Popeyes

Food

Popeyes takes its iconic fried chicken sandwich to every corner of the world

Chef Amy Alarcon localized Popeyes' wildly popular chicken sandwich on the menus of 25 countries.

Leadership

For Restaurant Brands International’s José Cil, collaboration proves key

The chief executive of the parent company of Popeyes, Burger King and Tim Hortons is a Restaurant Leader of the Year finalist, thanks to international growth and chicken sandwiches.

The pressure is mounting on Twitter and Change.org for chains to return popular menu items.

The chain’s system sales rose 20% last year. Much of that was on the strength of its new chicken sandwich. Those sales aren’t slowing down.

The chain is introducing a Cajun Flounder Sandwich, but it is also testing a return of chicken nuggets.

With so many chains introducing new chicken sandwiches, we decided to test some of the biggest. The first one: Popeyes.

The chicken chain, saying it is taking the side of retail investors over Wall Street hedge funds, is giving away chicken tenders as part of a promotion related to the Reddit-driven stock surge.

Taste Tracker: Jack in the Box spotlights chicken, Popeyes offers beignets, Cousins regionalizes subs and operators toast 2021 with new cocktails.

The chains will add new technology to more than 10,000 North American restaurants by mid-2022 as drive-thrus become more important to fast-food chains.

The chicken chain’s same-store sales rose 19.7% last quarter even as its sister chains both continued to see declines.

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