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Popeyes to put down roots in Spain

May 31, 2019

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc. is opening locations in Spain with a goal of becoming the country's market leader, according to a company press release from the brand's  parent company, Restaurant Brands International.

"We have an ambitious long-term goal for RBI of reaching 40,000 restaurants over the next eight to 10 years. ..." RBI COO Josh Kobza said in the release. "We believe we have the best tasting chicken, biscuits and side items and that Popeyes can become Spain's number one choice for chicken as we develop beautiful new restaurants with our long-time master franchisee, Gregorio Jimenez."

Jimenez is CEO of Restaurant Brands Iberia, the master franchisee of Burger King in Iberia, which includes Spain and Portugal as part of a joint venture between Burger King Europe GmbH and the shareholders of BK QMI Spain, S.L. It is also the master franchisee of Tim Hortons in Iberia.