June 18, 2013

Popeyes

Popeyes, Zatarain’s Team Up for Butterfly Shrimp LTO

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFC Enterprises, Inc., today launches its new Zatarain’s Butterfly Shrimp and celebrates the history of two iconic New Orleans brands who love to honor their origin through product innovation. Popeyes Zatarain’s Butterfly Shrimp will...

Popeyes Inaugurates Summer of Peach with Tea, Pie

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFC Enterprises, Inc., introduces two new products this June, declaring the Summer of Peach at Popeyes. The new Cane Sweeeet Peach Iced Tea and Southern Peach Pie are both available through August, while supplies last.

Popeyes’ new Cane...

Popeyes is Bring'n Back Rip'n Chick'n, Drop'n Gs

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFC Enterprises, Inc. is bring'n back it's rip-roar'n delicious Rip'n Chick'n–juicy tenders cut into pull-apart strips that are easy to rip and dip!

Popeyes Rip'n Chick'n will be available May 28 through June 24...

United Capital Refinances Debt for Multi-Unit Popeyes Owners

United Capital Business Lending, a national business lender specializing in franchise finance, announced today that it provided $700,000 in financing to Popeyes owner, Jivan Foods, LLC.

United Capital also refinanced three existing locations for the Texas based franchisee. In addition,...

Popeyes Honors 2011 Top Performers

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFC Enterprises recently presented its franchisee and supplier awards at its worldwide conference and 40th Anniversary celebration held in New Orleans, La.

During the meeting, the company recognized top operators in the...

Order-Matic Partners with Quail Digital

Order-Matic, provider of sales, marketing, and communications products to the quick-service restaurant sector, is collaborating with U.K. wireless communications specialist Quail Digital. 

Order-Matic will offer a comprehensive wireless communications system including Quail Digital...

Popeyes Franchisee Raises $485K for Muscular Dystrophy

Sailormen, Inc. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen “Appetite for a Cure” program continues to be a huge success.

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen staff raised a record $484,797 by selling “Appetite for a Cure” coupon cards, which provide customers with great discounts while...

Popeyes Turns 40 in Style

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFC Enterprises, Inc., invites guests to help celebrate 40 years of flavorful good cookin’ with a deal that can’t be beat—eight pieces of its famous BONAFIDE bone-in fried chicken, spicy or mild, for just $5.99 on March 21 only.

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Bower Promoted to President of U.S. at Popeyes

AFC Enterprises Inc., the franchisor and operator of Popeyes restaurants, announced that U.S. chief operating officer Ralph W. Bower has been named president of U.S. at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, the world's second-largest chicken chain based on number of units.

In his new role, Bower...

Popeyes Serves Butterfly Shrimp for Lenten Season

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Popeyes Gets Wicked With Garlic Pepper

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen brings back Wicked Chicken with a twist this February with all new Garlic Pepper Wicked Chicken.

For a limited time, consumers can experience the flavor spin of Garlic Pepper Wicked Chicken with Cajun fries, a buttermilk biscuit, Garlic Pepper Parmesan Dipping...

United Capital Lends $42 Million to Popeyes Franchisees

United Capital Business Lending, a national business lender specializing in franchised restaurant finance, announced today that it will allocate $42 million to qualified, multi-unit Popeyes franchisees in 2012.

The Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen chain recently designated United Capital as one...

The Growth 40
January 2012

In October, upstart fast-casual burger concept Burger 21 launched its franchise program. Rather than pursuing partners to build the brand across the national landscape, Front Burner Brands, the Tampa-based parent company of Burger 21 and the popular Melting Pot restaurants, identified its first...

Popeyes CMO Lynch Promoted to Chief Global Brand Officer

Convinced that great tasting food requires slow, careful preparation, in 2008 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFC Enterprises Inc., embarked on a comprehensive brand transformation that emphasized its almost four decades of Louisiana-inspired home cooking. The initiative included a more...

Top 3 Trends from Biggest Q3 Calls

Quick-serve companies wrapped up their quarter earnings calls and investor meetings earlier this month, paving the way for the final fiscal term of 2011 (or, in Starbucks’ case, the beginning of fiscal 2012).

Here are a few things to learn about the industry from the results.

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Be Prepared
November 2011

In late August, Hurricane Irene was churning in the Atlantic Ocean. Having already pummeled Puerto Rico, the powerful storm turned toward the U.S. East Coast, threatening much of the Mid-Atlantic region and keeping meteorologists guessing as to where exactly it might make landfall.

But...

Forget the McRib; Popeyes' Crawfish LTO is Also Back

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen kicked off its third-annual Crawfish Festival last week, a campaign that one company executive likens to McDonald’s McRib LTO in its buzz and popularity.

Dick Lynch, chief marketing officer for Popeyes, says the Crawfish Festival—which is not a...

Popeyes Gets Fishy With Return of Crawfish Festival

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen gets festive this fall with the return of its Louisiana-inspired Annual Crawfish Festival, going three years strong. To celebrate, Popeyes is cooking up a myriad of Crawfish offerings, including its Crawfish Tackle Box with Creamy Horseradish Sauce, Cajun Fries, and a...

Creating New Menu Classics
October 2011

It’s the type of food that makes us think of home, mom’s cooking, and simpler times. To many, the tastes and smells evoke warmth, good memories, and inner peace.

In short, comfort.

Every nation and culture seems to have its own version of comfort food, from Mexican...

Brand Transformation Scores Popeyes Big Honor

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFC Enterprises Inc., will be featured as one of the 15 most relevant and successful brand refreshes in the past few years at the Graphic Design Now: In Production exhibition opening October 22 at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.

In 2008,...