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Popeyes was formed in Arabi, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, Louisiana, in St. Bernard Parish. It first opened its doors on June 12, 1972, as "Chicken on the Run". [10] [12] Owner Al Copeland (1944–2008) wanted to compete with Kentucky Fried Chicken, [13] but his restaurant failed after several months.
An offshoot of the Tastee-Freez company, Carrols was named after the Tastee-Freez co-owner Leo S. Maranz's daughter, Carol. [5] [6] Herb Slotnick bought the franchise rights for the New York area and started opening restaurants in the Syracuse, New York, area in the early 1960s. They expanded over the years throughout New York State. During the ...
Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI) is a Canadian-American multinational fast food holding company.It was formed in 2014 by the $12.5 billion merger between American fast food restaurant chain Burger King and Canadian coffee shop and restaurant chain Tim Hortons, and expanded by the purchases of Popeyes and Firehouse Subs in 2017 and 2021, respectively.
Cheryl Bachelder (born 1956) is an American businesswoman who was Interim CEO of Pier 1 Imports and was previously CEO of AFC Enterprises, the parent company of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, from 2007 to 2017. She was president of KFC from 2001 to 2003. [1] [2]
[2] [3] In 1993, Pioneer Chicken was taken over by AFC Enterprises, the parent company of Popeyes. Almost all Pioneer Chicken locations were then converted to Popeyes. [ 4 ] The franchisees of two locations resisted the change, retaining the Pioneer Chicken branding: Los Angeles and Bell Gardens, California .
[3] [4] It is a subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International, which also owns the chains Burger King, Popeyes, and Tim Hortons. Firehouse Subs has over 1,210 restaurants in 46 states, Puerto Rico , Switzerland , Mexico , Canada and soon the United Kingdom and the Middle East by 2025 [ 5 ] [ 1 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] and in Brazil in 2026.
companies in Illinois according to revenues with State and U.S. rankings: State rank Corporation US rank 1: Archer Daniels Midland: 27 2: Boeing: 30 3: Walgreen: 37 4 ...
Koch Foods is a food processor and distributor in Park Ridge, Illinois that as of December 2019 is listed by Forbes magazine as number 125 on the list of the largest private companies in the US. [1] As of October 2014, the company had a revenue of $3 billion, and approximately 14,000 employees. [1] The company is owned by Joseph Grendys.