World famous American Fried Chicken Restaurant Popeyes® announces Plymouth launch Thursday 6th April at 11am
Popeyes®, the famous American fried chicken restaurant, is opening its doors in Plymouth. The new restaurant will officially open at 11am on Thursday 6th April 2023 at 10 New George St, in the heart of the city centre. Fried chicken fans are advised to come along early, as queues for the famed chicken-restaurant are expected from the early hours. Early queuers will even have the chance to win a year’s supply of Popeyes’® legendary Chicken Sandwich, awarded to the first three people in the queue on opening day (Thursday 6th April 2023).
To celebrate the landmark launch, the first 25 in the queue will all be given a signature Popeyes® Chicken Sandwich as well as exclusive Popeyes® merch. A Mardi Gras style band will get toes tapping as the doors open, bringing with it the magic of the restaurant’s home city of New Orleans in Louisiana.
To further applaud this significant new opening for Plymouth, Popeyes has launched a competition to design a mural for the new restaurant in return for a £1,000 cash prize, as well as Free Chicken Sandwiches for a year. The winner’s work will be featured in the restaurant for the first two months after opening, providing the opportunity for the winner to have their work showcased locally and to bring the spirit of New Orleans to life through their piece. Applications are welcomed from both established and aspiring artists over the ages of 18. More information is available at popeyesuk.com/plymouth-mural-competition
Popeyes® is renowned across the globe with nearly 4,000 restaurants in 30 different countries and it’s mouth-watering Chicken Sandwich has a devoted following among chicken-loving fans. The Plymouth restaurant is the first to open in the West Country and follows hot on the heels of openings in Cambridge, Reading and Cardiff.
The fast-growing chain arrived in England in November 2021, and has since opened 13 new restaurants, with a further 18 scheduled for 2023, including the first in Scotland and Wales.
Chicken fans in Plymouth will be able to experience Popeyes® world famous ‘shatter crunch’ for themselves once they get their hands on the mouth-watering menu, including the iconic Popeyes® Chicken Sandwich which contains the brand’s 12-hour marinated chicken, and original Southern biscuits and gravy.
Tom Crowley, CEO at Popeyes® UK commented: “When we landed in the UK in November 2021, we asked people all over the UK to ‘believe the hype’ attached to the huge cult following Popeyes® already has in the US. It’s safe to say they’ve done that, with overnight queues for all of our openings to date. There’s no doubt that Popeyes® has been enthusiastically received on UK shores.
We’re proud to be bringing Popeyes to the vibrant city of Plymouth. We’ve wanted to launch in the South West since we landed in the UK, and Plymouth was an obvious choice of location for us to do that. We can’t wait to bring our iconic product and the spirit of Louisiana to this historical city.”
Popeyes Plymouth will open on 10 New George St, Plymouth, PL1 1RL on Thursday 6th April 2023 at 11am and will seat up to 78 people.
To find out more about the new restaurant launch, head to the Popeyes® UK website at popeyesuk.com/restaurants/plymouth or follow the brand on Instagram or TikTok at @PopeyesUK
