Popeyes
Sign in to saveAlso known as Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc., Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits, Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken and Biscuits, Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken & Biscuits, Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken, Popeye's, Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. is an American multinational chain of Southern fried chicken restaurants founded in 1972 in New Orleans and headquartered in Miami. It is currently a subsidiary of Toronto-based Restaurant Brands International. , Popeyes has 3,705 restaurants, which are located in more than 46 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 30 countries worldwide. About 50 locations are company-owned while the other approximately 98% are franchised.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
- Company.logo_size
- 200px
- Company.image
- Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (51195358373).jpg
- Company.image_caption
- A Popeyes restaurant in West Miami, Florida, United States
- Company.trade_name
- Popeyes
- Company.former_name
- Popeyes Chicken & BiscuitsPopeyes Famous Fried Chicken & Biscuits
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.founded
- (as Chicken on the Run)Arabi, Louisiana, United States
- Company.founder
- Al Copeland
- Company.hq_location_city
- Miami, Florida
- Company.hq_location_country
- United States
- Company.num_locations
- 3,705
- Company.net_income
- US$ 228 million
- Company.industry
- Restaurant
- Company.genre
- Fast food
- Company.num_employees_year
- December 2015
- Company.parent
- Restaurant Brands International (2017–present)
- Company.num_employees
- 2,130
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Acquisition by Restaurant Brands International
- Name
- Products
- Chicken sandwich
- Style and marketing
- International franchises
- Sustainability
- Animal welfare
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. is an American multinational chain of Southern fried chicken restaurants founded in 1972 in New Orleans and headquartered in Miami. It is currently a subsidiary of Toronto-based Restaurant Brands International. , Popeyes has 3,705 restaurants, which are located in more than 46 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 30 countries worldwide. About 50 locations are company-owned while the other approximately 98% are franchised.
==History== Popeyes was formed in Arabi, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, Louisiana, in St. Bernard Parish. It first opened its doors on June 12, 1972, as "Chicken on the Run". Owner Al Copeland (1944–2008) wanted to compete with Kentucky Fried Chicken, but his restaurant failed after several months. Copeland reopened the restaurant four days later as Popeyes Mighty Good Chicken. By 1975, the company had been renamed as Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken. Copeland started franchising his restaurant in 1976, beginning in Louisiana. The chain expanded to Canada in 1984, and opened its 500th restaurant in 1985. B. P. Newman of Laredo, Texas, acquired several franchises in Texas and surrounding states. Two hundred additional locations were added during a period of slower expansion.
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