Popeyes

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
Popeyes
FormerlyPopeyes Chicken & Biscuits
Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken & Biscuits
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRestaurants
GenreFast food
FoundedJune 12, 1972 (1972-06-12) (as Chicken on the Run)
Arabi, Louisiana, United States
FounderAl Copeland
Headquarters,
United States
Number of locations
3,705 (2021)
Area served
List
  • United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, Canada, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cyprus, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Palestine, Indonesia, New Zealand, Philippines, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, United Kingdom, Brazil, France, Kazakhstan, Poland, Czech Republic
Key people
  • Felipe Athayde (President)
  • Matthew Brandon (CFO)
Products
Revenue
US$ 579 million (2021)
  • US$ 5.51 billion (system-wide sales)
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 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; the other ~98% are franchised.