Four years later, Popeyes went global and expanded to Toronto, Canada.Īfter opening its 500th restaurant in Landover, Maryland, in 1985, the brand stood on equal footing with national competitors. Then, in 1980, the brand introduced its “Love That Chicken” tagline.
Popeyes opens its first franchise restaurant in 1976 in Louisiana. rebranded the restaurant and reopened it as “Popeyes.” And this time, he sold spicy, New Orleans-style chicken.
After several months of poor performance, Copeland Sr. first opened “Chicken on the Run” in New Orleans, which served traditional Southern-fried chicken.
