Popeyes

Chris Newcomb, cofounder, president, and CEO of Newk’s Express Café, would have called himself an understanding manager. His two co-owners, however, would have described it differently—something along the lines of too forgiving.

AFC Enterprises Inc., the franchisor and operator of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurants, reported operating results for its fiscal 2010 fourth quarter and full year, which ended December 26, and increased fiscal 2010 earnings guidance. 

Global same-store sales increased 6 percent...

Popeyes announced multiyear agreements with two powerful marketing partners—The Coca-Cola Company and Dr Pepper Snapple Group—to implement a beverage strategy that is designed to be exciting for guests and more profitable for the restaurants.

Credit flowed so freely before the recession that people in the restaurant industry often use hyperbole to describe how easy it was to get financing before the collapse.

“I could have gotten my dog a loan three years ago,” says Paul Steck, president of Saladworks.

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Turkeys and trimmings are just around the corner. Celebrate this holiday season with Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Cajun turkeys—and what better way to bring one home to your family than free? Participating Atlanta-area Popeyes are working with local radio station V-103 to give away hundreds...

Some might say that the last three years have not been very, well, accommodating for the quick-service industry. With lenders and customers alike pulling their dollars off the table, the industry has been left to make due with the circumstances and struggle to stay afloat until the economic...

In an era when traditional business models and strategic plans often can’t stop bleeding profits, quick-serve executives at QSR’s Dine America conference this week hinted that the new age of business growth may be less about an investment in the...