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The chain later acquired rights to use Popeye the Sailor for marketing and used this for 35 years. Copeland claimed facetiously that he was 'too poor' to afford an apostrophe. The name is spelled 'Popeyes', without the apostrophe commonly used by other restaurant chains such as McDonald's and Hardee's. The company's early brand became deeply tied to the cartoon star with its sponsorship of the Popeye & Pals children's show in New Orleans, and the character appeared on items from packaging to racing boats. Copeland claimed he named the stores after the fictional detective Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle (portrayed by Gene Hackman) in the 1971 film The French Connection, which came out a year before the chain was founded, and not the comic strip character Popeye the Sailor. Īs of 2020, Popeyes has 3,451 restaurants worldwide.Īlvin C. DF&S remains the main supplier for Popeyes until at least 2029.

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Popeyes had continued to license the seasonings, recipes, and techniques from DF&S for a yearly 'spice royalty', before buying them outright for $43 million.

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On June 17, 2014, Popeyes announced it had re-acquired full control of its seasonings, recipes, and other proprietary food preparation techniques from Diversified Foods & Seasonings, which remained under the control of Al Copeland and his estate after the creditor sale of Popeyes to AFC. All were to be located in the capital city of NSW, Sydney. On August 8, 2000, Popeyes announced a franchise development plan/agreement that included 35 new restaurant locations around Australia in a bid to solidify their presence within the Asia Pacific region. On December 29, 2004, AFC sold Church's to Arcapita (formerly Crescent Capital Investments) retaining Popeyes. AFC went public in 2001 with initial public offering (IPO) of $142,818,479. (AFC) to serve as the new parent company for Popeyes and Church's. In October 1992, the court approved a plan by a group of Copeland's creditors that resulted in the creation of America's Favorite Chicken Company, Inc. īy 1990, Copeland Enterprises was in default on $391 million in debts it had taken on in its 1989 purchase of Church's, a rival fast food chain also focusing in fried chicken, and by April 1991, the company filed for bankruptcy protection. Two hundred additional locations were added during a period of slower expansion. Newman of Laredo, Texas, acquired several franchises in Texas and surrounding states. The chain expanded to Canada in 1984, and opened its 500th restaurant in 1985. Copeland started franchising his restaurant in 1976, beginning in Louisiana. By 1975, the company had been renamed as Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken. Copeland reopened the restaurant four days later as Popeyes Mighty Good Chicken. Owner Al Copeland (1944–2008) wanted to compete with Kentucky Fried Chicken, but his restaurant failed after several months. It first opened its doors on June 12, 1972, as 'Chicken on the Run'.

Popeyes was formed in Arabi, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, Louisiana in St. 1.2 Acquisition by Restaurant Brands International.

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