Popeyes

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
Popeyes
FormerlyPopeyes Chicken & Biscuits
Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken & Biscuits
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRestaurant
GenreFast food
FoundedJune 12, 1972 (1972-06-12) (as Chicken on the Run)
Arabi, Louisiana, United States
FounderAl Copeland
Headquarters
Miami, Florida
,
United States
Number of locations
3,705 (2021)
Area served
List
  • Albania, Andorra, Bahamas, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico, New Zealand, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam
Key people
  • Felipe Athayde (President)
  • Matthew Brandon (CFO)
Products
US$ 228 million (2021)
Number of employees
2,130 (December 2015)
ParentRestaurant Brands International (2017–present)
Websitepopeyes.com
Footnotes / references

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. As of 2021, 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.