Following success since its launch in November last year Popeyes’ UK operation has started its national rollout – with sites now confirmed across the country in Nottingham, Gateshead, Oxford, Reading, Brighton and Ealing. Popeyes was founded in New Orleans in 1972, and already boasts sites in Stratford, plus delivery kitchens in Bermondsey, Maida Vale, Whitechapel, and more – with two brand new sit-down restaurants in Chelmsford (which just launched, on June 11) and Romford, opening in July.
With Popeyes Stratford now being its highest-performing restaurant in the world – out of 3,600 restaurants – since opening less than half a year ago, the brand has stepped up its expansion plans to meet rapidly growing demand in the UK. Tom Crowley, CEO at Popeyes UK, said: “From north to south, we’re building communities of chicken lovers across the country. We’re beyond proud to bring our world-famous Louisiana chicken to fans all over the UK, and give them a real taste of Southern US hospitality.
“It’s such an exciting time for the brand, and we have even bigger plans in the works; we’re dedicating a lot of focus currently to our rollout of drive-throughs alongside our strong pipeline of sit-down restaurants.
