50 Years Strong and Still Growing: Popeyes Announces Plans for Major Expansion and Technology Growth
Popeyes is celebrating it's golden birthday with the unveiling of new restaurant designs, flagship locations, and expansion goals for 2022.
Popeyes ended 2021 with a lot to celebrate: having opened 208 new restaurants last year for a total of 3,000+ restaurants across in US & Canada and over 3,700 locations globally. 2022 marks Popeyes 50th birthday year, and we have big plans to bring Louisiana love to our fans wherever they are.
Where's is Popeyes Opening?
We want to bring y'all Popeyes famous fried chicken right down the street. Today, we are announcing plans to open over 200 new restaurants in the US & Canada this year. And for Popeyes fans across the world, we're also expanding in new markets like South Korea, France, India, and Romania, and more. We know y'all crave Louisiana chicken on any occasion, so Popeyes is aiming to bring you Cajun-cooking anywhere in the world.
New Year, New Tech
Popeyes is reconfiguring and launching new back-of-house technology solutions for new kitchen designs. We designed new kitchens and systems from the ground up to be more efficient and capable, to meet guest demand and enhance the workspace for our team members.
Additionally, over 50% of restaurants in the 2022 pipeline will include double drive-thru's to serve increased traffic, boost speed of service, and ultimately further enhance the guest experience. Along with this, we have big plans to further integrate mobile order and pay, curbside pickup, digital order pickup shelves, self-order kiosks, and Popeyes Rewards at each of our restaurants to further enhance the guest experience.
From New York to LA (Louisiana)
Of the over 200 restaurants set to open this year, several of the new Popeyes openings will be in New York City, including a new flagship location in Times Square. The Popeyes Times Square restaurant located at 1530 Broadway, is on track to feature a new modern design that pays homage to its Cajun roots and Louisiana brand heritage, while staying at the forefront of technology innovations, with the unveiling of new features, including convenient self-order kiosks, a two-story food transporter for upstairs dining, and digital order ready boards.
But we're not just in the Big Apple, we're also revitalizing our home town store. Popeyes New Orleans flagship restaurant on Canal Street reopened in March, with new renovations refreshing the 200-year-old landmark building and featuring the domestic debut of our bold and exciting NOLA Eclectic image that was unveiled in Shanghai.
What's Next?
Popeyes is celebrating the golden anniversary with new menu offerings, promotions, events and activations throughout the year, so check in with us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter for updates and information.
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