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-{{ Infobox Company
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-| company_name  = Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits
-| company_logo  = [[Image:Popeyes2.jpg]]
-| company_type  = owned by [[AFC Enterprises]]
-| foundation    = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]] [[1972]]
-| location      = [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
-| key_people    = [[Al Copeland]]
-| industry      = [[Fast food]]
-| num_employees =
-| products      = [[Fried chicken]], [[Cajun cuisine|Cajun foods]], [[biscuits]]
-| homepage      = http://www.popeyes.com/
-| company_slogan = Love That Chicken From Popeyes
-}}
-[[Image:Popeyes.gif|right|150px|thumb|Early logo]]
-'''Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits''' (usually called just '''Popeyes''', otherwise known as '''Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken''') is a chain of [[fried chicken]] [[fast food]] restaurants owned since 1993 by the [[Atlanta]]-based [[AFC Enterprises]] (originally the America's Favorite Chicken Company). As of 2006, according to Popeyes is the second-largest "quick-service chicken restaurant group, measured by number of units", with more than 1,800 restaurants in more than 40 states, the [[District of Columbia]], [[Puerto Rico]] and 20 countries worldwide including [[Japan]], [[South Korea]], [[Indonesia]], [[Canada]], [[Mexico]] and [[Honduras]]. About 30 locations are company-owned, the rest franchised.<ref>[http://www.hoovers.com/popeyes/--ID__105593--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Hoovers/Dun & Bradstreet: Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits]</ref>
-==History==
-''Popeyes'' first opened in [[Arabi, Louisiana]], a suburb of [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]] in 1972 as "Chicken on the Run," owned by [[Al Copeland]]. The name was changed shortly afterwards, after the fictional [[detective]] [[Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle]] in the movie ''[[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]]'' (in turn based on a real detective [[Eddie Egan]], whose nickname did not derive from the cartoon character [[Popeye the Sailor]]). As the company's official history states, Copeland sold "traditional mild fried chicken [but] business was slow, and Copeland realized that he'd have to sell a spicier alternative to his standard chicken recipe if he wanted to impress flavor-seeking New Orleanians. Copeland had already been experimenting with the flavorful Cajun recipes he'd been enjoying all his life and soon reopened his restaurant as 'Popeyes', named after the character Popeye Doyle...."
-The chain would later license the namesake cartoon character for use as a promotional tool{{Fact|date=February 2007}}, which added to the confusion as to the source, though as of 2006 the company's history page on its [[website]] omits any mention of the cartoon Popeye.
-Copeland began franchising his restaurant in 1976, beginning in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], adding approximately 500 outlets over the next 10 years, followed by 200 more afterward during a period of slower expansion. Copeland became a [[New Orleans]] icon due to his flamboyant lifestyle, including his eponymous [[power boat]] racing teams, and his annual [[Christmas]] light show at his mansion located in an upscale neighborhood in [[Metairie]], La.
-In 1989, Popeyes, then the third-largest chicken chain, merged with [[Church's Chicken]], the second largest,<ref>[http://www.churchs.com/ Church's Chicken official website]</ref> though parent company AFC Enterprises continued to operate the chain separately. AFC sold Church's to [[Arcapita]] (formerly Crescent Capital Investments) on Dec. 29, 2004, retaining Popeyes.
-AFC announced on Oct. 30, 2006, that Popeyes planned to introduce a [[trans fat]]-free biscuit as well as french fries containing one gram of trans fat by year-end.<ref>[http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Content.asp?ContentID=80211 Dow Jones newsire (Oct. 31, 2006): "AFC's Popeyes Chicken Plans Low Trans-Fat French Fries"m, by Richard Gibson]</ref>
-On January 5, 2007, the restaurants in [[McAllen, Texas]] and all around the [[Rio Grande Valley]] suddenly closed down with out any warnings and notifications. The franchise tried to communicate with the 10 Popeye's restaurants but to no avail. It was later discovered that all 10 restaurants were sold out to Church's Chicken, however the main corporate franchise denied knowing anything about it."We are still reviewing our options,"stated a spokeswoman for Popeye’s. Closing the restaurants would be in violation of the local franchisee’s agreement. The fate of the former locations is still undecided even though construction crews are working in remodeling the sites. <ref>http://www.themonitor.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=17327&Section=Valley</ref>
-{{current}}
-Popeyes filed a lawsuit over Church's Chicken over the sudden buy-out of all 10 Popeyes restaurants. “What Church’s chose to do, I do believe, was not honest competition,” said Ken Keymer, Chief Executive Officer of AFC Enterprises. The lawsuit is set for $20 million and was filed Feburary 28,2007. Popeyes accuses Church’s of “collusion,” creating an “intentional, malicious, and tortious scheme” to break a franchise agreement and of using underhanded tactics to discredit Popeyes and steal its customers. <ref>http://www.themonitor.com/onset?id=412&template=article.html</ref>
-==Style and marketing==
-The restaurants have a distinctive red and yellow color scheme. TV and radio ads often use New Orleans style  music, along with the trademark ''Love That Chicken'' jingle<ref>[http://www.popeyeschicken.com/downloads.html Love That Chicken lyrics and audio]</ref> sung by New Orleans [[funk]] and [[R&B music|R&B]] musician [[Dr. John]].
-==Number of franchises==
-{| class="wikitable" width=100%
-!width=20%| Years
-!width=20%| U.S.
-!width=20%| Canada
-!width=20%| International
-!width=20%| Company-owned
-|-
-||2002
-||1,259
-||14
-||289
-||93
-|-
-||2003
-||1,324
-||20
-||320
-||95
-|-
-||2004
-||1,382
-||28
-||347
-||67
-|-
-||2005
-||1,427
-||28
-||315
-||56
-|-
-</TABLE>
-Source: [http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/popeyeschickenandbiscuits/282707-0.html Entrepreneur.com: Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits]
-== Trivia ==
-A "Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits" sign appears in the 1984 movie and [[comic book]] adaptation ''[[Supergirl]]'', as well as in backgrounds in various [[DC Comics]] during that era.
-In the 2000 [[Film|movie]] ''[[Little Nicky (movie)|Little Nicky]]'', starring [[Adam Sandler]], a demon stated "Popeyes chicken is the shiznit" before being zapped.
-In the TV show [[Boy Meets World]], in almost all of the apartments, there is a
-Popeyes Chicken box.
-The original Popeyes Fried Chicken building in Arabi, Louisiana is now scheduled for demolition due to damage following [[Hurricane Katrina]].
-== Footnotes ==
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-== References ==
-*[http://www.popeyes.com/ Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits official website]
-*[http://www.afce.com/portfolio/popeye.html AFC Enterprises: Popeyes]
-*[http://www.menumasters.com/1999/1999_popeyes.cfm MenuMasters 1999 Award: "Best Menu/Line Extension: Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits] (with background article)
-==External links==
-*[http://www.shapefit.com/popeyes.html Shapefit.com: "Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits Calories - Fast Food Nutrient Details"]
-*[http://www.my3cents.com/companyOverview.cgi?code=521 My3Cents.com: "Popeyes Chicken Consumer Report Overview"]
-*[http://contracts.onecle.com/afc/popeyes.dev.shtml Onecle.com: "Sample Business Contracts: Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits Development Agreement"]
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-[[Category:Fast-food poultry restaurants]]
-[[Category:Food companies of the United States]]
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-[[Category:Fast-food chains of Canada]]
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-[[Category:Restaurants in Louisiana]]
-[[Category:African American culture]]
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