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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.,[6] also known as Popeyes 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[update], 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]
This article is about the fast-food chain. For the cartoon character, see Popeye. For other uses, see Popeye (disambiguation).
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Popeyes | |
Formerly | Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken & Biscuits |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Restaurants |
Genre | Fast food |
Founded | June 12, 1972; 51 years ago (1972-06-12) (as Chicken on the Run) Arabi, Louisiana, United States |
Founder | Al Copeland |
Headquarters | , United States[1] |
Number of locations | 3,705 (2021)[2] |
Area served | List
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Products | |
Revenue | |
US$ 228 million (2021)[2][5] | |
Number of employees | 2,130[citation needed] (December 2015) |
Parent | Restaurant Brands International (2017–present) |
Website | popeyes |
Footnotes / references [2][5] |
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