Popeyes
Focused coverage on the growth and positioning of one of the fastest-expanding quick service restaurant brands entering the UK market. This section reports on site rollouts, franchising strategy, menu localisation, supply chain operations, and competitive performance across the fast food and casual dining landscape. For operators, developers, and food and beverage leaders, these insights offer a window into how aggressive expansion, brand recognition, and consumer demand are shaping new dynamics in high-footfall hospitality.
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May- 2022 -12 MayFood and Drink
Popeyes doubles up in Essex with new Romford restaurant
Popeyes UK is opening its second restaurant in Essex with the new Romford site set to open on Saturday 11 June 2022, seating up to 72 guests. The Romford restaurant marks the brand’s third site in the country, following the announcement of a Chelmsford location and the launch of its…
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Apr- 2022 -4 AprilRestaurants
Popeyes opens first standalone UK site
Popeyes UK, the master franchise for the United Kingdom, is set to open its first standalone, sit-down restaurant in the UK in Chelmsford, shortly following its Westfield Stratford opening. Menu items already available at the Stratford restaurant will be offered at the standalone site, including Popeyes’ 12-hour marinated chicken and…
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Nov- 2021 -19 NovemberNews
Livekindly and Popeyes partner to debut in the UK
Livekindly Collective has announced its exclusive plant-based partnership with Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen for the launch of the restaurant’s first plant-based entrée with the restaurant chain opening in the United Kingdom on the 20th November. It also revealed Popeyes’ new vegan menu is the “answer” to a growing demand for plant-based…
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Sep- 2021 -27 SeptemberRestaurants
Popeyes to open first UK site this November
US chicken shop chain Popeyes has confirmed that it will open its first UK store at Westfield Stratford City in November 2021. The restaurant group will be taking a 1,531 sq ft unit in Westfield Stratford City formerly occupied by KFC, as the shopping centre looks to upgrade its food…
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Apr- 2021 -23 AprilPeople
Popeyes UK names Tom Crowley as chief executive officer
Popeyes UK has appointed Tom Crowley as its new chief executive officer. Crowley brings over 20 years’ experience leading UK pub, casual dining and QSR brands – most recently, as managing director of Giraffe Concepts and then subsequently as CEO of Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG). In his new role, Crowley…
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Mar- 2021 -23 MarchRestaurants
Popeyes to launch in the UK
US fried chicken chain Popeyes has announced plans to expand into the UK by the end of 2021. Popeyes, which was founded in New Orleans in 1972, currently has 3,400 restaurants across 29 countries. In 2019, the group launched sites in Spain and then later Switzerland in 2020. As part…
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