Popeyes - The Rise and Fall...and Rise Again

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  • @CB-db1qx
    @CB-db1qx 4 роки тому +3993

    This channel exists for people like me....... I'm the guy who researches the corporate history of everything I eat.....while eating

  • @d77543020
    @d77543020 4 роки тому +2970

    So you're telling me this guy was able to open a business for a price of a used car

    • @randomperson-de1rs
      @randomperson-de1rs 4 роки тому +77

      It’s called being smart and taking risk 🗿

    • @randomperson-de1rs
      @randomperson-de1rs 4 роки тому +23

      Aaron Wells that doesn’t change anything so what’s your point :/

    • @backinblood3218
      @backinblood3218 4 роки тому +86

      mw7899 wtf are you even talking?! I meant it wasn’t surprising having stuff that cheap back then. What are you even talking about

    • @nikkan2678
      @nikkan2678 4 роки тому +114

      @Alberto Fuijimori the 10k are probably just the franchising fees... you also have to habe the money to buy/rent/lease a location and then put in all the stuff you need. kitchen, tables and seats etc.. its more like 500k-1.5mio to open up a popeyes or a Mcdonalds

    • @randomperson-de1rs
      @randomperson-de1rs 4 роки тому +6

      Aaron Wells yeah it was cheaper but that’s because 1 Penney is equal to like 1 dollar so it’s the same price anyway
      (Same price because same value)

  • @chuckinhouston9952
    @chuckinhouston9952 4 роки тому +1295

    I became an executive with Church’s in 1988 right before the hostile takeover was launched and remained with AFC after that. I know the whole story, and the facts you’ve presented here are pretty much dead-on-balls-accurate. Good job!

  • @Falconpeep85
    @Falconpeep85 4 роки тому +4404

    “Sold his car & opened a franchise” must of been a cool time.

    • @realflorida211
      @realflorida211 4 роки тому +112

      No doubt

    • @groundbird4904
      @groundbird4904 4 роки тому +7

      What?

    • @TheKrazykwasi
      @TheKrazykwasi 4 роки тому +242

      A.O. R.L. You cant do that nowadays.

    • @funnylittleguy4143
      @funnylittleguy4143 4 роки тому +492

      Today you can sell your home and get a used trailer

    • @TrangleC
      @TrangleC 4 роки тому +429

      Yeah, that is what people are talking about when they say Boomers had it easy and are spoiled.

  • @t.warren1363
    @t.warren1363 4 роки тому +3434

    Their chicken sandwich is good. “But not stab somebody” good.

  • @kcgfy81
    @kcgfy81 4 роки тому +363

    2019 - People risking their lives for a Popeyes sammich
    2020 - People risking their lives for toilet paper

    • @Thsiscool
      @Thsiscool 4 роки тому +3

      2021 -

    • @henrymattingly1341
      @henrymattingly1341 3 роки тому +19

      2021 - people risking their life savings for GameStop and AMC stocks

    • @elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770
      @elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 3 роки тому +2

      People just get dumber and dumber every single year.
      It’s like the flanderization effect, but in real life, and it’s in society as a whole.

    • @elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770
      @elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 3 роки тому +4

      @@henrymattingly1341 hey, that’s made alot of people fucking millionaires, man.
      Respect.

    • @darthXreven
      @darthXreven 3 роки тому

      @Evil Pimp BANSAI!!!!! oh wait BONZAI!!!!!
      Miyagi: eh, close enough ha ha!

  • @TheLocalLt
    @TheLocalLt 4 роки тому +2105

    The Church’s move wasn’t the dumb part, the dumb part was not rebranding all the Church’s as Popeyes

    • @pilotgrrl1
      @pilotgrrl1 4 роки тому +232

      But then we wouldn't be able to say "attend your local Church's every Sunday"

    • @naturegirl2110
      @naturegirl2110 4 роки тому +7

      Exactly

    • @speedyme200
      @speedyme200 4 роки тому +122

      There is a Church's and Popeye's right next to each other in my town.. i can almost say you can literally reach out the side door and grab the other building

    • @profitmix441
      @profitmix441 4 роки тому +19

      TheLocalLt they took a loan to own something that doesn’t make money. It’s like buying an 80k car but you make 50k a year.. it’s a stupid idea

    • @TheLocalLt
      @TheLocalLt 4 роки тому +30

      Profit mix yea cuz church’s didn’t make money. Popeyes at the time was making money so turning them into Popeyes would have been the play instead of sticking with a dying brand

  • @emmettjuckem
    @emmettjuckem 4 роки тому +1815

    Rise fall and rise again of Six Flags, that would be interesting

    • @benjamin_john_turner
      @benjamin_john_turner 4 роки тому +37

      I am with You 100%

    • @qqqsfdf1232
      @qqqsfdf1232 4 роки тому +204

      It's a rollercoaster ride

    • @eastbatonrougeg
      @eastbatonrougeg 4 роки тому +7

      I think he did one when he stated

    • @RollTerps
      @RollTerps 4 роки тому +14

      Yeah that would be interesting because I’m a coaster enthusiast

    • @AR-cq4gd
      @AR-cq4gd 4 роки тому +33

      It’s definitely falling 💀

  • @NTMonsty
    @NTMonsty 4 роки тому +394

    Popeyes: Louisiana
    Kentucky Fried Chicken: lel
    Chick Fil-a: Georgia/Florida?
    Church's Chicken: Texas
    Chester's Chicken: Alabama
    Kenny Rodger's Roasters: Florida
    The Southern states are really known for their chicken.

    • @Applezauxe
      @Applezauxe 4 роки тому +45

      Non-Threatening Monster WE FUCKING LOVE OUR CHICKEN

    • @JxKITCH
      @JxKITCH 4 роки тому +24

      I sat here for a whole minute why KFCs was just 'lel'....yep

    • @suppleleaves
      @suppleleaves 4 роки тому +4

      What about pollo tropical tho? Chicken on the grill

    • @Applezauxe
      @Applezauxe 4 роки тому

      Juan Astigarrabia not fried

    • @markonthecomeup6261
      @markonthecomeup6261 4 роки тому

      JxKITCH still lost

  • @DripGxd_Cam
    @DripGxd_Cam 4 роки тому +1185

    Considering he didn’t finish high school I don’t think he knew there was an apostrophe.

    • @garrettevans9193
      @garrettevans9193 4 роки тому +6

      Haha.

    • @kevinbooth-
      @kevinbooth- 4 роки тому +78

      it genuinely costs more to have it... most customers wont care... so its just a waste of money

    • @DripGxd_Cam
      @DripGxd_Cam 4 роки тому +9

      Donald Trump I’m saying a person who finished high school would have at some point in their life learned what an apostrophe was and there’s no way you could graduate without knowing.

    • @vaderladyl
      @vaderladyl 4 роки тому +1

      Considering that Cajuns are one of the poorest in the south and many never finished school so they could go to work.

    • @chuckinhouston9952
      @chuckinhouston9952 4 роки тому +21

      I worked with Copeland for a few years, and I don’t believe he could read well at all - each presentation had to be done with graphs and pictures. He literally never read or understood anything I sent him and explanations of simple things, particularly regarding Finance, were brutal.

  • @garycollins7750
    @garycollins7750 4 роки тому +440

    The decline of Winn Dixie stores would be a good video.

    • @ckfinke7625
      @ckfinke7625 4 роки тому +10

      Well, they emerged from bankruptcy. I would rather let you do "The decline of A&P...what happened??"

    • @Feliciatanktop
      @Feliciatanktop 4 роки тому +19

      Gary Collins I thought that was just a movie lol

    • @scottyhaines4226
      @scottyhaines4226 4 роки тому +13

      @@Feliciatanktop no. The movie was based off of a book that involved the grocery store.

    • @whiskeyandkittens6999
      @whiskeyandkittens6999 4 роки тому +6

      Named my dog after the Winn Dixie. :(

    • @jamisonlamkin5576
      @jamisonlamkin5576 4 роки тому +1

      There was one in my hometown that closed in the 90s

  • @oblivieon1567
    @oblivieon1567 2 роки тому +50

    Popeyes will never die because the quality of their food is just next level. I worked for them when I was younger and it's mind blowing how good their food can be when it's done right. For them it just comes down to the franchise owners and management. Their food is literally good enough for a full service restaurant but their lack of consistency from one franchise to another has plagued them since the dawn of time.

  • @natesmith3065
    @natesmith3065 4 роки тому +398

    Love opening up my UA-cam and coincidentally seeing some fresh company man.

  • @jayzon00
    @jayzon00 4 роки тому +978

    I got in line at popeyes 5 years ago and I'm still waiting to order. Slowest service known to mankind to date

    • @Nat-Woods
      @Nat-Woods 4 роки тому +16

      Jason Morgan 💀

    • @TheIdiotChallenege
      @TheIdiotChallenege 4 роки тому +22

      haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.......not funny.

    • @user-td6gb6oc1y
      @user-td6gb6oc1y 4 роки тому +19

      ok boomer

    • @shanidar
      @shanidar 4 роки тому +92

      Try a different location. My Popeyes has extremely quick service... sometimes I get the order before the receipt... not exaggerating

    • @jd291
      @jd291 4 роки тому +13

      @@user-td6gb6oc1y poor soul, you can't even come up with something orginal, 😝

  • @rosevee34
    @rosevee34 4 роки тому +418

    Popeyes' has the most heavenly biscuits I have ever put in my mouth. We used to drop by there just to buy a box of biscuits lol

    • @shasta_le_bab
      @shasta_le_bab 3 роки тому +2

      @Rhonda Ryder wh-

    • @nathandrakethefirst9415
      @nathandrakethefirst9415 3 роки тому +8

      Don’t forgot that chicken sandwich

    • @chrisalonzo3770
      @chrisalonzo3770 3 роки тому +53

      they taste really good but jesus christ their dry

    • @StuUngar
      @StuUngar 3 роки тому +8

      @@nathandrakethefirst9415 I think the Po Boy they replaced was better. But thats just me.

    • @BOG0690
      @BOG0690 3 роки тому +1

      Biscuits and gravy

  • @youcantleavethisempty8872
    @youcantleavethisempty8872 4 роки тому +473

    It's 10 in the morning and I'm now craving fried chicken.

    • @LucarioBoricua
      @LucarioBoricua 4 роки тому +7

      Just in time for lunch!

    • @Supperdude9
      @Supperdude9 4 роки тому +5

      Spicy chicken at that. With cajun mashed potatoes!

    • @mowen4773
      @mowen4773 4 роки тому +1

      Me to man

    • @evanwilliams8387
      @evanwilliams8387 4 роки тому +4

      @@Supperdude9 why are you doing this to me, I am so hungry now

    • @emmaleec1714
      @emmaleec1714 4 роки тому +1

      Chicken and waffles 😋

  • @theangelandtheone
    @theangelandtheone 4 роки тому +433

    I really love how you speak in these videos, it really sets you apart from other channels. Instead of lecturing me on a subject, you sound like a friend telling me this interesting story about this company they learned about over the weekend.

    • @shane8911
      @shane8911 4 роки тому +13

      Yeah others are really condescending

    • @hordakskeletor4345
      @hordakskeletor4345 4 роки тому +5

      Exactly!!!! 💯😀

    • @pHee3podcast
      @pHee3podcast 4 роки тому +1

      100% agree great videos I just watched like 20 in a row

    • @Zo-hc2fn
      @Zo-hc2fn 3 роки тому

      I am thinking about a new type of restaurants : eating-spots,
      in eating-spots, food keeps changing, chefs also rotate
      this is opposed to current restaurants,
      thanks to this rotation of food and chefs, eating-spots are more powerful than restaurants
      along with that, there is an app,
      people vote for the food that will be cooked in the next days
      menu is influenced by the live input of the people via an app

  • @peebay3515
    @peebay3515 4 роки тому +86

    Here's your damn apostrophes!!!
    ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '' ' ' ' ' ' ' '' ' '
    Leave Copeland alone! LET THE MAN REST IN PEACE!!! HE WAS TOO POOR TO AFFORD THEM!!!!
    Because he spent all his money on those Christmas lights..

    • @katherina6843
      @katherina6843 4 роки тому +5

      ok...

    • @marienola848
      @marienola848 4 роки тому +2

      Those amazing beautiful Christmas lights. And you know, I’ve lived in New Orleans for 50 years and graduated from Tulane University and never not once noticed that there was no apostrophe. Hmm.

    • @peebay3515
      @peebay3515 4 роки тому +3

      @Stu Gatz All lights matter!

    • @emmaisvibing9843
      @emmaisvibing9843 3 роки тому +2

      I see some quotation marks in there...

    • @peebay3515
      @peebay3515 3 роки тому +1

      @@emmaisvibing9843 They're just twin packs for apostrophes.

  • @mellecompte4163
    @mellecompte4163 4 роки тому +152

    I live in New Orleans. Al Copeland was a legend. 'Extravagant' describes him perfectly (the guy had a penchant for sports cars and racing boats), but also generous. He was famous for his Christmas lights. One year, when the neighborhood complained about the traffic the lights generated, Al moved the display to his office building. While I was there, a Popeyes helicopter landed in front of us. "Santa" (who we found out later was Copeland) ran out and hopped on a throne and greeted everyone there. Chtistmas was his time. I also remember one year he had dozens of Shriners dress as Santa, and on Christmas morning, they went into the projects with wrapped gifts for the children. Each child received three presents -- while I forget what they all were, I know each boy got a football and each girl got a doll. He was larger than life.

    • @PTUnlimited
      @PTUnlimited 2 роки тому +5

      How Sweet!!! Wonderful Guy!

    • @mickeynugent5675
      @mickeynugent5675 2 роки тому +7

      It’s a wonder he didn’t run for political office lol

    • @calebtheowl1516
      @calebtheowl1516 Рік тому +2

      Damn he sounds awesome

    • @crazydrummer181
      @crazydrummer181 Рік тому +2

      Is he associated with the Copeland’s restaurants in that area?

  • @milochanel9491
    @milochanel9491 4 роки тому +711

    "Popeyes, we all know them"
    Viewers outside the United States: Wtf is Popeyes?

    • @turtlemaster7697
      @turtlemaster7697 4 роки тому +79

      I live in Canada popeyes is everywhere

    • @TrumpIsrael2024
      @TrumpIsrael2024 4 роки тому +62

      @@meltfire6 That's weird. Here in the Usa, Popeyes rules over KFC, Church's, Chester's. Expensive, but good.

    • @blink182bfs
      @blink182bfs 4 роки тому +12

      I only know about Popeyes from little Nicky I thought it was fake until I saw that it actually exists, heard it’s awesome ;) (person from uk)

    • @princessadrigirl6774
      @princessadrigirl6774 4 роки тому +20

      It’s just as popular in Canada, especially these days

    • @MsSecrets
      @MsSecrets 4 роки тому +3

      I thought it was a new thing. It came to my country when I was in high school

  • @aaronm8143
    @aaronm8143 3 роки тому +72

    The chicken sandwich did wonders for them. Was late to it, but it’s a damn good chicken sandwich lol.

    • @Zoloft77
      @Zoloft77 Рік тому +2

      Black Twitter saved Popeyes marketing teams about $25 million.

  • @mechajay3358
    @mechajay3358 4 роки тому +210

    "Doughnut Business is for Suckers"
    Looks at Dunkin Donuts Business 👀

    • @watershed44
      @watershed44 4 роки тому +9

      @Alpha Jay 3.0
      The sucker is the customer. haha. DD used to have fresh dough and the donuts made on site at each franchise every morning, but that stopped around 2008 or so. Now the donuts are made in central kitchens are stale and super expensive too!

    • @SolZaer
      @SolZaer 4 роки тому +7

      @@watershed44 The Hot Chocolate is a watery mess

    • @perthfanny3017
      @perthfanny3017 4 роки тому +4

      Yes the donuts are bad. They seem like they have been sitting on the shelf for like 3 days. We have DD here in Spain and the donuts are 👌🏻👍

    • @watershed44
      @watershed44 4 роки тому +3

      @Perth Fanny
      That's probably because the central management for Dunkin Dounuts
      in Spain still instructs for dough to be made on site at each store every day like it used to be here in the USA.

    • @fumothfan9
      @fumothfan9 4 роки тому

      Krispy kreme too

  • @poweroffriendship2.0
    @poweroffriendship2.0 4 роки тому +422

    *_People can complain anything about the Chicken Sandwich. But my biggest issues is that Popeye's didn't serve any SPINACH._*

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 4 роки тому +19

      that woul;d have made sense. plus fresh spinach and chicken are a nice combination.

    • @FarelForever
      @FarelForever 4 роки тому +18

      "But you don't like Spinach"
      Me: As a fan of the cartoon series, I demand things to be ACCURATE!!!!

    • @tangenterprise
      @tangenterprise 4 роки тому +5

      They actually did at one location called super Popeyes in metairie la

    • @Raskolnikov70
      @Raskolnikov70 4 роки тому +9

      Breaded, deep-fried spinach? Sounds.... interesting. Put it on a stick and it'd be a hit at State Fairs though.

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 4 роки тому +4

      @@Raskolnikov70 you are just describing fish fingers with spinach. only in this case for Popeyes it would be chicken.
      it would definitely work

  • @SimpleeKomplex
    @SimpleeKomplex 4 роки тому +112

    I worked at Popeyes during my high school years and part of the business's issues were the internal controls, or lack thereof. Theft, whether it was food or cash, was a major problem.

    • @toosweet6046
      @toosweet6046 Рік тому +1

      Why do they always run out of Mac and cheese, why?

    • @mentalasylumescapee6389
      @mentalasylumescapee6389 Рік тому

      what were the employees like? what race, what age?

    • @SimpleeKomplex
      @SimpleeKomplex Рік тому +4

      @mental asylum escapee diverse. As young as 17 and as old as 50s. Manager was older white female who I hear is still working to pay off her restitution.

    • @mentalasylumescapee6389
      @mentalasylumescapee6389 Рік тому +2

      @@SimpleeKomplex sounds like just a random mix of individuals who don't fit together.
      the manager needed to make a team of employees who bonded more, you don't steal from your friends.

  • @theluigifan1
    @theluigifan1 4 роки тому +445

    I remember when I first saw Popeyes while driving around town with my family, I used to think the restaurant was named after the cartoon character, Popeye the Sailor Man.
    You can imagine my initial shock when I found out the contrary.

    • @wendyokoopa7048
      @wendyokoopa7048 4 роки тому +1

      me too

    • @wulfherecyning1282
      @wulfherecyning1282 4 роки тому +49

      Popeyes was driving around town with your family? You must have felt upset at having been left out. :(

    • @braakwame_
      @braakwame_ 4 роки тому +6

      @@wulfherecyning1282 😂😂

    • @theluigifan1
      @theluigifan1 4 роки тому +11

      Wulfhere Cyning Damn, you got me lol
      I wrote this while half asleep

    • @jorceshaman
      @jorceshaman 4 роки тому +10

      I misread "Popeye the Sailor Moon" and now I want to watch that. Someone please make it!

  • @tahj677
    @tahj677 4 роки тому +243

    In the past week I’ve driven by a Popeyes 4 times and every time, the place was packed. Inside full and so was the drive through. That chicken sandwich is bringing them new customers. 👏👏

    • @jayzon00
      @jayzon00 4 роки тому +24

      its packed with people that have been there for 4 hours waiting to order because they are SLOW as fuck

    • @AlGoYoSu
      @AlGoYoSu 4 роки тому +11

      @@jayzon00 You speak the truth. They're always out of half the menu items too.

    • @virgil9940
      @virgil9940 4 роки тому +16

      @@AlGoYoSu Preach. They're always out of something lol. If I go to popeyes and they DON'T fuck up my order, I feel weird about it.

    • @dannydaw59
      @dannydaw59 4 роки тому

      I went there last Saturday and I notice they don't see the line and just drop the tenders and sandwiches in the fryer before the customers can order. Had to wait 20 minutes.

    • @youtubegains7796
      @youtubegains7796 4 роки тому +2

      It's evil. Drug and chemical covered diseased meat

  • @chandlerdelcambre5311
    @chandlerdelcambre5311 3 роки тому +35

    As someone who grew up in Louisiana i can attest to the mans extravagance. We went to look at his christmas lights once a year and he always drove flashy cars and nice jewelry

    • @bodyloverz30
      @bodyloverz30 Рік тому +1

      Did he found Copeland's Restaurant as well?

    • @MrPicklescoop
      @MrPicklescoop Рік тому +1

      @@bodyloverz30 yes. copeland restaurants are part of his legacy.

  • @Peek935
    @Peek935 4 роки тому +65

    Just tried my first Popeyes sandwich for the first time last week, I swear I ascended into a different plane of being

    • @Uknown76
      @Uknown76 Рік тому

      Love that chicken from Popeyes

  • @krisweigum6834
    @krisweigum6834 4 роки тому +300

    Do one on Burger King, they seem to be disappearing.

    • @Raskolnikov70
      @Raskolnikov70 4 роки тому +54

      Their service speed has always been terrible for some reason. No matter what back-of-house changes they've made over the years, they've never been able to speed things up. I'm sure there's an interesting story there!

    • @IgBtac0
      @IgBtac0 4 роки тому +54

      Burger King is the biggest fast food restauarant behind McDonald's in rural America. They're not going anywhere.

    • @a7x5631
      @a7x5631 4 роки тому +16

      Doesn't Burger King own Popeyes?

    • @Almighty_Mage
      @Almighty_Mage 4 роки тому +23

      They changed their menu/ ingredients a few years ago and now everything sucks.

    • @alexisgt90
      @alexisgt90 4 роки тому +5

      At least in Puerto Rico I see BK everywhere. I hop on my car and I see one every 7 minutes or so

  • @thundageon5962
    @thundageon5962 4 роки тому +20

    Popeyes is not just my favorite fried chicken but my favorite fast-food chain of all time. I seriously can't get enough

  • @jbedolla182
    @jbedolla182 4 роки тому +186

    Can you do a video on the Microsoft Zune

    • @LIFEWITHTHEJONESES1
      @LIFEWITHTHEJONESES1 4 роки тому +7

      I still have mine zune was ahead of its time being able to share music videos and pics with other zune user's

    • @LIFEWITHTHEJONESES1
      @LIFEWITHTHEJONESES1 4 роки тому +1

      I still have mine zune was ahead of its time you could share music, videos, and pics with other zune user's

    • @IHTCAU
      @IHTCAU 4 роки тому +1

      @@LIFEWITHTHEJONESES1 fuck repetition fuck repetition

    • @YoungBlaze
      @YoungBlaze 4 роки тому +4

      @@IHTCAU fuck my petition for crepitation

    • @fireshorts5789
      @fireshorts5789 4 роки тому +3

      the zune was cool but I can't really see there being enough content for a video. it was kinda a short lived product that never really took off like the iPod.

  • @whodeygamer2114
    @whodeygamer2114 4 роки тому +342

    FACT: Popeye's is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times better than KFC!

    • @Commenter839
      @Commenter839 4 роки тому +18

      Popeyes tastes like water lmao. KFC over Popeye's anyday.

    • @zacharymiddleton9530
      @zacharymiddleton9530 4 роки тому +13

      Who Dey Gamer that's your opinion and your entitled to it, so am I, but it isn't a fact, it's your opinion

    • @jonathankelley4041
      @jonathankelley4041 4 роки тому +37

      Who Dey Gamer don't listen to the haters. You are speaking facts.

    • @alisoncaldwell2968
      @alisoncaldwell2968 4 роки тому +8

      Their tenders are crap. Fried chicken is good though.

    • @jessicakakern4571
      @jessicakakern4571 4 роки тому +2

      Popeyes smells better but ive never ate there xD

  • @lunar1194
    @lunar1194 4 роки тому +43

    im from louisiana. popeyes is my favorite restaurant of all time when it comes to fried chicken. eating some tyson fried chicken i slapped in the oven and it just cant compare. NOTHING. can compare to popeyes. represent.
    edit: the buscuits and mashed potatoes are also really fucking good though really i havent had kfc in a while and there isnt one where i live. so maybe i can try them both sometime. still love popeyes tho.

    • @ronfrank09
      @ronfrank09 4 роки тому +3

      Yeah but those old school popeyes biscuits were better

    • @davidjameschamberlain
      @davidjameschamberlain 4 роки тому +8

      Once you go with the cajun gravy, you can't go back to KFC gravy

    • @marienola848
      @marienola848 4 роки тому

      Hell yeah where y’at cher

    • @Zo-hc2fn
      @Zo-hc2fn 3 роки тому

      I am thinking about a new type of restaurants : eating-spots,
      in eating-spots, food keeps changing, chefs also rotate
      this is opposed to current restaurants,
      thanks to this rotation of food and chefs, eating-spots are more powerful than restaurants
      along with that, there is an app,
      people vote for the food that will be cooked in the next days
      menu is influenced by the live input of the people via an app

  • @darkturnt
    @darkturnt 4 роки тому +213

    imagine getting killed over a sammich

  • @edwinacuna5495
    @edwinacuna5495 4 роки тому +63

    Can you do an episode on Ross Dress for Less. Currently working there atm and been interested in the company's past. Thanks sir. Keep up with the vids, your doing a good job :)

    • @daughterofzion778
      @daughterofzion778 4 роки тому +3

      I love ross i go almost every weekend

    • @edwinacuna5495
      @edwinacuna5495 4 роки тому

      @@daughterofzion778 I love going there like when I'm off. But whenever I clock in it feels like my soul has transcended. My coworkers are cool, and management is very understanding. It's really just the customers that can be a bit troublesome.

  • @marienola848
    @marienola848 4 роки тому +11

    I grew up about a quarter mile from Al Copeland and a BIG tradition was to go drive by his house and see the lights. Once when my own kids were babies, we walked through the lights tour and he was there greeting everyone! I also remember my hubby and his friends going over to Al’s house when we were in high school to look at his many expensive cars. He was really an extravagant character that is the truth, but a real part of what New Orleans was, and is. The whole city and state mourned when he died.

  • @treborironwolfe978
    @treborironwolfe978 4 роки тому +60

    Maybe he named it "Popeyes" because that was the reaction he hoped to get from his customers when tasting his chicken.

    • @clover266
      @clover266 4 роки тому +8

      Trebor Ironwolfe
      But hay that’s just a theory a FOOOD THEORY

    • @iamacatperson7226
      @iamacatperson7226 4 роки тому +1

      Mickey Mouse Lol, I forgot Matpat has food theory now

    • @clover266
      @clover266 4 роки тому

      I am a cat person
      Lol

  • @blakeiliff9834
    @blakeiliff9834 4 роки тому +95

    I'd love to see one on Raising Cane's! That's my favorite fried chicken brand and they've been growing like *crazy*

    • @theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840
      @theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840 4 роки тому +11

      But the price is expensive as heck

    • @bananya6020
      @bananya6020 4 роки тому +1

      @@theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840 that's how they grew so fast

    • @marienola848
      @marienola848 4 роки тому +5

      They are another Louisiana company! We have good food here.

    • @gremloid
      @gremloid 2 роки тому

      Raising canes is also one of my favorites! god i love louisiana lol

    • @TheRightsofPassage
      @TheRightsofPassage 2 роки тому

      Mmmm... good chicken... damn right.

  • @DrewCNewOrleans
    @DrewCNewOrleans 4 роки тому +63

    Big Al was interesting to say the least. I used to be friends with one of his kids and many times I would go over to that house and see Big Al coked up out of his mind.
    You also forgot how he bought speed boats, tons of cars and was always in mardi gras parades.

  • @Hotsauceonmy
    @Hotsauceonmy 4 роки тому +65

    Damn this dude sold a car and was able tp start a franchise

  • @JamesSavik
    @JamesSavik 4 роки тому +59

    Popeyes screwed up when they discontinued onion rings. They were the best I've ever had and, no one has done better so far.

    • @BakedwithBaddie
      @BakedwithBaddie 4 роки тому +15

      Omg they had onion rings ??

    • @scoobycarr5558
      @scoobycarr5558 4 роки тому +2

      Popeyes screwed up when they don't do background checks on employees. What does Popeyes do, pluck them off the boat while they are illegal immigrants and say you got a job?

    • @isaacdempster1315
      @isaacdempster1315 3 роки тому +14

      @@scoobycarr5558 where do you live? Lol I’ve never seen a bad popeyes employee in my life

    • @fatlu1378
      @fatlu1378 3 роки тому

      does anyone know the onion ring recipe...i bet they were good!

    • @JamesSavik
      @JamesSavik 3 роки тому +6

      @@scoobycarr5558 yes because fast food employees are such paragons of virtue LOL

  • @MultiTesseract
    @MultiTesseract Рік тому +15

    I love Popeyes, or maybe I should say I loved Popeyes. Our local one had many good specials, and I would drive several miles to go pick up chicken from there. But like too many places now, the price is have gone up spectacularly, and that makes it not quite worth driving the distances that I used to. I noticed at the restaurant isn't nearly as full as it used to always be, and the lines that used to be down the block at certain hours of the day and on the weekend I have shrunk dramatically. I hope those prices don't drive them out of business!

  • @XXXG3ORG13XXX
    @XXXG3ORG13XXX 4 роки тому +82

    I think a video on Victoria's Secret would be interesting. They seem to be taking a nose dive.

    • @dashiajames1882
      @dashiajames1882 4 роки тому +9

      Victoria Secret is really in some hot water. To me Adore Me has wayyy better lingere...!!

    • @marycoffelt3041
      @marycoffelt3041 4 роки тому +8

      Yeah, they are relying on Pink to stay afloat. VS stuff doesnt appeal to me at all

    • @OatmealTheCrazy
      @OatmealTheCrazy 3 роки тому +1

      @@marycoffelt3041 this lol

    • @rhonnichan
      @rhonnichan 3 роки тому +9

      5 words:
      Savage X Fenty by Rihanna

    • @Shyflyingsaucer
      @Shyflyingsaucer 3 роки тому +6

      VS is crazy expensive for lower quality than they used to have. Adore Me carries more sizes, is online, and has more colors/styles. Aerie is the best mall brand atm.

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga 4 роки тому +172

    Why do I get the feeling there chicken sandwich helped that rise .

    • @johnnybernard
      @johnnybernard 4 роки тому +16

      Nathaniel Foga cause it did

    • @Everdayvideos
      @Everdayvideos 4 роки тому +3

      Johnny Bernard r/whoosh

    • @hotwax9376
      @hotwax9376 4 роки тому +6

      Maybe because it's cooked in beef tallow and thus healthier and better tasting than Chick-Fil-A's.

    • @Fewchore
      @Fewchore 4 роки тому +25

      @@Everdayvideos r/ihavereddit, every comment isn't always a joke

    • @poweroffriendship2.0
      @poweroffriendship2.0 4 роки тому +2

      You're everywhere.

  • @LadyChatterly
    @LadyChatterly 3 роки тому +14

    They just got rid of their Cajun rice, so get ready to do a “fall again” vid😩😩😩😩😩

  • @robertnichols2283
    @robertnichols2283 4 роки тому +37

    Ah, yes, I remember Popeyes well. As a young man, I moved to New Orleans in 1977. I remember their explosive growth, and Al’s Christmas Lights ( just a few miles from where I lived.)
    And Popeyes was good, their food was tasty. A very pleasant change from the usual franchises fare. KFC was exciting in the 60’s, but (in my mind), Popeyes blew them out of the water.
    And I remember the whole Church’s thing. OMG, that was a WTF moment. At the time, everyone was scratching their heads about it.
    No surprise that Church’s was going downhill. Their food was bland, and nothing about them set them apart from their competitors.
    I pretty much stopped eating fried food (and fast food) in the 90’s, so everything about the last 20+ years was new information to me.
    Excellent presentation as always!

    • @audubon5425
      @audubon5425 Рік тому

      It doesn't taste the same unfortunately. I'd give a $100 bill for a Popeyes meal with the homemade biscuits and onion rings from 25 years ago

  • @wind-solar
    @wind-solar 4 роки тому +19

    Al started the company and got to coke it up with stirppers for 30 years on yachts in beautiful locations. the average male lifespan of 70 years. Good for him.

  • @CocoaBeachLiving
    @CocoaBeachLiving 4 роки тому +10

    'Love that chicken from Popeyes', lol, it is pretty good. Biscuits are, imho, better than kfc... And the sides work as well. I'm glad they're still around.

  • @JoshValdez1996
    @JoshValdez1996 4 роки тому +28

    Wow I was really just eating Popeyes and could’ve been watching this while I eat but UA-cam waited 15 minutes to send the notification.

  • @barrymccaulkiner7092
    @barrymccaulkiner7092 4 роки тому +108

    Humanity still gets hungry on Sundays
    Popeyes: *Whenever you want a chicken sandwich on Sundays*

    • @TiberianFiend
      @TiberianFiend 4 роки тому +15

      I've seen quite a few companies taking jabs at Chick-fil-a for being closed Sunday. I guess everyone always comes after the champ.

    • @JohnDoeDoeJohn69
      @JohnDoeDoeJohn69 4 роки тому +5

      Do we NEED to be able to eat out everyday? I say no. Most local restaurants are closed a day week, why should a big one change their values?

    • @Raskolnikov70
      @Raskolnikov70 4 роки тому +6

      I'd rather not get stabbed while going out for chicken though.

    • @arthurfisher1857
      @arthurfisher1857 4 роки тому +3

      @@TiberianFiend exactly. Just shows how big Chick-fil-A have gotten. It's kind of cute really.
      If anything, these places are being embarrassed... CFA is whooping them WHILE being closed 56 days a year (including x-mas and Thanksgiving)

    • @mateuszzimon8216
      @mateuszzimon8216 4 роки тому

      @@JohnDoeDoeJohn69 In Europe u have some restaurants closed one day per week but not Sunday....
      (Sunday here is last day of week)

  • @paperluigi6132
    @paperluigi6132 4 роки тому +8

    Back when Popeye's first opened here in Puerto Rico, I vividly remember some guy in a Popeye costume standing outside to draw attention.

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 4 роки тому +40

    I own a KFC, Korea Fried Chicken

    • @InfectedChris
      @InfectedChris 4 роки тому +5

      I know a guy who worked there and got in trouble because he gave the rats names. There were a lot of rats at that place...

    • @mateuszzimon8216
      @mateuszzimon8216 4 роки тому +3

      @@InfectedChris Our supreme leader just don't know good animals, he tell Chicken but it's deep fried rat

    • @serpentes9818
      @serpentes9818 4 роки тому

      LOL...

    • @breaknfiction21
      @breaknfiction21 4 роки тому +1

      The irony is korean fried chicken is a real thing and its amazing. Like arguably the best fried chicken in the world. Lol
      Edit. Obviously not talking about North Korea

    • @PeachyEats
      @PeachyEats 4 роки тому

      😂😂😂

  • @bbruzzes
    @bbruzzes 4 роки тому +67

    2:02: "The donut business is for suckers!" Dunkin', Krispy Kreme and Tim Hortons: "Hold our beers!"

    • @LDSLogan
      @LDSLogan 4 роки тому

      bbruzzes lmao

    • @colin1818
      @colin1818 4 роки тому +1

      Dunkin Donuts? Yikes....
      www.foxbusiness.com/markets/dunkin-coronavirus-closing-800-us-stores

    • @colin1818
      @colin1818 4 роки тому +1

      @@cardinalpepe - Liking my own reply? Nope, sorry. But I'll do that now since you seem to have requested it.

    • @gulllll
      @gulllll 4 роки тому +1

      Coffee*

    • @skydiamsteam6005
      @skydiamsteam6005 4 роки тому +1

      Colin E p i c

  • @aelmore
    @aelmore 4 роки тому +17

    "Welcome to Popeyes can I get you to pull around and we'll bring out your order." Worth the wait but I don't recommend on a lunch break unless your boss is chill.

  • @stevenboykin116
    @stevenboykin116 4 роки тому +82

    2:13 plus who goes to New Orleans and gets doughnuts? You're supposed to go to Cafe Du Monde and get a Beignet.

    • @joeywilson3
      @joeywilson3 4 роки тому +4

      Only tourist really go there. Tastee's is popular with us locals... especially after they started selling McKenzie's recipes... mainly, Petit Fors and Buttermilk Drops.

    • @jamesdoolittle230
      @jamesdoolittle230 4 роки тому +3

      @@joeywilson3 This is correct! Unpopular opinion McKenzie's king cakes are dry and generally terrible. Randazzo's (on good children's) , Gambinos and Haydel's are all better

    • @unbrokencircle3294
      @unbrokencircle3294 4 роки тому +3

      you know some people actually live in new orleans right

    • @daniellee3275
      @daniellee3275 4 роки тому

      Beignet Cafe is much better than Cafe Du Monde in my opinion and Willy’s chicken is better than Popeyes.

    • @lifeangular62610
      @lifeangular62610 4 роки тому +2

      It actually taste pretty gud but I prefer tastee

  • @Ratchetfan321
    @Ratchetfan321 4 роки тому +31

    I've met Al Copland my dad worked for him and his son for years. He defiantly was a personality. He started doing recipes in his garage with the chicken. He also had Coplands and Coplands Cheesecake Bistro both chains are still in Louisiana.

    • @ArceusX300
      @ArceusX300 4 роки тому

      Ratchetfan321 defiantly? lol I doubt you knew him with that English xd

    • @Ratchetfan321
      @Ratchetfan321 4 роки тому +2

      @@ArceusX300 sorry not trying to correct everything my phone autofill in a quick text comment. Get a life lol

    • @ArceusX300
      @ArceusX300 4 роки тому

      Ratchetfan321 If you knew Copland you wouldn't be wasting your time writing comments at 2 pm (louisiana time) LOL

    • @Ratchetfan321
      @Ratchetfan321 4 роки тому +3

      @@ArceusX300 Again my dad worked under him its not like he gave out millions to every employee lol go learn about life kid

    • @companyman114
      @companyman114  4 роки тому +1

      Very cool. I would have been honored to meet him.

  • @QbMaster2003
    @QbMaster2003 3 роки тому +7

    I just pray that it never completely disappears or that the recipe changes. I can't imagine a world without Popeyes :p
    That said, there's a lot of talk about the biscuit recipe changing some years back. People seem to remember they were much fluffier and stayed fresh longer, with the new ones being like "dried hockey pucks", yet Popeyes claims they never changed their recipe. Always found this a bit odd, but I don't remember the 'original' biscuits, so I honestly don't know...

    • @jim47-XXV
      @jim47-XXV Рік тому

      @QbMaster2003,
      the old biscuit was what made me remember popeyes

    • @sultanofsick
      @sultanofsick Рік тому +2

      I do feel like they have changed over the 10 years I've been going there, but I thought it just came down to the workers not doing a good job making them. But now that I read this, it DOES seem more consistently bad than that. The biggest difference I noticed is they are much less buttery.

    • @jim47-XXV
      @jim47-XXV Рік тому +1

      @@sultanofsick , @QbMaster2003, , I believe the change could be to make the biscuits more delivery friendly, as well as storing longer.
      Buttery biscuits would likely disintegrate more easily.

    • @QbMaster2003
      @QbMaster2003 Рік тому +1

      @@sultanofsick , @jim-205 I just had some Popeyes today, and those biscuits were super buttery! This was a different location than I typically go to, so I'm thinking there's some credibility to the idea that the workers control at least some of the biscuit quality.

    • @sultanofsick
      @sultanofsick Рік тому +1

      @@jim47-XXV I would say the "old" style kept far better (if indeed they did change and I'm not just gaslighting myself). The "new" ones seem to get chalky rather quickly as they cool.

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 4 роки тому +68

    The infamous Popeyes chicken sandwich, people will do anything to get their hands on one

    • @Raskolnikov70
      @Raskolnikov70 4 роки тому +7

      "I'll cut a fool if he gets between me and my Popeyes" does have a nice ring to it. Might make a great slogan for them in the future.

    • @syxepop
      @syxepop 4 роки тому

      Avery the Cuban-American, "oye, panita..." We don't have it here in the Island, as in Popeyes franchisee here hasn't brought the larger spicy chicken sandwich yet. It looks about as big as today's KFC's Big Crunch, but with only one large piece of chicken rather than 2 regular ones (it had gotten smaller since they began to sell it, as I couldn't originally bite both pieces at the same time).
      But I assume the combo will cost more than the U$6.89 + tax they charge for the sauced / unsauced version of a regular sized sandwich they sell nowadays... (I've seen "emmymadeinjapan" tasted the new Popeyes spicy in RI and the combo was > U$8)

    • @bryanmanuel4945
      @bryanmanuel4945 4 роки тому

      I heard there chicken sandwich is to die for ;)

    • @youneekkreations5729
      @youneekkreations5729 4 роки тому

      Sorry...I tried it. Not GOOD!!!!Disappointed!!!

    • @syxepop
      @syxepop 4 роки тому

      Avery the Cuban-American, well... The local Popeyes franchisee is already placing teaser ads on TV about THAT sandwich. I've asked the manager of one of my local stores and he said he'd just received the promo materials, so I do have to believe they will be available in Puerto Rico by mid-December '19 (about 2-4 weeks from typing). If it is to replace the sandwich they sell locally it'd be like U$6.89 + tax for the combo (roughly -10% than "emmymadeinjapan " paid in RI).
      Since there's no CFA's in the Island it is up to Wendy's and Church's Chicken to come with something to compete (KFC doesn't have ANYTHING to compete even Stateside and McD's, well...).

  • @Saintnick90
    @Saintnick90 4 роки тому +162

    "Popeyes" spells out "Pope Yes."

  • @ccwright24
    @ccwright24 4 роки тому +17

    Author Anderson, every company they’ve done accounting for went bankrupt. 😂

  • @TheMostEccentric
    @TheMostEccentric 4 роки тому +18

    I don’t know about y’all but this accounting student wants to hear more about the accounting issues around Popeyes

  • @bynature3965
    @bynature3965 4 роки тому +27

    Love those children from Popeyes.

  • @rolandbrouwer
    @rolandbrouwer 4 роки тому +8

    5:37 He looks like the cool version of mr Belding from Saved by the bell.

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga 4 роки тому +88

    "Louisiana Fast"
    - Popeyes

    • @michaelstein7510
      @michaelstein7510 4 роки тому +10

      Popeyes takes that a bit too literally sometimes. 😄
      We tend to move a bit slow in Louisiana, and Popeyes’ service is generally really bad compared to other restaurants.

    • @Raskolnikov70
      @Raskolnikov70 4 роки тому +5

      That's like saying "Minnesota Spicy". Two things that really don't go together :D

    • @TheLocalLt
      @TheLocalLt 4 роки тому

      Nathaniel Foga that was when they sucked lmao back when people would shit on them. Since they switched back to “love that chicken” it’s gone better

    • @jayzon00
      @jayzon00 4 роки тому +3

      I got in line at Popeyes in 2004 and still am waiting to order.

  • @jonjones8814
    @jonjones8814 4 роки тому +61

    I Still Haven’t Had The Sandwich That’s To Die For Yet

    • @Almighty_Mage
      @Almighty_Mage 4 роки тому +8

      Me neither though I bet its overrated

    • @dontex7
      @dontex7 4 роки тому +16

      @@Almighty_Mage it's good... but definitely not to get stabbed or shot for...these people are idiot SMH 🤔🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @roxcyn
      @roxcyn 4 роки тому +2

      Me either, Jon.

    • @samjupeiters
      @samjupeiters 4 роки тому +7

      jon jones the bun is amazing and if you like crispy juicy chicken. You’ll like it but I still
      Would rather go to Chick-fil-A

    • @youstuber371
      @youstuber371 4 роки тому +2

      its good

  • @alexandrasmith5507
    @alexandrasmith5507 4 роки тому +23

    2019 - people risking their life for a sandwich.

    • @elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770
      @elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 4 роки тому +3

      Can we go back to 2019? That was the best year ever.

    • @Zakkarypillow
      @Zakkarypillow 4 роки тому +1

      2020- the year where people risking their life for a sandwich sounds like a nice takeaway.

  • @HumansOfVR
    @HumansOfVR 4 роки тому +8

    *_Spicey Popeyes is the best Fried chicken in the fast foo market ._*

    • @liamtahaney713
      @liamtahaney713 4 роки тому

      It does rule the rule the fast foo market

  • @Dennisaj
    @Dennisaj 4 роки тому +25

    Please do a video on the rise and fall of WCW wrestling

  • @jacquelinelugo5518
    @jacquelinelugo5518 4 роки тому +7

    As someone who grew up in New Orleans, I can tell you guys. That yes to see Al Copeland's house during Christmas time was amazing. When I was a kid, my family and I would drive around his neighborhood. Eventually his neighbors started decorating as well. Since so many people would drive by his house.

  • @starvictim9516
    @starvictim9516 4 роки тому +7

    there’s this combination restaurant by me with Popeyes and Burger King, it’s the only Popeyes for miles. Found it weird that the two were together, but I guess I know why. Good video

  • @emmettturner9452
    @emmettturner9452 4 роки тому +19

    I recall that both Church's and Popeyes were owned by an Atlanta firm in the early 2000s and had even shared the recipe for spicy chicken until they split off and Church's developed their own (no longer under the same company). Finishing this video leaves me with the impression that they are still together and that they only went from being Louisiana-based to Canadian-based, unless the Canadian financiers set up AFC in the USA and they moved to Atlanta.

    • @syxepop
      @syxepop 4 роки тому

      Emmett Turner, actually... RBI (Restaurant Brands, Inc.), the owners of Popeyes, BK and Tim Hortons is NOT Canadian.
      It is owned by 3G Capital (an investment group who's half-owner of KraftHeinz with Warren Buffett's company having the rest), whose main owner is the richest person in Brazil, so it'd be the 2nd time BK is foreign-owned (the predecessors of Diageo used to own BK).
      Oh, and in the middle of the video my BK's local franchisee "entered the chat"...

    • @emmettturner9452
      @emmettturner9452 4 роки тому +1

      @@syxepop AFC was Atlanta-based for a time though that was never mentioned or touched on. Because AFC was created by the Canadian financiers who owned Popeye's and Church's after the bankruptcy, the implication was that they were Canadian even though they weren't.

    • @syxepop
      @syxepop 4 роки тому

      Emmett Turner, Mike (CM) mentioned the name of the Canadian bank (Imperial Bank of Commerce) that owned (by debt incurred) and created AFC. Nothing related to RBI's "other Canadian investment", Tim Hortons...

    • @emmettturner9452
      @emmettturner9452 4 роки тому

      @@syxepop Right. Tim Horton's was never relevant, but thanks. :)

  • @jovanweismiller7114
    @jovanweismiller7114 4 роки тому +5

    In the early 2000s I lived within walking distance of a Church's. I was about a mile from a KFC. What did I do? I drove 6 or 7 miles to the nearest Popeyes!

  • @Dennisaj
    @Dennisaj 4 роки тому +65

    Popeyes chicken is the “Shiznick!”
    Lil Niki (Adam Sandler)

  • @InstinktzBTW
    @InstinktzBTW 4 роки тому +37

    This was posted as I was standing in the line for the chicken sandwich

    • @jayzon00
      @jayzon00 4 роки тому +1

      The 4 hour line with only 5 people in front of you? typical popeyes slow ass service

    • @crispywater681
      @crispywater681 4 роки тому +5

      Jason Morgan I waited 30 minutes at McDonald’s for a 20 piece McNugget with fries and an ice cream.
      I don’t even wanna hear it.

    • @woah4843
      @woah4843 4 роки тому +1

      CallMe Instinktz the chicken sandwich ain’t even that good chic fil a’s is better

  • @robertmills2900
    @robertmills2900 4 роки тому +6

    Popeyes has always been consistently good in my experience. However, Church's quality is questionable depending on the franchise owner. I've never been a KFC fan. Around here, KFC has usually meant smaller pieces of chicken for more money. Also to KFC, what's with the barf bowl?

  • @maruku4445
    @maruku4445 4 роки тому +25

    I just don’t get why Popeyes doesn’t sell spinach. That’s the biggest question.

  • @sonicheroxd5767
    @sonicheroxd5767 4 роки тому +8

    I grew up with Popeyes. I LOVE me some Popeyes. I've had KFC a few times. Thought it was okay.
    Never had Church's but my dad and brother did. They said it was greasy as hell.

  • @rvredge
    @rvredge 2 роки тому +8

    I enjoy this channel. Great for taking a break from true crime podcasts or war documentaries, which are my staples. He adds just enough quirky, fun commentary to the content, which is both comprehensive yet not too drawn out. Well done!

  • @jonathangraham7462
    @jonathangraham7462 4 роки тому +6

    They have definitely been focusing on growth in my area. It's actually easier (or as easy) to find a Popeye's as a KFC in Toronto.

  • @LaCheleWallace
    @LaCheleWallace 4 роки тому +7

    I never paid attention to _Popeyes_ until after High School (2003). I'd always get tenders, rice beans & rice (less beans, more rice) and a dozen biscuits. They biscuits were so good that I'd wait for a fresh new batch. _Oooh, oooh, oooh, the one on the top left and then the one right under it._ I was hella picky and made sho' to get the best ones.

    • @coolkid57456
      @coolkid57456 3 роки тому

      *L O V E T H A T C H I C K E N F R O M P O P E Y E S*

  • @Jzwiz
    @Jzwiz 4 роки тому +7

    I remember as a kid id eat popeyes and then it vanished, then it came back and its my favorite chicken place. Cant eat kfc anymore, taste bland compared.

  • @krissydiggs
    @krissydiggs 4 роки тому +11

    The sandwich thing was brilliant. I tried it and I gotta say... it’s pretty good. Though it is pretty greasy... but pretty dang good.

    • @johnh8705
      @johnh8705 4 роки тому +7

      I mean... they dump it in a 10-gallon tub of grease

    • @ohla300
      @ohla300 4 роки тому +1

      I agree It's good. It's 2nd to chick fil a but 1st over Wendy's homestyle Asiago sandwhich. Wendy's are skimpy on the Asiago which is all the taste. Popeyes need more spices on there's haven't tried the spicy one.

    • @krissydiggs
      @krissydiggs 4 роки тому

      John H well not the chicken... the bun! The bun was really oily haha

    • @krissydiggs
      @krissydiggs 4 роки тому

      ohla300 I’ve only had the spicy so far. I really liked it.

  • @user-ho3dx3od9y
    @user-ho3dx3od9y 4 роки тому +5

    Popeyes has been quite successful in Canada. I expect they have more locations in Ontario then KFC now. Church’s who exited Canada are back slowly adding locations too. The company certainly has a checkered past. Having said that the original owner is laughing all the way to the bank.

  • @HisShadowX
    @HisShadowX 3 роки тому +1

    Since you mentioned Arthur Anderson I thought I would add a fun fact I work in the old CEO offices of Arthur Anderson and if you like the word extravagant you should see the offices as all the walls are like secret entrances since there is no door knob but rather you need to pull a hook in between the walls to open them and the closets are huuuuge

  • @a-universe
    @a-universe 4 роки тому +62

    You should start a companies you've never heard of series where you reveal the giants that no one talks about!

    • @companyman114
      @companyman114  4 роки тому +20

      The issue is I believe most people prefer to hear about stuff they're familiar with. I don't think they would draw anyone in.

    • @ohla300
      @ohla300 4 роки тому +7

      @@companyman114 it may fit in with the "Bigger than you know" types

    • @BrightMint
      @BrightMint 4 роки тому +2

      Bimbo Bakeries would be a good example.

    • @OBsurdityTV
      @OBsurdityTV 4 роки тому

      @@companyman114 just make the Titles relatable ot sum.

    • @Tonyhouse1168
      @Tonyhouse1168 2 роки тому

      @@companyman114 I’d love to know the story of Yum! Brands

  • @rossmanIVXX
    @rossmanIVXX 4 роки тому +31

    When I was a kid, we lived in Kenner. I remember my mother driving us to see the Al Copeland's house and telling us that it was a Christmas tradition to see the lights on his house. I hadn't thought of that in years. Thanks for the video.

    • @OatmealTheCrazy
      @OatmealTheCrazy 3 роки тому +4

      Don't forget the goddamn car garage off the I 10 lol

    • @rhonnichan
      @rhonnichan 3 роки тому

      @@OatmealTheCrazy LMAO RIGHT?!

    • @rhonnichan
      @rhonnichan 3 роки тому +1

      Damn this brought back memories.

    • @isaacdempster1315
      @isaacdempster1315 3 роки тому

      Same

    • @jasonchampagne6825
      @jasonchampagne6825 3 роки тому +1

      It was said that Al bought and displayed those Christmas lights because his family could not afford them as a kid.

  • @Catswerie
    @Catswerie 4 роки тому +3

    I love it when I’m 200 comments deep and an ad pulls me all the way back up lmao stop

  • @pauldelasco
    @pauldelasco 4 роки тому +26

    That dude in NYC that got half a joint in his sandwich is making headlines too!!

    • @Raskolnikov70
      @Raskolnikov70 4 роки тому +16

      Only half? Sounds like he got ripped off!

  • @MrSchnebs
    @MrSchnebs 4 роки тому +6

    I’m assuming all the press coverage over their chicken sandwich was what inspired the video on Popeye’s. So a couple of ideas came to mind about what more to say about them in a future video:
    (1) The recent business press coverage for Popeye’s mentioned using the sandwich as the basis for international expansion. What do those plans look like, and is that a good idea given the current state of the fast food industry?
    (2) A revisit of the ”more than you know” episode for Tim Hortons/Burger King/Popeyes. Maybe even a comparison between them and Yum! Brands, since that seems to be their business model.
    (3) My wife sees the chicken sandwich as Popeye’s version of the McRib - something that should be held back and released occasionally to build up sales rather than a permanent menu item. Maybe a comparison of McDonald’s business strategy with the McRib and Pompey’s sandwich, and other products that used “limited time” appeals to generate interest.

  • @tricckk2976
    @tricckk2976 3 роки тому +3

    Who else eating Popeyes while watching this

  • @jimmywax247
    @jimmywax247 4 роки тому +28

    I've eaten at Church's only a handful of times and got sick every time.

  • @leonarddillon256
    @leonarddillon256 4 роки тому +31

    Next episode, “the rise of Steam”
    Or “Steam is bigger than you think” since Steam sales is approaching

    • @tonyli8368
      @tonyli8368 4 роки тому +6

      Steam rises because it is less dense than air. That's it.

    • @roblox-vo2dk
      @roblox-vo2dk 4 роки тому

      When will the steam sales come

    • @SuperDevolution
      @SuperDevolution 4 роки тому

      "Steam sells is approaching"
      RIP wallet

  • @1979benmitchell
    @1979benmitchell 4 роки тому +5

    I remember going to see the Christmas Lights as a kid :D - ALOT of houses in that area participated and went over the top.

  • @ImSquiggs
    @ImSquiggs 4 роки тому +4

    I've gone to Popeye's SIX SEPARATE TIMES over the course of multiple months trying to buy their new Spicy Chicken Sandwich that's front-and-center in their advertising, and every time they've told me it's sold out. I don't even want that dumb sandwich that much, I'm just mad I can't have it. At first it was a weird addiction that kept me going, now I've hit some frustration point where I don't think I'll ever go there again.

    • @calebtheowl1516
      @calebtheowl1516 Рік тому

      *Popeyes

    • @jerryhorn4697
      @jerryhorn4697 Рік тому

      Popeye's spicy chicken sandwich was all hype and hoopla! Much ado about nothing! Too much fried batter. I have eaten a spicy chicken sandwich at an A&W in Montreal, Canada, that tasted better!

  • @nicolegoose567
    @nicolegoose567 4 роки тому +28

    There was an outbreak of hepatitis in my local Popeyes, in Yakima Washington a.k.a. the most ghetto city in Washington state lmao

    • @kalykalypso
      @kalykalypso 4 роки тому

      More ghetto than Centralia? Lol

    • @GrafVonTirol
      @GrafVonTirol 4 роки тому +2

      More than Spokane?

    • @potato-ee4qx
      @potato-ee4qx 4 роки тому

      Shocking lmaooo

    • @cristianvillanueva8782
      @cristianvillanueva8782 4 роки тому

      Thats nasty dude

    • @Raskolnikov70
      @Raskolnikov70 4 роки тому +8

      That's every day in California now because of the poop-covered sidewalks. Nice to see medieval standards of sanitation making a comeback...

  • @baileez821
    @baileez821 4 роки тому +1

    "The Popeye" was a Mardi Gras dance craze in 1962. The singer was a guy named Eddie Bo.

  • @RadiaUmbra
    @RadiaUmbra 4 роки тому +14

    Extravagant : The Story

    • @stevencooper4422
      @stevencooper4422 4 роки тому +1

      Like, what the hell was going on there?? Were decisions made on a dartboard?

  • @a7x5631
    @a7x5631 4 роки тому +5

    It's sad when a chicken place has bullet proof glass at the registers

  • @XXavierSin-XXs
    @XXavierSin-XXs 4 роки тому +4

    I worked in a popeyes as a manager in training for about a month. The standards in the store I worked at were so horrible, I quit soon after.

  • @chrisdoyle6960
    @chrisdoyle6960 4 роки тому +4

    Al Copland was my aunts neighbor. To say he had a nice house is an understatement.