May 19, 2013

Popeyes

R&D Finds Its Feminine Side

April 2013

Women bring fresh ideas and perspectives to menu development.

Popeyes Brings Back Rip'n Chick'n for LTO

Popeyes Recognizes Top Franchisees, Suppliers

Fast Food Still Gets the Love on Social Media

Despite the negative headlines that the fast food industry tends to generate, a new report shows that the vast majority of opinions about the industry on social media are positive.

A new study by New York City–based research firm Amplicate, “Public Opinion on Fast Food Chains...

Go Where the Customers Go: Popeyes Unveils Mobile Site

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen launched a mobile-optimized site to help customers explore its menu on their smartphones and more easily find Popeyes locations.

Karlie Lahm, communications manager for Popeyes, says the new mobile-optimized site is part of a broader digital strategy, which she...

NRAEF ProStart Training Program Crosses $2 Million

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) announced today that it has passed the two-thirds point in its 2011 fundraising goal of $3 million for its ProStart program. Recent donations from Brodersen Management Corp./Popeyes...

It's OK to Play with Popeyes' New LTO

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFC Enterprises Inc., brings “play with your food” fun to mealtime with its all-new Rip’n Chick’n—tenders cut into pull-apart strips that are easy to rip and...

The Recruitment Revolution

July 2011

Pop culture has not been kind to the quick-service industry.

From the lovable-but-dumb employees in Good Burger to the drug-addled protagonists of Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, the industry is seen as a haven for dimwits, losers, and the vaguely criminal. Thousands of...

Popeyes Fires Up in July

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is firing up taste buds with a patriotic favorite, Firecracker Shrimp, available June 27 through July 24. Guests can enjoy eight juicy Firecracker Shrimp, Cajun fries, a buttermilk biscui,t and new Firecracker Dipping Sauce for only $4.99.

Popeyes Strips Down

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFCEnterprises, announced the launch of its Louisiana Leaux (pronounced “low”) program of better-for-you menu alternatives with a dancing-in-the-streets celebration held in the French Quarter of...

The 10 Best Franchise Deals

June 2011

For some, it’s an average sales-to-investment ratio nearing 2:1, dedicated corporate support that helps franchisees succeed, or a distinctive niche that carries marketplace allures.

For others, a good franchise deal boasts recent growth despite the nation’s economic woes,...

6 Tips for Better Store Financing

June 2011

As president of National Restaurant Development Inc., a board member for the International Franchise Association, and owner of more than 50 quick-serve restaurants, Aziz Hashim is a veteran of the franchise business.

With brands like Popeyes, Checkers/Rally’s, Subway, and Moe’...

Popeyes Turns Wicked This Summer

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFC Enterprises, spices up the month of June and brings back fan-coveted Wicked Chicken. For a limited time only, Popeyes lovers can once again indulge in the crazed Wicked Chicken with a buttermilk biscuit, ranch dipping sauce, and a mini bottle of...

Popeyes Partners with ProStart Program

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen announced its philanthropic arm, The Popeyes Foundation, Inc., and its franchisees will partner with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation’s (NRAEF) ProStart program. The two-year high school program unites industry and the classroom to...

Leveraging Franchisee Diversity

May 2011

Quick serves could be poised to step up their franchising efforts as soon as the credit market thaws and while available real estate remains cheap. Some experts say that minority-franchisee recruitment will be a particular area of focus, as franchisors pursue the value minorities bring to...

Who’s Working in Your Kitchen?

Recent government crackdowns on Chipotle and Pei Wei that forced both concepts to at least temporarily close locations have reminded restaurant operators that the government is taking illegal immigration very seriously.

The two incidents, in which illegal immigrants were found to be in...

Popeyes' Sailormen Has an Appetite--For a Cure

Sailormen Inc., Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen’s largest franchise in the U.S., continues to shine as champion for families living with progressive muscle diseases in Florida, Alabama, Illinois, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Missouri. The company’s innovative “Appetite for a...

Supply Chain Strategy Saves Popeyes a Cool $16M

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen announced that it managed significant savings in its 2010 supply chain costs—a whopping $16 million in savings, in fact.

The company says the savings helped franchisees improve a full percentage point in restaurant operating profit margins before rent over...

Popeyes Turns to Tampa for Growth Efforts

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFC Enterprises Inc., announced the launch of an aggressive growth plan to increase its presence in Tampa, Florida. With the company’s dollar share of chicken quick-serve sales at a 10-year high domestically, Popeyes is poised to rapidly expand...

His Advice? Call Corporate Everyday

April 2011

After 17 years on the corporate side of quick service, Rob Parsons stepped out of the suit, threw on a purple polo, and opened his first Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen unit in 2009. Having previously worked for the real-estate division of Popeyes and at Denny’s corporate, Parsons helped his...

Tomorrow is Pay Day at Popeyes

Consumers asked and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen delivered as the brand is bringing back its popular “Pay Day” event, offering eight pieces of its Bonafide Chicken for $4.99. The one-day-only event takes place March 23 at participating Popeyes locations.

Guests will get more bang...

Operators Unafraid of Gas Prices—For Now

Despite surging gas prices in the face of global disaster and conflict, restaurant operators across the U.S. are trying to stay focused on other challenges—even though gas prices have a slew of direct and indirect impacts on the restaurant business.

“Win/Win/Win” Beverage Deal for Popeyes

Popeyes has reached a multi-year agreement with Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) that will bring Dr Pepper and Hawaiian Punch to more than 1,300 U.S. locations.

Dr Pepper, which is currently on the fountain at just over half of Popeyes’ locations, will add close to 700 new...