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Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. is an American franchisee company and is the largest Burger King franchisee in the world; Carrols owns and operates over 1,000+ Burger Kings, and 55 Popeyes restaurants. The company has operated Burger Kings since 1976 in locations across 23 U.S. states. [4]
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.
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 2017 purchase of American fast-food chain Popeyes.
The Church's purchase was heavily financed with the security being the assets of Popeyes and the acquired company. [10] In 1990, Al Copeland Enterprises had $391 million in debts. The debt reached more than $400 million by April 1991 when Copeland filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the company. [ 10 ]
During the 1970s, several locations operated in Honolulu on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. When Kaufman sold the chain in 1987, there were 270 restaurants operated by 220 franchisees. [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 ...
GPS Hospitality is a privately held company that is primarily a franchisee for quick service restaurants , including Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Burger King and Pizza Hut. [1] GPS Hospitality was founded by Thomas A. Garrett in 2012 and has over 10,000 employees. [2]
The company currently has over 30,000 restaurants across more than 120 countries.Looking at Popeyes, RBI shared that it aims to grow its presence in the U.S. and Canada from almost 3,400 locations ...
This is a list of Illinois companies which includes notable companies that are headquartered in Illinois, or were previously headquartered in Illinois. In general, this list does not include companies headquartered in one of the municipalities of the Chicago metropolitan area .