Download Popeyes Logo — Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits , often just Popeyes , is a fast-food chain , mainly poultry products , specialty of Cajun cuisine and biscuits offered. According to a news release the company’s 29th June 2007, Popeyes is the second largest chicken fast-food restaurant chain (measured in number) with 1,800 stores in 40 states and 20 countries worldwide. Popeyes has been a 1993 AFC Enterprises .
Al Copeland opened in 1972, the first restaurant in Arabi, a suburb of New Orleans , under the name “Chicken on the Run.” According to the official website sold the business traditional mild fried chicken, but business was so bad that the team came up with the idea of having to sell a sharper and spicier version than their normal chicken dish, they wanted the flavor-seeking New Orleans citizens have something. In 1976, Copeland, within 10 years to create more than 500 stores. Later it spread chain in Texas and surrounding states by BP Newman, to the global expansion came in 1984. In 1993, the now large chain of AFC Enterprises was adopted. On 23 Copeland founder died in March 2008 a malignant salivary gland tumor. More