‘Best fast food chicken ever’
US fast food chain Popeyes is set to open drive-thru restaurants in the UK on the back of soaring demand.
The fried chicken chain has been a hit with punters since it began setting up shop this side of the Atlantic, with some people queuing up from 5am in the morning to get a taste of
Since opening its first restaurant in London a couple of years ago, the Famous Louisiana Kitchen has popped up in Nottingham, Gateshead, and Oxford.
It has attracted rave reviews, with one fan saying: “Best fast food chicken I’ve ever tasted, 100 percent better than KFC, and the cajun fries are to die for.”
While another added: “The best thing that happened to Oxford ever.”
POPEYES REALLY HIT THE SPOT. pic.twitter.com/Lckbz3P1Kj
— Stuart Feiner (@StuartFeiner) November 12, 2022
Now there are plans for a huge expansion, with another 20 restaurants set to open over the next year, bringing the total UK sites to 31.
According to the chain, Cambridge, Croydon and Reading will be the next locations to get a piece of the action in early 2023.
These will then be followed by Rotherham, Cardiff and Glasgow, as well as plans for a couple of new Popeyes delivery kitchens are well underway.
These will be in Brent Cross and Dulwich later this month, joining existing kitchens in Maida Vale, Whitechapel, Bermondsey, and Battersea.
And if that wasn’t enough, there will also be a few drive-thru locations popping up along the way too, with the first believed to be in Rotherham’s Parkgate Shopping Park.
To the copycats that tried to copy our Chicken Sandwich back in 2019, here are ingredients of our new, breading-free, flavor-full Blackened Chicken Sandwich. Now try to copy us again. #copythis pic.twitter.com/fmUqAfSzwv
— Popeyes (@Popeyes) November 15, 2022
Speaking about the exciting news, Tom Crowley, CEO at Popeyes UK, said: “There is a pattern emerging now at all our openings with people queuing through the night to be the first in line on opening day.
“It’s fantastic to see how well we are being received right across the UK.
“As well as the new high street restaurants and delivery kitchens, we’re also very excited to announce that in 2023, we’ll be opening a raft of drive-thru locations, with the first likely to be in Rotherham at Parkgate Shopping Park.
“Consumer demand has been high for a drive-thru ever since we landed in the UK, so it feels like a real milestone for us.
“We’ve carefully planned our site acquisition strategy in line with where we’re seeing most demand from our customers, and it’s great to see it coming to life.
“We’re working at pace currently on opening our Liverpool, Brighton and Leicester branches before the end of the year – but we always have one eye on the future and are looking forward to continuing sharing our expansion plans.”
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