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La Salsa is a privately held company based in Santa Monica that owns 50 La Salsa eateries and has franchised 48 others.
Howdy Kabrins created his first La Salsa in 1979 on Pico and Sepulveda boulevards in West Los Angeles. He recently chose the San Fernando Valley for his sixth one, with the debut of La Salsa on the busy corner of Roscoe and Sepulveda boulevards in Van Nuys... La Salsa, 8267 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys... Other locations in Westwood, West Los Angeles, Marina del Rey, Beverly Hills and Newport Beach. Future outlets planned in San Diego, Glendale and elsewhere.
No one is likely to go hungry at the new Horton Plaza complex... Grazing will be grand with the likes of Boudin's Sourdough Bakery, Mrs. Fields Cookies, Pogo Pizza, Robin Rose Ice Cream (a Venice, Calif.-based shop peddling outrageously rich and flavorful ice cream), La Salsa Mexican eats, Everything Yogurt, Hot Dog on a Stick and Boardwalk Fries.
Howdy Kabrins, who founded the La Salsa taqueria chain 15 years ago, has spent $1 million to become the company's largest franchisee. Kabrins bought five of La Salsa's 12 locations in San Diego County, plus sites in Costa Mesa, Malibu and Montebello. Kabrins opened the first La Salsa in Los Angeles in 1979. By 1987, the company owned 10 outlets in Southern California and began franchising. La Salsa came to San Diego in 1988 when it acquired five former El Pollo Loco sites. In 1992, Kabrins sold control of La Salsa Inc. to Sienna Holding of San Francisco and InterWest Partners of Menlo Park in what he calls a recapitalization. Terms were not disclosed. Adding 10 units in 1993, La Salsa Inc. grew to 21 company-owned and 22 franchised outlets with about $25 million in sales.
La Salsa sells fresh, healthy and authentic Mexican food, much of it low in fat, sodium and cholesterol. The first restaurant opened in Los Angeles in 1979 and Sacramento will be the 38th La Salsa. Headquarters are in Los Angeles and most of the restaurants are in Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange counties.
CKE Restaurants is selling its 96-unit La Salsa chain to Baja Fresh, whose key owner is from Orange County... The chain had grown to 90 units when CKE Restaurants acquired it from Santa Barbara Restaurant Group in a $54 million all-stock deal in 2002.
