Popeyes

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
Popeyes
FormerlyPopeyes Chicken & Biscuits
Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken & Biscuits
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRestaurants
GenreFast food
FoundedJune 12, 1972 (1972-06-12) (as Chicken on the Run)
Arabi, Louisiana, United States
FounderAl Copeland
Headquarters,
United States[1]
Number of locations
Increase 3,705 (2021)[2]
Area served
List
  • United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, Canada, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cyprus, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Palestine, Indonesia, Philippines, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, United Kingdom, Brazil, France, soon Bangladesh, soon Kazakhstan,[3] soon Poland[4]
Products
Revenue
Increase US$ 579 million (2021)[2][5]
  • Increase US$ 5.51 billion (system-wide sales)[2]
Increase US$ 228 million (2021)[2][5]
Number of employees
2,130[citation needed] (December 2015)
ParentRestaurant Brands International (2017–present)
Websitepopeyes.com
Footnotes / references
[2][5]

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.,[6] also known as Popeyes (/ˈpɒpz/ POP-yze) and formerly named Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits[7] and Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken & Biscuits,[8] is an American multinational chain of fried chicken restaurants formed in 1972 in New Orleans, Louisiana and headquartered in Miami. It is currently a subsidiary of Toronto-based Restaurant Brands International. As of 2021, Popeyes has 3,705 restaurants,[2] which are located in more than 46 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 30 countries worldwide.[citation needed] About 50 locations are company-owned; the vast remainder are franchised.[9]

  1. ^ Louis, Billy Jean (August 3, 2018). "Popeyes to move headquarters out of Atlanta". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "2021 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". Restaurant Brands International. February 23, 2022. Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via SEC.
  3. ^ "Popeyes® Announces Agreement to Launch in Kazakhstan". Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Restaurant Brands International and McWin to Grow Iconic Burger King® and Popeyes® brands in Eastern Europe". Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Restaurant Brands International Inc. Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2021 Results". Restaurant Brands International IR. February 15, 2022. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Story was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "About Popeyes". Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  8. ^ Engelberg, Adrian (September 24, 1990). "Bob & Gee Tucker: Community Service Important for Married Consulting Team". New Orleans CityBusiness. 11 (6): 23C.
  9. ^ "Hoovers/Dun & Bradstreet: Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits". Hoovers. Archived from the original on July 7, 2007.