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Fast-food chains are as varied as they are big. And each and every one of them has its own secrets that it hopes nobody will find out about. Secrets like name changes, embarrassing recipes, teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, or just lurid details that you’d like to know. Preferably while you nibble on a meal from the said franchise. Today, it’s Popeyes turn. So here are 10 Popeyes secrets that you will actually want to know.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:28 The Popeyes Name Change
1:51 Popeyes has a charismatic founder
3:16 Popeyes has nothing to do with the cartoon character
4:36 Popeyes Vs. KFC and the tastiest chicken
6:04 Anthony Bourdain was a big Popeyes fan
7:33 September is Popeyes month
8:48 Spicy recipes saved the franchise
10:12 1991 was a bad year for Popeyes
11:31 Popeyes sells livers and gizzards too
13:03 The company had to buy its own recipes back
SUMMARIES:
- Popeyes wasn’t always Popeyes. It went through various name changes before settling on this catchy one. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with changing your franchise’s name especially when it hasn’t reached that level of growth yet.
- It takes more than an average person to propel a fried chicken outlet into a worldwide success. And Al Copeland certainly is not your average Joe. He’s a larger than life guy who’s had many nicknames throughout his life.
- Ask anyone who Popeye is and they would immediately mention the cartoon character that loves to eat spinach and whack his enemies with his larger-than-life forearms. But before Al Copeland settled on that name or even opened the restaurant, the movie The French Connection hit theatres and became an instant success.
- With all the competition between the fast-food franchises, a clash was bound to happen. And by clash, we mean a contest where each chain tries to prove that it serves the best-fried chicken in the world.
- Every food chain has its own fanbase. It’s natural that some people would only eat at McDonald’s while others would never set foot in the place. People have different tastes and the fast food market plays on these differences to attract new customers while trying hard not to lose the current ones.
- Why September you might ask. Well, nobody knows for sure. It might be a marketing ploy. It might be that September has a special significance to the founder. Or maybe it was just picked at random.
- Let’s make one thing clear, Al Copeland is a charismatic personality but he was no miracle worker. He never claimed to have the Midas touch turning anything he touches into gold. In fact, before Popeyes made it big it was struggling.
- In the world of business and finance, declaring bankruptcy is a regular thing. Many business people swallow that bitter pill in the hope that things will get better and they can get on their feet later.
- As unappetizing as this sounds, it's a fact that certain locations serve unsavory menus that anyone wouldn't associate normally with Popeyes. Livers and gizzards? Sounds like an acquired taste.
- This one is an embarrassing secret that the company doesn't like to see spread around. But secrets are our trade and we don't like to hold out on our viewers. It all goes back to 1991, that year the company had to file for bankruptcy.
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