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Exhibit
      10.1

     

    CONFIDENTIAL
      INFORMATION (IDENTIFIED BY * ) HAS BEEN OMITTED BASED UPON A
      REQUEST

    FOR
      CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 OF THE 

    SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND HAS BEEN SEPARATELY FILED 

    WITH
      THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

    

    February
      25, 2008

    

    Matthew
      Free

    Simmons
      Prepared Foods Inc.

    601
      N.
      Hico Street

    Siloam
      Springs, AR 72761

    

    Dear
      Matthew:

    

    As
      discussed and agreed, contingent on full support by EPL Quality Assurance,
      Simmons will supply to the El Pollo Loco system needs for the products shown
      below:

    

    A
      minimum
      of *
      pounds
      to a maximum of *
      pounds
      annually of saddle cut chicken, EPL Specification *.
      Pricing
      will be *
      FOB;
*
      per
      pound delivered to MBM, Rancho Cucamonga, CA and *
      per
      pound delivered to MBM, Pleasanton, CA.

    

    The
      *
      pounds
      annually reflect a weekly steady state movement of *
      pounds
      per week (4 loads). The *
      pounds
      includes an incremental *
      pounds
      per week (3 loads) during the two major promotional periods only.

    

    Contingent
      on EPL approval, Simmons will be awarded up to *
      pounds
      for the El Pollo Loco system Un-Marinated Fresh Chicken Breast, EPL
      Specification *.
      Pricing
      will be *
      FOB;
*
      per
      pound delivered into MBM, Rancho Cucamonga, CA and *
      per
      pound delivered to MBM, Pleasanton, CA. The above pricing is fixed for the
      contract period stated below.

    

    Should
      EPL change any specification, including a change from Un-Marinated Fresh Chicken
      Breast to Pre-Marinated Fresh Chicken Breast, Simmons will provide adjusted
      pricing based upon the changes made and EPL and Simmons Prepared Foods will
      agree to a mutually acceptable price.

    

    All
      orders are to ship in Truck Load quantities and can be combine
      product.

    

    As
      part
      of this Purchase Agreement, Supplier warrants that the items identified as
      EPL
      specification *
      will not
      be sold to other EPL Franchisee’s, affiliates of EPL Franchisee’s or suppliers
      to EPL Franchisees distribution cents without the express written permission
      of
      the EPL Corporate Purchasing department. In essence, Simmons Prepared Foods,
      Inc. will not sell EPL Specification *
      to
      anyone except EPL approved parties as outlined in our supplier purchase
      agreement.

    

    El
      Pollo
      Loco’s decision to enter into this Purchase Agreement is independent of any
      support your firm may or may not choose to provide to the El Pollo Loco
      system.

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    

    This
      Purchase Agreement is subject to and incorporates the General Terms and
      Conditions of Supply (“T/C”) executed by the parties hereto and currently on
      file with El Pollo Loco, Inc. The Purchase Agreement and the T/C collectively
      constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersede all prior
      or
      contemporaneous oral or written agreements.

    

    Terms:
      Net 10 Days.

    Pricing
      contract period 03/01/08 through 2/28/09

    

    Please
      sign and return both copies of this letter. After I have received the signed
      copy, I will sign and return a copy for your files. Signing this letter
      acknowledges acceptance of the terms and conditions as presented
      above.

    

    Matthew,
      thank you for your help and support on this matter and please contact me with
      any questions.

    

    

    AGREED:

    

    

    
      	
              /s/
                Chip Miller

            	 	
              /s/
                Joe Stein

            	 
	
              Chip
                Miller

            	 	
              Joe
                Stein

            	 
	
              Simmons
                Prepared Foods, Inc.

            	 	
              El
                Pollo Loco, Inc.

            	 

    

    

    cc:
      Jennifer Benus, Yvette Johnson/MBM

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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      Exhibit
        10.1

       

    

    El
      Pollo Loco

    

    GENERAL
      TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUPPLY

    

    THESE
      GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS shall govern the supply of approved products
      (herein referred to, whether singularly or collectively as the “Products”)
      to the
      EPL system of company-owned and franchisee-owned El Pollo Loco Restaurants
      and
      shall constitute the agreement between El Pollo Loco Corporation and those
      parties, which have been approved as suppliers (each such approved supplier
      is
      referred to herein as “Supplier”)
      to the
      EPL system.

    

    In
      consideration of the designation by EPL as an approved Supplier and intending
      to
      be legally bound, Supplier, through the act of supplying the Products to and
      for
      use within the El Pollo Loco system, agrees to the following:

    

    
      	 	
              1.

            	
              Approval –
                The approval by EPL of a Supplier to the El Pollo Loco system (the
                “Approval”)
                shall be confirmed in a written approval letter (the “Approval
                Letter”)
                signed by EPL authorized representative, Stephen E. Lash, Director
                of
                Supply Chain Management. The Approval Letter shall identify a) the
                Products for which Supplier is approved, b) the approved product
                specification, and c) the specific facility (ies) approved to manufacture
                the product. Supplier’s acceptance of the Approval and these General Terms
                And Conditions shall be manifested exclusively through the act of
                Supplier’s selling the Products for use within the El Pollo Loco
                system.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              2.

            	
              Sale
                And Distribution –
                Supplier shall sell the Products within the El Pollo Loco system
                only to
                distributors approved by EPL (collectively “Approved
                Distributors”)
                who are authorized to resell or otherwise transfer the Products to
                El
                Pollo Loco restaurants. EPL shall inform Supplier of the identity
                of
                Approved Distributors by periodic written notification. In certain
                circumstances Supplier may be authorized by EPL to sell Products
                within
                the El Pollo Loco system directly to restaurants or by such other
                distribution means as shall have the prior written approval of EPL.
                Supplier warrants that it will not sell or otherwise transfer Products
                bearing the EPL, Fosters, Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper or other trademarks
                owned
                by or authorized for use by or licensed by EPL (“The Marks) trademark,
                logo or other indicia of Fosters®, Dr. Pepper® or Coca-Cola® to any third
                party, except as contemplated above, without the prior written
                authorization of (including distribution of excess products to charitable
                or other organizations, e.g. Second
                Harvest).

            

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    
      	 	
              3.

            	
              Specifications –
                As a condition to retention of Approval, Supplier shall satisfy and
                comply
                diligently with all written quality assurance requirements of EPL,
                as they
                may be amended from time to time in the sole discretion of EPL, including
                but not limited to the EPL product specifications which have been
                furnished to Supplier, the EPL Quality Assurance Policies and Procedures
                which have been furnished to Supplier, and all other written quality
                assurance communications from EPL (together the “Specifications”).
                The Products shall be manufactured, stored and shipped by Supplier
                in
                strict compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws
                and
                the Specifications. Supplier recognized and acknowledges that EPL
                may,
                from time to time, make representations to third parties regarding
                the
                content of various EPL products. Accordingly Supplier may not change
                or
                materially alter Product formulations or processing procedures without
                EPL
                prior knowledge and written approval. Any deviation whatsoever by
                Supplier
                from the Specifications may result in immediate termination of the
                Approval. If the Products are to carry the EPL marks, Supplier shall
                not
                undertake any activities which are not authorized by EPL and which
                are
                intended or designed, directly or indirectly, to differentiate those
                Products produced by Supplier from identically specified Products
                produced
                by other Suppliers for the El Pollo Loco
                system.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              4.

            	
              Unapproved
                Products –
                Supplier will not knowingly sell any unapproved products for use
                within
                the El Pollo Loco system. If Supplier is advised by EPL that unapproved
                products produced by Supplier are being sold by identified third
                parties
                to the El Pollo Loco system, Supplier will undertake best efforts
                and all
                commercially reasonable necessary steps which are legally within
                its power
                to bring about a discontinuance of this
                activity.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              5.

            	
              Confidentiality –
                Supplier acknowledges that the Specifications are the confidential,
                and
                proprietary information of EPL to be used by Supplier solely for
                the
                purpose of supplying Product to the El Pollo Loco system. Supplier
                specifically warrants for itself, its employees and agents, that
                it (they)
                will not: (a) disclose the Specifications (or any portion thereof)
                nor
                cause them to be revealed to the general public not to any person,
                corporation or other business association (including any of the Approved
                Distributors or franchisees of El Pollo Loco not specifically authorized
                in writing by EPL to receive them; (b) permit disclosure of the
                Specifications to any of its employees except those who have a “need to
                know” to enable Supplier to perform its obligations; (c) permit anyone
                to
                reproduce, copy or exhibit the Specifications or any portion thereof
                or
                any other confidential or proprietary information received from EPL,
                or
                (d) use the Specifications to produce the Products either for Supplier’s
                own use or for sale or distribution to customers outside the El Pollo
                Loco
                system. No obligation will exist with respect to any information
                contained
                in the Specifications which Supplier can establish through written
                documents was (1) known to Supplier from a source other than EPL,
                or
                parties authorized to act on behalf of EPL or the El Pollo Loco system,
                prior to receipt of the Specification from EPL or parties authorized
                to
                act on behalf of EPL or the El Pollo Loco system, or (2) substantially
                the
                same information that was previously published or became available
                to
                third parties without restriction through no act or failure to act
                on the
                part of Supplier, or (3) substantially the same information previously
                available to Supplier from a third party having no obligation to
                hold such
                information in confidence. If EPL or parties authorized to act on
                behalf
                of EPL or the El Pollo Loco system, provide Supplier with any information
                which relates to the purchase and sale of the Products, including
                but not
                limited to Product sales estimates, purchase expectations, geographical
                expansion plans and the like, Supplier shall likewise maintain the
                confidentiality of such
                information.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              6.

            	
              “Intentionally
                Left Blank”

            

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              7.

            	
              Inspection
                of Facilities –
                EPL shall have the right to inspect without advance notice (a) the
                premises of Supplier at which the Products are produced; (b) all
                of the
                Supplier’s facilities and equipment relating to manufacture, storage and
                delivery of the Products and all components’ and (c) the Products, prior
                to their shipment to the El Pollo Loco system. Neither EPL nor its
                employees or agents shall be required by Supplier to execute a
                confidentiality agreement, waiver or other agreement as a condition
                to
                engaging in inspections related to the Products. EPL may engage the
                services of an independent inspection firm, selected in the sole
                discretion of EPL, to perform these inspections. Supplier will pay
                the
                reasonable cost of this third party inspection so long as the cost
                for
                routine inspection does not exceed the sum of Three Thousand Dollars
                ($3,000.00) per annum per individual approved
                location.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              8.

            	
              Laboratory
                Testing –
                At EPL request, Supplier shall promptly submit for analysis, samples
                of
                the Products or samples of any components in accordance with any
                testing
                schedule established from time to time by EPL Supplier agrees to
                send the
                samples to facilities selected in the sole discretion of EPL, and
                Supplier
                agrees to pay the reasonable costs of any third party laboratory
                testing
                so long as the cost for routine inspections does not exceed the sum
                of
                Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) per annum per individual approved
                product per location.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              9.

            	
              Records
                Retention –
                For a period of at least two (2) years from the date of shipment
                (or for
                such longer period if requested by EPL), Supplier agrees to keep
                corporate
                records of the manufacture, storage, shipment and sale of the Products
                and, upon request by EPL, to make these records available to
                EPL.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              10.

            	
              Indemnification –
                As a condition of the Approval, Supplier will defend, indemnify and
                hold
                harmless El Pollo Loco its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, Approved
                Distributors, directors, officers, employees, representatives, system
                purchasing agent(s) and El Pollo Loco franchisees, of and from all
                claims,
                demands, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including
                reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs resulting form injury, illness and/or
                death caused, in whole or in part, by (i) contact with, use and/or
                consumption of the Products, including, without limitation, any product
                liability, strict product liability, or any variation thereof, (ii)
                failure of the Products to comply with applicable specifications’
                warranties and certifications under this Agreement unless (and then
                only
                to the extent) such injury, illness and/or death is directly caused
                by
                EPL, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, Approved Distributors,
                El
                Pollo Loco franchisees, system purchasing agent(s) or unrelated third
                parties. Such indemnification obligation shall continue during the
                term of
                this Agreement and for anytime thereafter agrees to advise Supplier
                if EPL
                receives notice that a claim has been or will be filed with respect
                to a
                matter covered by this indemnity and Supplier shall be given the
                opportunity to assume the defense thereof. If Supplier fails to assume
                such defense, EPL may defend the action in the manner it deems
                appropriate, and Supplier shall pay to EPL all costs, including reasonable
                attorneys’ fees, incurred by EPL in effecting such defense and any
                subsequent legal appeal, in addition to any sum which EPL may pay
                by
                reason of any settlement or judgment against EPL. This right to indemnify
                hereunder shall exist notwithstanding that joint or several liability
                may
                be imposed upon EPL (or the other persons identified above) by statute,
                ordinance, regulation or judicial
                decision.

            

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              11.

            	
              Insurance –
                Supplier will maintain, during the entire term of the indemnification,
                comprehensive liability insurance, including product liability coverage,
                in minimum amounts of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00) U.S. currency
                per occurrence for damage, injury and/or death to persons, One Million
                Dollars ($1,000,000.00) U.S. currency per occurrence for damage and/or
                injury to property and Worker’s Compensation Insurance as required by law.
                Such coverage shall be on a Date of Occurrence Form. The insurance
                coverage required herein shall be provided by an insurance company
                or
                companies with a Bests rating of A-X or better reasonably acceptable
                to
                EPL Supplier shall, promptly after receipt of the Approval Letter
                and
                annually thereafter, provide the Supply Chain Management Department
                with
                certificates of insurance evidencing such coverage and naming El
                Pollo
                Loco, its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates as additional named
                insured’s. Each certificate shall indicated that the coverage represented
                thereby shall not be canceled nor modified until at least thirty
                (30) days
                prior written notice has been given to EPL. Such insurance shall
                be
                carried during the term of this Agreement, including extension, and
                for at
                least three (3) years thereafter.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              12.

            	
              Financial
                Reports –
                Upon request and at least once annually, Supplier will provide to
                EPL
                financial information sufficient to reasonably demonstrate Supplier’s
                satisfactory financial condition. Such information may include annual
                or
                quarterly reports, bank references or other information reasonably
                directed towards a description of Supplier’s current financial status. If
                such information is held confidential by Supplier, release may be
                conditioned upon execution by EPL of a reasonable and limited
                confidentiality agreement.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              13.

            	
              Audit –
                During the term of this Agreement and for a period of two years after
                termination, Supplier’s correspondence, records and books of account
                related to the supply of product to the El Pollo Loco system, shall
                be
                open to inspection and audit by EPL during Supplier’s normal business
                hours.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              14.

            	
              Product
                Withdrawal –
                If it deemed necessary at any time by either EPL or Supplier to recall
                or
                withdraw from Approved Distributors or from the El Pollo Loco system
                any
                quantity of any Products, either as a result of failure of the Products,
                Supplier will comply diligently with the written Quality Assurance
                Product
                Withdrawal Procedures established from time to time by a current
                copy of
                which has been provided to Supplier. [See Attachment “A”]. Furthermore,
                Supplier will bear all costs and expenses incurred by it and/or EPL
                and/or
                any of the Approved Distributors in complying with the recall or
                withdrawal procedures (including w/o limitation, costs of notifying
                customers, customer refunds, costs of returning product, loss profits,
                and
                other expenses incurred to meet obligation to third parties), unless
                (and
                then only to the extent) such recall or withdrawal is solely the
                result of
                the negligence or misconduct by Approved Distributors, agent EPL,
                or El
                Pollo Loco franchisees. If Supplier fails or reuses to promptly comply
                with the recall or withdrawal of the Products upon request by EPL,
                EPL
                shall take such action as it deems necessary to recall or withdraw
                the
                Products from the El Pollo Loco system and Supplier shall immediately
                reimburse for the costs and expenses
                incurred.

            

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              15.

            	
              Product
                Allocation –
                During an emergency shortage of the Product, as announced by EPL,
                or its
                designated representative, Supplier shall stand ready to allocate
                sales of
                the Product within the El Pollo Loco system among Approved Distributors
                or
                otherwise, as reasonable directed by EPL, or its designated
                representative.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              16.

            	
              New
                Products –
                The manufacture, storage, shipment and/or distribution by Supplier
                of any
                new or modified product intended for use within the El Pollo Loco
                system
                shall be directed at the sole discretion of EPL or is designated
                representative, during the EPL related research, market testing and
                roll-out stages of development of such product. With respect to
                distribution and sale within the El Pollo Loco system, EPL may, in
                its
                sole discretion, direct Supplier to allocate sales of the new or
                modified
                product among Approved Distributors or
                otherwise.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              17.

            	
              No
                Gratuities –
                Supplier will not pay any gratuities, commissions, fees or grant
                any
                rebates to any employee or officer of EPL his or her personal or
                private
                benefit, nor favor any officer or employee of EPL with gifts, travel
                or
                entertainment of any substantial cost or value, nor enter into any
                business arrangements with employees or officers of EPL which benefit
                them
                personally or privately. If EPL employs third party inspection or
                testing
                firms, or a system purchasing agent, Supplier agrees that these
                restrictions shall also apply to the officers and employees of such
                firms
                as if they were officers and employees of
                EPL.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              18.

            	
              No
                Hidden Payments –
                An Approved Supplier has an obligation to provide fair and equitable
                treatment of the El Pollo Loco system as a whole. In connection with
                the
                direct or indirect sale of the Products to the El Pollo Loco system,
                Supplier will not pay or procure or authorize a third party to pay
                and
                direct or indirect product or cash allowances, rebates, brokerage
                fees,
                finders fees, commissions or any other consideration of any kind
                to any
                third party, including without limitation any Approved Distributor,
                EPL or
                its employees, any El Pollo Loco franchisee or their representative
                or
                employees, or any other third party associated with the transactions,
                except as explicitly provided in any purchase agreement between the
                Supplier and any system purchasing agent. Supplier warrants and represents
                that it has not paid, is not obligated to pay and will not pay any
                allowance, rebate or fees to any third party in connection with any
                recommendation or subsequent approval of the Supplier as an EPL
                Supplier.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              19.

            	
              Product
                Information –
                Supplier warrants that any and all “Product Information and Nutritional
                Data Sheet” or “Supplier Profile” or similar information request forms
                provided by EPL to Supplier have been and will in the future be completed
                by Supplier accurately and to the best of Supplier’s
                knowledge.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              20.

            	
              Supplier
                Disclosure –
                Supplier, on behalf of itself and its principal officers, warrants
                and
                represents that they presently do not own any interest, whether direct
                or
                indirect, in any El Pollo Loco franchise, in any El Pollo Loco restaurant,
                or in any corporation or partnership operating an El Pollo Loco restaurant
                or in any entity leasing real estate for the operation of an El Pollo
                Loco
                restaurant. Supplier further warrants and represents, on behalf of
                itself
                and its principal officers, that they do not claim any right to become
                an
                El Pollo Loco franchisee, to own an interest in any El Pollo Loco
                restaurant or in a corporation operating an El Pollo Loco restaurant.
                Supplier warrants and represents that during the term of this Agreement
                it
                will not knowingly hereafter acquire, whether directly or indirectly,
                any
                interest in any El Pollo Loco restaurant, in any El Pollo Loco franchise
                or in any entity leasing real estate for the operation of any El
                Pollo
                Loco restaurant.

            

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              21.

            	
              Food
                Warranties –
                Supplier warrant to EPL parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, any system
                purchasing agent, Approved Distributors and its franchisees that
                all food
                products including food articles, food ingredients and food packaging
                comprising any approved Products, or any part thereof delivered,
                sold or
                transferred to EPL, to any system purchasing agent, to any Approved
                Distributor or to any El Pollo Loco Restaurant hereunder (a) shall
                be in
                full compliance with either Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act )’FDCA),
                as amended, or the rules and regulations promulgated from time to
                time by
                the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), or any other
                applicable country, federal, state or local law, rule or regulation,
                as
                the case may be; (b) shall be manufactured, stored and delivered
                in
                accordance with appropriate “Good Manufacturing Practices” under the FDCA
                or comparable regulations of the USDA and any other applicable country,
                federal, state, or local law, rule or regulation, as applicable;
                (c) shall
                not be adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the FDCA or
                USDA
                and any other applicable country, federal state, or local law, rule
                or
                regulation, as applicable; (d) shall not be a food product which
                may not,
                under applicable laws, rules and regulations, be introduced into
                interstate commerce; and (e) shall not be a food product adulterated
                or
                misbranded under any applicable country, federal, state or local
                law, rule
                or regulation.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              22.

            	
              Product
                Warranties –
                Supplier warrants to EPL its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, any
                system
                purchasing agent, Approved Distributors and its franchisees that
                that the
                Products shall be merchantable, fit for their intended purpose, pass
                without objection in the trade under the contract description, are
                of fair
                average quality within the description such that the products shall
                meet
                or exceed the Specifications in every respect. Supplier warrants
                that the
                products are labeled as required by the specification and conform
                to the
                promises or affirmations of fact made on the containers or label
                if any.
                Supplier further warrants to EPL that unless excluded or modified,
                other
                implied warranties may arise from course of dealing usage or
                trade.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              23.

            	
              Inventory
                and Production –
                Supplier shall be required to maintain adequate service levels to
                its EPL
                customers on a day to day basis but responsibility for decisions
                regarding
                the maintenance of inventory, the addition of new production lines,
                the
                construction of a new plant and similar elements of Supplier’s business
                shall rest entirely with the Supplier. EPL shall have no liability
                or
                other responsibility whatsoever for loss or damage incurred by Supplier
                with respect to these decisions, including but not limited to loss
                or
                damage which may result from changes in the Specifications (though
                EPL
                will use reasonable efforts to provide advance notice of such changes),
                marketing or sales plans or projections, the introduction or deletion
                of
                EPL menu items, the termination of the Approval pursuant to its terms,
                or
                the termination of any other agreement between EPL and the Supplier
                pursuant to its terms. An exception with regard to Supplier’s inventory
                decisions will exist in those instances in which written inventory
                directions are issued by EPL with respect to emergency shortages
                or new
                products and, in such case, EPL liability shall be limited to the
                price
                allocable to the goods which are subject to the inventory
                direction.

            

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              24.

            	
              No
                Financial Warranty –
                EPL does no represent or warrant in any respect, whether express
                or
                implied, the financial condition of any Approved Distributor, any
                El Pollo
                Loco franchisee or any other party and EPL shall have no liability
                to
                Supplier in connection therewith.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              25.

            	
              EPL
                Trademarks –
                Supplier shall not, without the prior written consent of EPL use
                the marks
                or service marks of EPL in any manner whatsoever, unless, and then
                only to
                the extent, such use is authorized by EPL in the Specifications.
                

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              26.

            	
              Supplier
                Suspension – Supplier’s
                approval may be suspended or terminated in accordance with the attached
                EPL Approval/Qualification Suspension Procedures, if, in the sole
                judgment
                of EPL either, (a) any Product as produced by Supplier presents,
                or is
                likely to present in the immediate future, an imminent health or
                safety
                risk to consumers, to restaurant employees, to any third party or
                to the
                El Pollo Loco system in violation of the Specifications or applicable
                governmental health safety or sanitation standards or (b) Supplier
                has
                repeatedly failed or refused to comply with the
                Specifications.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              27.

            	
              Term –
                Supplier’s status and obligations as an Approved Supplier may be
                terminated during the term of the Purchase Agreement by (a) EPL due
                to a
                material breach by Supplier of these General Terms and Conditions,
                or (b)
                Supplier in the event of a material change in the Specifications
                which
                substantially affects the cost of producing the Products, or, (c)
                in EPL’s
                sole discretion and with 60 days advance written notice to Supplier,
                in
                the event of, the deletion of menu items from the El Pollo Loco
                menu.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              28.

            	
              Termination –
                Upon termination of the Supplier’s designation as an Approved Supplier,
                Supplier shall not thereafter identify or represent itself as an
                Approved
                Supplier of EPL nor use the Specifications nor any of EPL trade secrets
                and proprietary information for any purpose. Supplier shall also
                cease to
                use, in any manner whatsoever, any of the trademarks and/or service
                marks
                of EPL and shall return to EPL (or at the option of EPL shall destroy)
                all
                copies of the Specifications. Upon termination of the Supplier’s
                designation as an Approved Supplier, the former Supplier will remain
                liable to EPL for any loss resulting from the unauthorized use of
                any
                intellectual property. It is the express intention of the parties
                that
                this liability survive the Supplier’s
                termination.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              29.

            	
              Approval
                No Promise of Sale –
                The Approval and these General Terms And Conditions do not constitute
                a
                commitment on the part of EPL or any Approved Distributor or any
                system
                purchasing agent or any El Pollo Loco franchisee or any other person
                to
                purchase any Products from Supplier. The purpose of the Approval
                and the
                General Terms and Conditions is to set forth the terms under which
                Supplier may provide the Products to the El Pollo Loco
                system.

            

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              30.

            	
              Governing
                Terms And Conditions – These
                General Terms And Conditions shall govern and control any Purchase
                Agreement regardless of conflicting terms which may be contained
                in any
                form or document previously or hereafter submitted by Supplier and
                all
                such competing and conflicting terms are hereby unconditionally
                rejected.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              31.

            	
              EPL
                Not A Fiduciary –
                To
                the extent that EPL elect to negotiate a Purchase Agreement with
                Supplier
                on behalf of third party Approved Distributors and established commitments
                between these parties for the sale and purchase of products, it is
                understood and agreed that EPL will not be acting as a fiduciary
                on behalf
                of any such third party Approved
                Distributor.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              32.

            	
              Transportation
                of Products –
                Supplier represents and warrants the following with respect to all
                interstate product shipments to any Approved Distributors, pursuant
                to any
                Purchase Agreement, which are arranged and/or paid for by
                Supplier:

            

    

    
      	 	
              (1)
                

            	
              That
                Supplier will use duly authorized contract and/or common carriers
                that
                comply with Surface Transportation Board (“STB”) rules and regulations and
                that supplier agrees to follow and comply with any EPL specifications
                which may exist with respect to the shipment of the
                product.

            

    

    
      	 	
              (2)

            	
              That
                all transportation rates of common carriers selected by the Supplier
                to
                perform such movements to EPL or an Approved Distributor are published
                and
                on file with the STB and have become effective prior to the tender
                of such
                shipments to those carriers; and 

            

    

    
      	 	
              (3)

            	
              That
                the contract carriage rates of contract carriages selected by the
                Supplier
                to effectuate such hauls to EPL or an Approved Distributor are
                commemorated in bilateral written transportation contracts between
                the
                Supplier and those contract carriers wherein the Supplier has committed
                itself to tender a series of shipments during the term of each such
                contact and the contract carriers have agreed either to dedicate
                equipment
                to the needs of the Supplier or to render the specialized carriage
                services identified in the body of those contracts. Supplier shall
                indemnify and hold harmless EPL and each Approved Distributor from
                any and
                all claims, suits or liabilities, including attorneys fees, arising
                out of
                a breach of the foregoing representation and
                warranty.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              33.

            	
              No
                Waiver –
                Failure of EPL to exercise any right or option given to it under
                these
                General Terms and Conditions, or to insist upon strict compliance
                by
                Supplier with these General Terms And Conditions shall not constitute
                a
                waiver with respect to any other or subsequent breach, nor a waiver
                by EPL
                of its right at any time thereafter to require exact and strict compliance
                with these General Terms And Conditions. The rights or remedies set
                forth
                herein are in addition to any other rights or remedies which may
                be
                granted by law.

            

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              34.

            	
              Independent
                Contractor –
                Supplier acknowledges that it is an independent contractor and is
                not an
                agent, partner, joint venture nor employee of EPL Supplier shall
                have no
                authority to bind or otherwise obligate EPL in any manner nor shall
                Supplier represent to anyone that it has a right to do
                so.

            

    

     

    
      	 	
              35.

            	
              Notices –
                All notices required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed
                given when delivered or deposited in the United States mail addressed,
                if
                to EPL Attention: Supply Chain Management, with a copy to the Attention
                of
                Steve Lash located at the same address, and if to Supplier, to the
                person
                and at the address identified on the Approval Letter. Notice may
                also be
                given by transmitting a facsimile to the facsimile number provided
                by the
                other party. Either party may change its mailing address or facsimile
                number by giving notice to the other party as described
                herein.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              36.

            	
              Governing
                Law and Forum – The agreement represented by the
                Approval, and the General Terms And Conditions shall be deemed made
                and
                entered into in the State of California and shall be governed and
                construed under and in accordance with the laws of the State of
                California. The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
                if such court lacks jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State
                of
                California, County of Orange, shall be the venue and exclusive proper
                forum in which to adjudicate any case or controversy arising either,
                directly or indirectly, under or in connection with the Approval
                or the
                General Terms And Conditions. EPL and Supplier further agree that,
                in the
                event of litigation arising out of or in connection with these matters,
                they will not contest or challenge the jurisdiction or venue of these
                courts.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              37.

            	
              Amendments –
                These General Terms And Conditions may not be waived, modified or
                amended
                unless expressly stated in writing signed by both
                parties.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              38.

            	
              Severability –
                If
                any provision of the Approval Letter or the General Terms And Conditions,
                or any related agreement may be construed in two ways, one of which
                would
                render the provision illegal or otherwise voidable and unenforceable
                and
                the other of which would render the provision valid and enforceable,
                such
                provision shall have the meaning which renders it valid and enforceable.
                The language of all provisions of these agreements shall be construed
                according to its fair meaning and not strictly against EPL or Supplier.
                It
                is the intention of the parties that the provisions of these agreements
                be
                enforced to the fullest extent. In the event that any court shall
                determine that any provision in these agreements is unenforceable
                as
                written, the parties agree that the provision shall be amended so
                that it
                is enforceable to the fullest extent permissible under the law. The
                provisions of these agreements are severable and they shall be interpreted
                and enforced as if all completely invalid or unenforceable provisions
                were
                not contained in these agreements. Partially valid and enforceable
                provisions shall be enforced to the extent that they are partially
                valid
                and enforceable.

            

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              39.

            	
              Survival –
                Any provision of these Terms And Conditions which imposes, whether
                expressly or by its nature, upon either party an obligation after
                termination or expiration of the related agreement shall survive
                termination or expiration thereof and be binding upon either
                party.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              40.

            	
              Interpretation –
                Paragraph captions are used only for convenience and are in no way
                to be
                construed as part of these Terms and Conditions or as a limitation
                of the
                scope of the particular paragraphs to which they refer. Words of
                any
                gender used in the Terms and Conditions shall include any other gender,
                and words in the singular shall include the plural where the context
                requires.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              41.

            	
              Binding
                Effect And Assignment –
                This Agreement represented by the Approval and the General Terms
                and
                Conditions of Supply shall be binding upon the parties, their successors,
                heirs and assigns, provided that it shall not be assigned or transferred
                in whole or in part by Supplier without the express written consent
                of
                EPL.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              42.

            	
              Integration
                Clause –
                These General Terms And Conditions shall together with the Approval
                Letter, constitute the entire agreement between EPL and Supplier
                with
                respect to the Approval and shall, when effective supersede any and
                all
                prior negotiations, understandings, and/or agreements, oral or written,
                between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
                hereof.

            

    

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
        10Exhibit
      10.2

    

    CONFIDENTIAL
      INFORMATION (IDENTIFIED BY * ) HAS BEEN OMITTED BASED UPON A
      REQUEST

    FOR
      CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 OF THE 

    SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND HAS BEEN SEPARATELY FILED 

    WITH
      THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

    

    February
      25, 2008

     

    Dale
      Tolbert

    VP
      Sales
      and Marketing

    2000
      Hills Ave N. W.

    Atlanta,
      GA 30318

    

    Dear
      Dale:

    

    As
      discussed and agreed, Cagle’s Inc. will supply to the El Pollo Loco system up to
*
      pounds
      annually of whole bird chicken, EPL Specification *.
      Pricing
      will be *
      per
      pound
      FOB Collinsville, AL; *
      per
      pound
      delivered to MBM, Rancho Cucamonga, CA and *
      per
      pound
      delivered MBM, Pleasanton, CA.

    

    Additionally,
      contingent on becoming an approved supplier for El Pollo Loco saddle cuts,
      EPL
      Specification *,
      Cagle’s, Inc. will be awarded up to *
      pounds
      for the El Pollo Loco system. Pricing will be *
      per
      pound
      FOB Collinsville, AL; *
      per
      pound
      delivered MBM Rancho Cucamonga, CA and *
      per
      pound
      delivered MBM, Pleasanton, CA.

    

    As
      part
      of this Purchase Agreement, Supplier warrants that the prices for the items
      identified herein are not higher than those currently extended to any other
      customer for the same or like items in equal or less quantities. If Supplier
      reduces its price for such items to any other customer during the term of this
      Purchase Agreement, Supplier agrees to correspondingly reduce the price quoted
      herein.

    

    El
      Pollo
      Loco’s decision to enter into this Purchase Agreement is independent of any
      support your firm may or may not choose to provide to the El Pollo Loco
      system.

    

    This
      Purchase Agreement is subject to and incorporates the General Terms and
      Conditions of Supply (“T/C”) executed by the parties hereto and currently on
      file with El Pollo Loco, Inc. The Purchase Agreement and the T/C collectively
      constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersede all prior
      or
      contemporaneous oral or written agreements.

    

    Terms:
      Net 10 Days.

    Pricing
      contract period 03/01/08 through 2/28/09

    

    Please
      sign and return both copies of this letter. After I have received the signed
      copy, I will sign and return a copy for your files. Signing this letter
      acknowledges acceptance of the terms and conditions as presented
      above.

    

    Dale,
      thank you for your help and support on this matter and please contact me with
      any questions.

    

    
      	
              /s/
                Dale Tolbert

            	 	
              /s/
                Joe Stein

            	 
	
              Dale
                Tolbert

            	 	
              Joe
                Stein

            	 
	
              Cagle’s
                Inc.

            	 	
              El
                Pollo Loco, Inc.

            	 

    

    

    cc:
      Jennifer Benus, Yvette Johnson/MBM

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    
      Exhibit
        10.2

       

    

    El
      Pollo Loco

    

    GENERAL
      TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUPPLY

    

    THESE
      GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS shall govern the supply of approved products
      (herein referred to, whether singularly or collectively as the “Products”)
      to the
      El Pollo Loco, Inc. (“EPL”) System of company-owned and franchisee-owned EPL
      Restaurants (the “EPL System”) and shall constitute the agreement between EPL
      and those parties, which have been approved as suppliers (each such approved
      supplier is referred to herein as “Supplier”)
      to the
      EPL System.

    

    In
      consideration of the designation by EPL as an approved Supplier and intending
      to
      be legally bound, Supplier, through the act of supplying the Products to and
      for
      use within the EPL System, agrees to the following:

    

    
      	 	
              1.

            	
              Approval
                –
                The approval by EPL of a Supplier to the EPL system (the “Approval”)
                shall be confirmed in a written approval letter (the “Approval
                Letter”)
                signed by EPL’s authorized representative, Director of Supply Chain
                Management, Stephen E. Lash, or other successor employee with an
                equivalent function. The Approval Letter shall identify a) the Products
                for which Supplier is approved, b) the approved Productspecification,
                and
                c) the specific facility (ies) approved to manufacture the product.
                Supplier’s acceptance of the Approval and these General Terms And Conditions
                shall be manifested through either (a) Supplier’s
                signature on this document or (b) Supplier’s act of selling the Products
                for use within the EPL System.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              2.

            	
              Sale
                And Distribution –
                Supplier shall sell the Products within the EPL system only to
                distributors approved by EPL (collectively “Approved
                Distributors”)
                who are authorized to resell or otherwise transfer the Products to
                EPL
                restaurants. EPL shall inform Supplier of the identity of Approved
                Distributors by periodic written notification. In certain circumstances
                Supplier may be authorized by EPL to sell Products within the EPL
                system
                directly to restaurants or by such other distribution means as shall
                have
                the prior written approval of EPL. Supplier warrants that it will
                not sell
                or otherwise transfer Products bearing the El Pollo Loco®, Fosters
                Freeze®, Coca-Cola®, Dr. Pepper® or other trademarks owned by or
                authorized for use by or licensed by EPL (“The Marks) trademark, logo or
                other indicia of Fosters Freeze®, Dr. Pepper® or Coca-Cola® to any third
                party, except as contemplated above, without the prior written
                authorization of (including distribution of excess products to charitable
                or other organizations, e.g. Second
                Harvest).

            

    

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    
      	 	
              3.

            	
              Specifications
                –
                As a condition to retention of Approval, Supplier shall satisfy and
                comply
                diligently with all written quality assurance requirements of EPL,
                as they
                may be amended from time to time in the sole discretion of EPL, including
                but not limited to the EPL product specifications which have been
                furnished to Supplier, the EPL Quality Assurance Policies and Procedures
                which have been furnished to Supplier, and all other written quality
                assurance communications from EPL (together the “Specifications”).
                The Products shall be manufactured, stored and shipped by Supplier
                in
                strict compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws
                and
                the Specifications. Supplier recognized and acknowledges that EPL
                may,
                from time to time, make representations to third parties regarding
                the
                content of various EPL products. Accordingly Supplier may not change
                or
                materially alter Product formulations or processing procedures without
                EPL
                prior knowledge and written approval. Any deviation whatsoever by
                Supplier
                from the Specifications may result in immediate termination of the
                Approval. If the Products are to carry the EPL marks, Supplier shall
                not
                undertake any activities which are not authorized by EPL and which
                are
                intended or designed, directly or indirectly, to differentiate those
                Products produced by Supplier from identically specified Products
                produced
                by other Suppliers for the EPL
                System.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              4.

            	
              Unapproved
                Products –
                Supplier will not knowingly sell any unapproved products for use
                within
                the EPL System. If Supplier is advised by EPL that unapproved products
                produced by Supplier are being sold by identified third parties to
                the EPL
                System, Supplier will undertake best efforts and all commercially
                reasonable necessary steps which are legally within its power to
                bring
                about a discontinuance of this
                activity.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              5.

            	
              Confidentiality
                –
                Supplier acknowledges that the Specifications are the confidential,
                and
                proprietary information of EPL to be used by Supplier solely for
                the
                purpose of supplying Products to the EPL System. Supplier specifically
                warrants for itself, its employees and agents, that it (they) will
                not:
                (a) disclose the Specifications (or any portion thereof) nor cause
                them to
                be revealed to the general public not to any person, corporation
                or other
                business association (including any of the Approved Distributors
                or
                franchisees of EPL not specifically authorized in writing by EPL
                to
                receive them; (b) permit disclosure of the Specifications to any
                of
                Supplier’s or its agents’ employees except those who have a “need to know”
                to enable Supplier to perform its obligations; (c) permit anyone
                to
                reproduce, copy or exhibit the Specifications or any portion thereof
                or
                any other confidential or proprietary information received from EPL,
                or
                (d) use the Specifications to produce the Products either for Supplier’s
                own use or for sale or distribution to customers outside the EPL
                System.
                No obligation will exist with respect to any information contained
                in the
                Specifications which Supplier can establish through written documents
                was
                (1) known to Supplier from a source other than EPL, or parties authorized
                to act on behalf of EPL or the EPL System, prior to receipt of the
                Specification from EPL or parties authorized to act on behalf of
                EPL or
                the EPL System, or (2) substantially the same information that was
                previously published or became available to third parties without
                restriction through no act or failure to act on the part of Supplier,
                or
                (3) substantially the same information previously available to Supplier
                from a third party having no obligation to hold such information
                in
                confidence. If EPL or parties authorized to act on behalf of EPL
                or the
                EPL system, provide Supplier with any information which relates to
                the
                purchase and sale of the Products, including but not limited to Product
                sales estimates, purchase expectations, geographical expansion plans
                and
                the like, Supplier shall likewise maintain the confidentiality of
                such
                information.

            

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              6.

            	
              Acceptance
                of Products.
                No member of the EPL System and no Approved Distributors shall be
                under
                any obligation to accept the Products and shall not be deemed to
                have
                accepted the Products until it has had reasonable opportunity to
                examine
                them to ascertain whether they are in conformity with the
                Specifications.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              7.

            	
              Title;
                Risk of Loss.
                Risk of damage to or loss of the Products shall pass to the member
                of the
                EPL System and to Approved Distributors at the time of completion
                of
                delivery and acceptance by such entity in accordance with the previous
                paragraph.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              8.

            	
              Inspection
                of Facilities –
                EPL shall have the right to inspect without advance notice (a) the
                premises of Supplier at which the Products are produced; (b) all
                of the
                Supplier’s facilities and equipment relating to the manufacture, storage
                and delivery of the Products and all components’ and (c) the Products,
                prior to their shipment to the EPL System. Neither EPL nor its employees
                or agents shall be required by Supplier to execute a confidentiality
                agreement, waiver or other agreement as a condition to engaging in
                inspections related to the Products. EPL may engage the services
                of an
                independent inspection firm, selected in the sole discretion of EPL,
                to
                perform these inspections. Supplier will pay the reasonable cost
                of this
                third party inspection so long as the cost for routine inspection
                does not
                exceed the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) per annum per
                individual approved location.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              9.

            	
              Laboratory
                Testing –
                At EPL request, Supplier shall promptly submit for analysis, samples
                of
                the Products or samples of any components of the Products for analysis
                in
                accordance with any testing schedule established from time to time
                by EPL
                Supplier agrees to send the samples to facilities selected in the
                sole
                discretion of EPL, and Supplier agrees to pay the reasonable costs
                of any
                third party laboratory testing so long as the cost for routine inspections
                does not exceed the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) per
                annum
                per individual approved product per
                location.

            

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              10.

            	
              Records
                Retention –
                For a period of at least two (2) years from the date of shipment
                (or for
                such longer period if requested by EPL), Supplier agrees to keep
                corporate
                records of the manufacture, storage, shipment and sale of the Products
                and, upon request by EPL, to make these records available to
                EPL.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              11.

            	
              Indemnification
                –
                As a condition of the Approval, Supplier will defend, indemnify and
                hold
                harmless EPL its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, Approved Distributors,
                directors, officers, employees, representatives, system purchasing
                agent(s) and EPL franchisees, of and from all claims, demands, losses,
                damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’
                fees and costs resulting form injury, illness and/or death caused,
                in
                whole or in part, by (i) contact with, use and/or consumption of
                the
                Products, including, without limitation, any Product liability, strict
                Product liability, or any variation thereof, (ii) failure of the
                Products
                to comply with applicable specifications’ warranties and certifications
                under these General Terms and Conditions unless (and then only to
                the
                extent) such injury, illness and/or death is directly caused by EPL,
                its
                parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, Approved Distributors, EPL franchisees,
                system purchasing agent(s) or unrelated third parties. Such
                indemnification obligation shall continue during the term of this
                Agreement with EPL and for anytime thereafter agrees to advise Supplier
                if
                EPL receives notice that a claim has been or will be filed with respect
                to
                a matter covered by this indemnity and Supplier shall be given the
                opportunity to assume the defense thereof. If Supplier fails to assume
                such defense, EPL may defend the action in the manner it deems
                appropriate, and Supplier shall pay to EPL all costs, including reasonable
                attorneys’ fees, incurred by EPL in effecting such defense and any
                subsequent legal appeal, in addition to any sum which EPL may pay
                by
                reason of any settlement or judgment against EPL. This right to indemnify
                hereunder shall exist notwithstanding that joint or several liability
                may
                be imposed upon EPL (or the other persons identified above) by statute,
                ordinance, regulation or judicial
                decision.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              12.

            	
              Insurance
                –
                Supplier will maintain, during the entire term of the indemnification,
                comprehensive liability insurance, including Product liability coverage,
                in the following minimum amounts: a) Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000)
                U.S. currency per occurrence for damage, injury and/or death to persons,
                b) One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) U.S. currency per occurrence
                for
                damage and/or injury to property and c) worker’s compensation insurance as
                required by law. Such coverage shall be on a date of occurrence basis.
                The
                insurance coverage required herein shall be provided by an insurance
                company or companies with a Bests rating of A-X or better who is
                or are
                reasonably acceptable to EPL. Promptly after receipt of the Approval
                Letter and annually thereafter, Supplier shall provide EPL’s Supply Chain
                Management Department or a successor department with an equivalent
                function, with certificates of insurance evidencing such coverage
                and
                naming EPL, its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates as additional
                named
                insured’s. Each certificate shall indicated that the coverage represented
                thereby shall not be canceled nor modified until at least thirty
                (30) days
                prior written notice has been given to EPL. Such insurance shall
                be
                carried during the term of this Agreement, including extension, and
                for at
                least three (3) years thereafter.

            

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              13.

            	
              Financial
                Reports –
                At least once annually, Supplier will provide to EPL financial information
                sufficient to reasonably demonstrate Supplier’s satisfactory financial
                condition. Such information may include annual or quarterly reports,
                bank
                references or other information reasonably directed towards a description
                of Supplier’s current financial status. If such information is held
                confidential by Supplier, release of such information may be conditioned
                upon execution by EPL of a reasonable and limited confidentiality
                agreement.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              14.

            	
              Audit
                –
                During the term of this Agreement and for a period of two (2) years
                after
                termination, Supplier’s correspondence, records and books of account
                related to the supply of Products to the EPL System, shall be open
                to
                inspection and audit by EPL during Supplier’s normal business
                hours.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              15.

            	
              Product
                Withdrawal –
                If it deemed necessary at any time by either EPL or Supplier to recall
                or
                withdraw any quantity of any Products from Approved Distributors
                or from
                the EPL System, as a result of failure of the Products, Supplier
                will
                comply diligently with the written Quality Assurance Product Withdrawal
                Procedures established from time to time by a current copy of which
                has
                been provided to Supplier. [See Attachment “A”]. Furthermore, Supplier
                will bear all costs and expenses incurred by Supplier, EPL, any member
                of
                the EPL System and/or any of the Approved Distributors in complying
                with
                the recall or withdrawal procedures (including without limitation,
                costs
                of notifying customers, customer refunds, costs of returning product,
                loss
                profits, and other expenses incurred to meet obligation to third
                parties),
                unless (and then only to the extent) such recall or withdrawal is
                solely
                the result of the negligence or misconduct by Approved Distributors,
                agent
                EPL, or EPL franchisees. If Supplier fails or reuses to promptly
                comply
                with the recall or withdrawal of the Products upon request by EPL,
                EPL
                shall take such action as it deems necessary to recall or withdraw
                the
                Products from the EPL System and Supplier shall obligated to immediately
                reimburse EPL and the members of the EPL System for the costs and
                expenses
                incurred by each of them.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              16.

            	
              Product
                Allocation –
                During an emergency shortage of any Product, as announced by EPL,
                or its
                designated representative, Supplier shall stand ready to allocate
                sales of
                the Product within the EPL System among Approved Distributors or
                otherwise, as reasonable directed by EPL, or its designated
                representative.

            

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              17.

            	
              New
                Products –
                The manufacture, storage, shipment and/or distribution by Supplier
                of any
                new or modified product intended for use within the EPL System shall
                be
                directed at the sole discretion of EPL or its designated representative,
                during the EPL related research, market testing and roll-out stages
                of
                development of such product. With respect to distribution and sale
                within
                the EPL System, EPL may, in its sole discretion, direct Supplier
                to
                allocate sales of the new or modified product among Approved Distributors
                or otherwise.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              18.

            	
              No
                Gratuities –
                Supplier will not a) pay any gratuities, commissions or fees or b)
                grant
                any rebates to any employee or officer of EPL his or her personal
                or
                private benefit, or c) favor any officer or employee of EPL with
                gifts,
                travel or entertainment of any substantial cost or value or d) enter
                into
                any business arrangements with employees or officers of EPL which
                benefit
                them personally or privately. If EPL employs third party inspection
                or
                testing firms, or a System purchasing agent, Supplier agrees that
                these
                restrictions shall also apply to the officers and employees of such
                firms
                as if they were officers and employees of
                EPL.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              19.

            	
              No
                Hidden Payments –
                Supplier has an obligation to provide fair and equitable treatment
                of the
                EPL System as a whole. In connection with the direct or indirect
                sale of
                the Products to the EPL System, Supplier will not pay or procure
                or
                authorize a third party to pay and direct or indirect Product or
                cash
                allowances, rebates, brokerage fees, finders fees, commissions or
                any
                other consideration of any kind to any third party, including without
                limitation any Approved Distributor, EPL or its employees, any EPL
                franchisee or their representative or employees, or any other third
                party
                associated with the transactions, except as explicitly provided in
                any
                purchase agreement between the Supplier and any system purchasing
                agent.
                Supplier warrants and represents that it has not paid, is not obligated
                to
                pay and will not pay any allowance, rebate or fees to any third party
                in
                connection with any recommendation or subsequent approval of Supplier
                as
                an EPL Supplier.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              20.

            	
              Product
                Information –
                Supplier warrants that any and all “Product Information and Nutritional
                Data Sheet” or “Supplier Profile” or similar information request forms
                provided by EPL to Supplier have been and will in the future be completed
                by Supplier accurately and to the best of Supplier’s
                knowledge.

            

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              21.

            	
              Supplier
                Disclosure –
                Supplier, on behalf of itself and its principal officers, warrants
                and
                represents that they presently do not own any interest, whether direct
                or
                indirect, in any EPL franchise, in any EPL restaurant, or in any
                corporation or partnership operating an EPL restaurant or in any
                entity
                leasing real estate for the operation of an EPL restaurant. Supplier
                further warrants and represents, on behalf of itself and its principal
                officers, that they do not claim any right to become an EPL franchisee,
                to
                own an interest in any EPL restaurant or in a corporation operating
                an EPL
                restaurant. Supplier warrants and represents that during the term
                of this
                Agreement it will not knowingly hereafter acquire, whether directly
                or
                indirectly, any interest in any EPL restaurant, in any EPL franchise
                or in
                any entity leasing real estate for the operation of any EPL
                restaurant.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              22.

            	
              Food
                Warranties –
                Supplier warrants to EPL parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, any System
                purchasing agent, Approved Distributors and its franchisees that
                all food
                products including food articles, food ingredients and food packaging
                comprising any approved Products, or any part thereof delivered,
                sold or
                transferred to EPL, to any System purchasing agent, to any Approved
                Distributor or to any EPL Restaurant hereunder (a) shall be in full
                compliance with either Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act )’FDCA), as
                amended, or the rules and regulations promulgated from time to time
                by the
                United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), or any other applicable
                country, federal, state or local law, rule or regulation, as the
                case may
                be; (b) shall be manufactured, stored and delivered in accordance
                with
                appropriate “Good Manufacturing Practices” under the FDCA or comparable
                regulations of the USDA and any other applicable country, federal,
                state,
                or local law, rule or regulation, as applicable; (c) shall not be
                adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the FDCA or USDA
                and any
                other applicable country, federal state, or local law, rule or regulation,
                as applicable; (d) shall not be a food Product which may not, under
                applicable laws, rules and regulations, be introduced into interstate
                commerce; and (e) shall not be a food Product adulterated or misbranded
                under any applicable country, federal, state or local law, rule or
                regulation.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              23.

            	
              Product
                Warranties –
                Supplier warrants to EPL its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, any
                Ssystem purchasing agent, Approved Distributors and its franchisees
                that
                that the Products shall be merchantable, fit for their intended purpose,
                pass without objection in the trade under the contract description,
                and
                are of at least fair or average quality such that the Products shall
                meet
                or exceed the Specifications in every respect. Supplier warrants
                that the
                Products are labeled as required by the specification and conform
                to the
                promises or affirmations of fact made on the containers or label
                if any.
                Supplier further warrants to EPL that unless excluded or modified,
                other
                implied warranties may arise from course of dealing usage or
                trade.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              24.

            	
              Force
                Majeure.
                None of EPL, an Approved Distribution or any member of the EPL System
                shall be liable to you in any manner because of any failure to take
                delivery of or pay for the Products as a result of any cause beyond
                its
                control such as but not limited to: acts of God; terrorist acts;
                governmental intervention or restriction; import or export regulations;
                war; riots; strikes or trade disputes; power failure; disease epidemics,
                inadequate performance or failure of or incorrect processing by computer
                systems; fire; flood; default of suppliers or sub-contractors, or
                breakdown of plant, machinery or vehicles. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
                your liability for loss or damage to EPL’s property in your possession or
                control shall not be modified by this
                clause.

            

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              25.

            	
              Inventory
                and Production –
                Supplier shall be required to maintain adequate service levels to
                its EPL
                customers on a day to day basis but responsibility for decisions
                regarding
                the maintenance of inventory, the addition of new production lines,
                the
                construction of a new plant and similar elements of Supplier’s business
                shall rest entirely with the Supplier. EPL shall have no liability
                or
                other responsibility whatsoever for loss or damage incurred by Supplier
                with respect to these decisions, including but not limited to loss
                or
                damage which may result from changes in the Specifications (though
                EPL
                will use reasonable efforts to provide advance notice of such changes),
                marketing or sales plans or projections, the introduction or deletion
                of
                EPL menu items, the termination of the Approval pursuant to its terms,
                or
                the termination of any other agreement between EPL and the Supplier
                pursuant to its terms. An exception with regard to Supplier’s inventory
                decisions will exist in those instances in which written inventory
                directions are issued by EPL with respect to emergency shortages
                or new
                products and, in such case, EPL liability shall be limited to the
                price
                allocable to the goods which are subject to the inventory
                direction.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              26.

            	
              No
                Financial Warranty –
                EPL does no represent or warrant in any respect, whether express
                or
                implied, the financial condition of any Approved Distributor, any
                EPL
                franchisee or any other party and EPL shall have no liability to
                Supplier
                in connection therewith.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              27.

            	
              EPL
                Trademarks –
                Supplier shall not, without the prior written consent of EPL use
                the Marks
                or service marks of EPL in any manner whatsoever, unless, and then
                only to
                the extent, such use is authorized by EPL in the Specifications.
                

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              28.

            	
              Supplier
                Suspension – Supplier’s
                Approval may be suspended or terminated in accordance with EPL’s
                Approval/Qualification Suspension Procedures, if, in the sole judgment
                of
                EPL either, (a) any Product as produced by Supplier presents, or
                is likely
                to present in the immediate future, an imminent health or safety
                risk to
                consumers, to restaurant employees, to any third party or to the
                EPL
                System in violation of the Specifications or applicable governmental
                health safety or sanitation standards or (b) Supplier has repeatedly
                failed or refused to comply with the
                Specifications.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              29.

            	
              Termination –
                Supplier’s status and obligations as an Approved Supplier may be
                terminated during the term of the Purchase Agreement by (a) EPL due
                to a
                material breach by Supplier of these General Terms and Conditions,
                or (b)
                Supplier in the event of a material change in the Specifications
                which
                substantially affects the cost of producing the Products, or, (c)
                in EPL’s
                sole discretion and with 60 days advance written notice to Supplier,
                in
                the event of, the deletion of menu items from the El Pollo Loco
                menu.

            

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              30.

            	
              Actions
                After Termination –
                Upon termination of the Supplier’s designation as an Approved Supplier,
                Supplier shall not thereafter identify or represent itself as an
                Approved
                Supplier of EPL and it shall not use the Specifications nor any of
                EPL
                trade secrets and proprietary information for any purpose. Supplier
                shall
                also cease to use, in any manner whatsoever, the Marks and shall
                return to
                EPL (or at the option of EPL shall destroy) all copies of the
                Specifications. Upon termination of the Supplier’s designation as an
                Approved Supplier, Supplier will remain liable to EPL for any loss
                resulting from the unauthorized use of any intellectual property.
                It is
                the express intention of the parties that this liability survive
                the
                Supplier’s termination.

            

    

     

    
      	 	
              31.

            	
              Approval
                No Promise of Sale –
                The Approval and these General Terms And Conditions do not constitute
                a
                commitment on the part of EPL or any Approved Distributor or any
                System
                purchasing agent or any EPL franchisee or any other person to purchase
                any
                Products from Supplier. The purpose of the Approval and the General
                Terms
                and Conditions is to set forth the terms under which Supplier may
                provide
                the Products to the EPL System.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              32.

            	
              Governing
                Terms And Conditions –
                These General Terms And Conditions shall govern and control any Purchase
                Agreement regardless of conflicting terms which may be contained
                in any
                form or document previously or hereafter submitted by Supplier and
                all
                such competing and conflicting terms are hereby unconditionally
                rejected.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              33.

            	
              EPL
                Not A Fiduciary –
                To
                the extent that EPL elect to negotiate a Purchase Agreement with
                Supplier
                on behalf of third party Approved Distributors and established commitments
                between these parties for the sale and purchase of products, it is
                understood and agreed that EPL will not be acting as a fiduciary
                on behalf
                of any such third party Approved
                Distributor.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              34.

            	
              Transportation
                of Products –
                Supplier represents and warrants the following with respect to all
                interstate product shipments to any Approved Distributors, pursuant
                to any
                Purchase Agreement, which are arranged and/or paid for by
                Supplier:

            

    

    
      	 	
              (1)
                

            	
              That
                Supplier will use duly authorized contract and/or common carriers
                that
                comply with Surface Transportation Board (“STB”) rules and regulations and
                that supplier agrees to follow and comply with any EPL specifications
                which may exist with respect to the shipment of the
                product.

            

    

    
    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              (2)

            	
              That
                all transportation rates of common carriers selected by the Supplier
                to
                perform such movements to EPL or an Approved Distributor are published
                and
                on file with the STB and have become effective prior to the tender
                of such
                shipments to those carriers; and 

            

    

    
      	 	
              (3)

            	
              That
                the contract carriage rates of contract carriages selected by Supplier
                to
                effectuate such hauls to EPL or an Approved Distributor are commemorated
                in bilateral written transportation contracts between Supplier and
                those
                contract carriers wherein Supplier has committed itself to tender
                a series
                of shipments during the term of each such contact and the contract
                carriers have agreed either to dedicate equipment to the needs of
                the
                Supplier or to render the specialized carriage services identified
                in the
                body of those contracts. Supplier shall indemnify and hold harmless
                EPL
                and each Approved Distributor from any and all claims, suits or
                liabilities, including attorney’s fees, arising out of a breach of the
                foregoing representation and
                warranty.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              35.

            	
              No
                Waiver –
                Failure of EPL to exercise any right or option given to it under
                these
                General Terms and Conditions, or to insist upon strict compliance
                by
                Supplier with these General Terms And Conditions shall not constitute
                a
                waiver with respect to any other or subsequent breach, and it shall
                not
                constitute a waiver by EPL of its right at any time thereafter to
                require
                exact and strict compliance with these General Terms And Conditions.
                The
                rights or remedies set forth herein are in addition to any other
                rights or
                remedies which may be granted by
                law.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              36.

            	
              Independent
                Contractor –
                Supplier acknowledges that it is an independent contractor and is
                not an
                agent, partner, joint venture nor employee of EPL Supplier shall
                have no
                authority to bind or otherwise obligate EPL in any manner and Supplier
                shall not represent to anyone that it has a right to do
                so.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              37.

            	
              Notices
                –
                All notices required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed
                given when delivered or deposited in the United States mail addressed,
                if
                to EPL to the attention of Supply Chain Management, with a copy to
                the
                attention of Steve Lash located at the same address, and if to Supplier,
                to the person and at the address identified on the Approval Letter.
                Notice
                may also be given by transmitting a facsimile to the facsimile number
                provided by the other party. Either party may change its mailing
                address
                or facsimile number by giving notice to the other party as described
                herein.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              38.

            	
              Governing
                Law and Forum –
                The agreement represented by the Approval, and the General Terms
                And
                Conditions shall be deemed made and entered into in the State of
                California and shall be governed and construed under and in accordance
                with the laws of the State of California. The U.S. District Court
                for the
                Central District of California if such court lacks jurisdiction,
                the
                Superior Court of the State of California, County of Orange, shall
                be the
                venue and exclusive proper forum in which to adjudicate any case
                or
                controversy arising either, directly or indirectly, under or in connection
                with the Approval or the General Terms And Conditions. EPL and Supplier
                further agree that, in the event of litigation arising out of or
                in
                connection with these matters, they will not contest or challenge
                the
                jurisdiction or venue of these
                courts.

            

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              39.

            	
              Amendments
                –
                These General Terms And Conditions may not be waived, modified or
                amended
                unless expressly stated in writing signed by both
                parties.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              40.

            	
              Severability
                –
                If
                any provision of the Approval Letter or the General Terms And Conditions,
                or any related agreement may be construed in two ways, one of which
                would
                render the provision illegal or otherwise voidable and unenforceable
                and
                the other of which would render the provision valid and enforceable,
                such
                provision shall have the meaning which renders it valid and enforceable.
                The language of all provisions of these agreements shall be construed
                according to its fair meaning and not strictly against EPL or Supplier.
                It
                is the intention of the parties that the provisions of these agreements
                be
                enforced to the fullest extent. In the event that any court shall
                determine that any provision in these agreements is unenforceable
                as
                written, the parties agree that the provision shall be amended so
                that it
                is enforceable to the fullest extent permissible under the law. The
                provisions of these agreements are severable and they shall be interpreted
                and enforced as if all completely invalid or unenforceable provisions
                were
                not contained in these agreements. Partially valid and enforceable
                provisions shall be enforced to the extent that they are partially
                valid
                and enforceable.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              41.

            	
              Survival
                –
                Any provision of these General Terms And Conditions which imposes,
                whether
                expressly or by its nature, upon either party an obligation after
                termination or expiration of the related agreement shall survive
                termination or expiration thereof and be binding upon either
                party.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              42.

            	
              Interpretation
                –
                Paragraph captions are used only for convenience and are in no way
                to be
                construed as part of these General Terms and Conditions or as a limitation
                of the scope of the particular paragraphs to which they refer. Words
                of
                any gender used in these General Terms and Conditions shall include
                any
                other gender, and words in the singular shall include the plural
                where the
                context requires.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              43.

            	
              Binding
                Effect And Assignment –
                These General Terms and Conditions shall be binding upon the parties,
                their successors, heirs and assigns, provided that Supplier’s rights and
                obligations hereunder shall not be assigned or transferred in whole
                or in
                part by Supplier without the express written consent of
                EPL.

            

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              44.

            	
              Integration
                Clause –
                These General Terms And Conditions shall together with the Approval
                Letter, and any Commercial Agreement or Purchase Agreement between
                EPL and
                Supplier constitute the entire agreement between EPL and Supplier
                with
                respect to the Approval and shall, when effective supersede any and
                all
                prior negotiations, understandings, and/or agreements, oral or written,
                between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
                hereof.

            

    

     

    
      	
              EL
                POLLO LOCO,
                INC.,

            	 
	
              a
                Delaware corporation

            	
              CAGLE’S
                INC.

            
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
              By:
                

            	
              /s/
                Stephen E. Lash

            	 	
              By:
                

            	
              /s/
                Laurice O Coan

            	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
              Name:
                

            	
              Stephen
                E. Lash

            	 	
              Name:

            	
              Laurice
                O. Coan

            	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
              Title:

            	
              Director,
                Supply Chain

            	 	
              Title:

            	
              Director
                Sales Service and

            	 
	 	
              Management

            	 	 	
              Marketing

            	 

    

     

    Note:
      Attachment “A” follows: Quality Assurance Product Withdrawal
      Procedures

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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