LMAO, I remember this story and this guys reaction was hilarious. I cannot believe it sold for that price though and does this mean BK will start using Popeye's biscuits for their breakfast? This would be s huge improvement and put them up there with McD's. I'm also imagining a Whopper with these biscuits, so good.
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The owner of Burger King is buying Popeyes for $1.8 billion
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LMAO, I remember this story and this guys reaction was hilarious. I cannot believe it sold for that price though and does this mean BK will start using Popeye's biscuits for their breakfast? This would be s huge improvement and put them up there with McD's. I'm also imagining a Whopper with these biscuits, so good.
Probably not. Tim Horton's split from Wendy's like 10 years ago, but there's still combination Tim Horton's/Wendy's locations all over the place, which must be really awkward given Tim Horton's owns Burger King.
Really, it's all down to the franchisee.
always crazy bacon
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Not the ones I've ever tried. shit location overcooking them?
Paltheos
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Its current price is actually around 1.4. RBI payed a 27% premium.
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!
I thought everyone said 2016 was over!
They said!
Burger King buys Popeye's?
We can all agree that is some 2016 shit right there... Right?
Fuck.
Well, I guess this is the last year of good Fried Chicken on the Mardi Gras parade route.
Stay strong fellow New Orleans GAF.
I thought everyone said 2016 was over!
They said!
Burger King buys Popeye's?
We can all agree that is some 2016 shit right there... Right?
Fuck.
Well, I guess this is the last year of good Fried Chicken on the Mardi Gras parade route.
Stay strong fellow New Orleans GAF.
Khalifa Jayy
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I toss a tiny bit of BBQ on them too.
Straight fire.
BK better not mess with anything at Popeye's.
I'm just going to assume that there won't be big changes to the actual menu, just location expansions (Hopefully).
They're here in LA and The Valley.
They're here in LA and The Valley.
This deal is being described as a "consolation prize" for Restaurant Brands shareholder 3G Capital since they just lost a $143 billion bid for their biggest holding Kraft Heinz to merge with consumer products company Unilever: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-popeyes-m-a-restaurant-brands-idUSKBN15Z1ZY
Also according to that Reuters article, currently here in the U.S., chicken only accounts for about 10% of the fast food industry and the largest brands in the chicken sector is Chick-fil-A and KFC:
Also according to that Reuters article, currently here in the U.S., chicken only accounts for about 10% of the fast food industry and the largest brands in the chicken sector is Chick-fil-A and KFC:
The one not doing that well is McDonald's, mostly because they've been trying to get people to pay premium prices for fast food when people go to fast food places to get cheapass food quick. Burger King accepts that people only go to it to get cheapass food quick and makes bank from that focus.
NOLA_Gaffer
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This is the only reason I go to Popeyes anymore. When these come back I drop in.
always crazy bacon
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Problem with McDonalds is that they are too big and over-saturate store locations, they've rinsed the efficiency so much that they have no space to move.
This is why I'm worried about Popeyes. Nobody I know touches burger king because the locations in my area have steadily degraded in quality of the food and especially the buildings. They tend to look dilapidated and dirty, hence I also assumed they had significantly declined in the last couple decades. Maybe they just don't give a shit?
Nostremitus
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Oh... but what if BK gets to start using Popeye's breading and spices on their sandwiches instead...
It's back just had it last week it was awesome...
This is the only reason I go to Popeyes anymore. When these come back I drop in.
This is such a weird purchase. Burger King already sells chicken products, so what is the goal here? To combine Popeyes with Burger King? Or have two separate stores with different specialties? There's just no logic to this in a investment perspective. Burger King has the money to build more stores, to experiment, and offer better food in a variety of different ways.
The Faceless Master
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thats what the honey is for
polyh3dron
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well this is gonna turn popeyes into shit when they decide they want to "maximize profits"
Opus Angelorum
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Piku_Ringo
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Eating Popeyes as I type. Man, their Cajun fries and apple pies are no joke!!
Zen_Arcade
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Please don't fuck up all of the good things at Popeyes.
The Real Abed
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"Restaurant Brands International" is such an uninspired boring company name. I mean at least name it something clever like "YUM!" did.
Hopefully this means we get a fried chicken place around here. We don't have anything by Yum! near us. No Taco Bell, no KFC, even our Pizza Hut closed. I have to go all the way to Montgomeryville for a taco or chicken. Well I guess I could go to Chipotle but I've never been. We have a BK, McDonalds and Wendy's. That's it. Well aside from Chipotle and Panera Bread.
We used to have a KFC but it got closed and turned into a second Starbucks.
Hopefully this means we get a fried chicken place around here. We don't have anything by Yum! near us. No Taco Bell, no KFC, even our Pizza Hut closed. I have to go all the way to Montgomeryville for a taco or chicken. Well I guess I could go to Chipotle but I've never been. We have a BK, McDonalds and Wendy's. That's it. Well aside from Chipotle and Panera Bread.
We used to have a KFC but it got closed and turned into a second Starbucks.
Pilgrimzero
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Maybe I can get competent service at Popeyes now
plagiarize
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I hope we get a Popeyes on Cape Cod, so I don't have to choose between average fried chicken and homophobic fried chicken (which, there is no choice, I get the average kind but you understand I'm sure).
p_xavier
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There is one at the Hong Kong airport, had a long waiting line but I needed it.
This was my first experience with Popeyes, only just last week actually... I would welcome expansion into Australia, it would give both KFC and Red Rooster to a lesser extent to up their quality...
PHOENIXZERO
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If this means I might get a Popeyes in my area or at least somewhere I frequently go I'm all for it.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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This, the Alabama Leprechaun and Antoine Dodson are the holy trinity of news reporting.
CrispyBoar
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Maybe Burger King will improve on their recipes for their fries & nuggets now.
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