Popular fried chicken chain Popeyes is set to open one of its first drive-thru restaurants in the UK at the £30m Teal Park development near Netherfield. The new Popeyes, which is expected to open next spring, will create 100 jobs.
The fast food chain, known for its popular Chicken Sandwich, already has a branch in Upper Parliament Street, in Nottingham city centre, which opened in October last year.
The new restaurant will open at Teal Park, off the A612 Colwick Loop Road between Netherfield and Stoke Bardolph, which has been jointly developed by Warwickshire based AC Lloyd Commercial (ACL) and Nottingham based Henry Davidson Developments (HDD).
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Tom Crowley, chief executive at Popeyes UK, added: “The sustained demand we’re seeing for Popeyes is incredible. It’s great to see how enthusiastically the UK has welcomed us, and we’re particularly proud to be opening our first drive-thru locations this year.
“Following the success of our Upper Parliament Street restaurant which landed in Autumn 2022, opening a drive-thru location locally was an obvious choice for us. We’re looking forward to expanding our offering in Nottingham.”
Founded in New Orleans in 1972, Popeyes has a menu including 12-hour marinated chicken and Southern biscuits and gravy. The 2,500 sq ft unit will contain a 65-seating area, drive through, car park, and click and collect bays. A planning application is currently being prepared and, if planning approval is successful, work would begin later this year on converting the premises into another Popeyes site.
A mixed-use development, Teal Park, located five miles outside of Nottingham city centre, is also home to an Aldi supermarket, Birds Bakery, Pizza Triangle, Valley CiDS charity shop, a care home, and a trade and industrial park.
The trade park is next to the vast new Rivendell housing estate, where a new primary school has also opened.
Richard Croft, director at HDD, said: “This has been a really successful project which is highlighted by the range of businesses which have opened units as well as the mix of international, national, and local companies that are now based here.”
Mark Edwards, managing director at AC Lloyd Commercial, added: “Popeyes has continued to grow in popularity across the UK since it opened its first branch in London in 2021. They are starting the next stage of their growth plans by introducing drive-thru restaurants and, providing planning is approved, this will become among their first in the UK.
“Teal Park is a thriving mixed-use development with a diverse range of businesses and it would be great to add Popeyes to the site.”
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