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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen was founded in 1972 in New Orleans and currently has close to 2,000 restaurants in 26 countries making it the world’s second largest chicken QSR chain based on number of restaurants. The taste and quality of our signature bone-in Bonafide™ Chicken is legendary. We believe that success is in the details, so we prepare our Bonafide™ Chicken fresh and marinate it for 12 hours in Louisiana seasonings, then hand-batter and cook it until it’s golden brown. Our unique and flavorful sides further set us apart from the competition driving guests to return again and again. We put the same care and attention to detail in our support and that’s why we’re one of the best franchising investment opportunities on the market today. Our primary objective at Popeyes is to make our franchisees successful, through growing and developing our system. Since 98% of all Popeyes restaurants are operated by independent franchisees, our success will be realized only if our franchisees are profitable first. In other words, we only succeed when you succeed.
Franchisor Background
Year Established:
1972
Franchising Since:
1973
IFA Member
Operating Units:
Franchised Units:
1,868
98.1%
Company-Owned Units:
37
1.9%
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Total Operating Units:
1,905
100%
Geographic Distribution:
U.S.:
1,576
82.7%
In 41 States
Canada:
12
0.6%
In 2 Canadian Provinces
International:
317
16.6%
In 0 Foreign Countries
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Total:
1,905
100%
North America:
States/Provinces with the largest number of operating units:
Density
Units
Registered in Following Registration States:
California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, District Of Columbia
Financial Requirements
Investment:
Minimum Net Worth:
$500K
Cash Investment:
$250K
Total Investment:
$800K-1.5MM
Average Total Investment:
$1150K
Fees:
Initial Franchise Fee:
$30K
Average Franchise Fee:
$30K
On-Going Royalty:
5%
Average Royalty:
5%
Advertising Fee:
4%
Average Number of Employees:
15-25 Full-time, 25 Part-time
Space Needs (in square footage):
2,200
Preferred Sites:
Free-standing Building, Strip Center, Regional Mall
