Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Popeyes is a fast food restaurants company operating their stores across the world. The full brand name of the company is Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. Restaurant Brands International owns this company. The company founded on June 12, 1972, as Chicken on the Run by Al Copeland and has their headquarters in Florida, United States. As of 2013 records, the revenue of the company was US$206 million. In June 2007 press releases, the company stated that it operates 2,600 fast food restaurants in more than 40 states and 30 countries making it second largest chicken restaurants group regarding units was only behind KFC.
The company menu includes Bonafide Chicken, Tenders, Seafood, Sandwiches, Sides, Sauces, Desserts and Beverages. The company offers several types of beverages named as Cane Sweet Iced Tea, Lemonade, Hawaiian Punch, Diet Coke, Sprite, Dr. Pepper and many more. The company provides a variety of Bonafide Chicken to customers such as Tenders, Seafood, Bonafide Chicken, Live Well, Sandwiches & Wraps. In 2015, the company introduced Red Stick Chicken.
History
The company’s first fast food restaurant was opened in Arabi, Louisiana. Later the company restaurants were failed. In Early days, the company sold traditional mild fried chickens. The company introduces their tagline “Love That Chicken.” The company opened their restaurants in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In 1984, the company expanded their store in Canada.
They received Menu Masters Awards for their rice dishes in 1999. This organization went public in 2001. The Restaurant Brands International acquired the company on 21st February 2017 for US$1.8 billion. The company sponsored race car driver Brennan Poole in 2018 Nascar Camping World Truck Series. In 2014, the company became the title sponsors of Bahamas Bowl.
