a wide variety of healthy, affordable options that still feature our famous Latin flavor," Denegri said.