Who supplies chicken to Popeyes?

DF&S remains the main supplier for Popeyes until at least 2029. As of 2020, Popeyes has 3,451 restaurants worldwide.
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Where does Popeyes source their chicken from?

We like our food to taste like home. For Popeyes restaurants in the US*, all our chicken comes from American farms. Same for the eggs in our batter. Our red beans are grown in Colorado, Nebraska and Wisconsin.
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Does Popeyes use real chicken?

Popeyes boasts bonafide real chicken that is "marinated for at least 12 hours, then hand-battered, hand-breaded, and bursting with bold Louisiana flavor." Once again, we ordered a 3-piece meal which came in at $5.65. We were immediately impressed with the first bite.
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Does Popeyes batter their own chicken?

It sticks to the chicken, you see it all through the chicken, and that's where the flavor is. And our chicken is dipped in an egg-and-flour batter before it's fried. That gives it a really crisp texture. There's more of (the batter) and it's crisper.
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Where does Chick Fil A chicken come from?

Our chicken is raised in barns (not cages), on farms in the United States, in accordance with our Animal Wellbeing Standards, and with No Antibiotics Ever (since May 2019). When it comes to chicken, Chick-fil-A is committed to doing the right thing. Read more about our rigorous chicken standards.
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Does Wendy's use Tyson chicken?

It supplies Yum! Brands chains that use chicken, including KFC and Taco Bell, as well as McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Wal-Mart, Kroger, IGA, Beef O'Brady's, small restaurant businesses, and prisons.
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Where does Wendy's chicken come from?

We believe the best food starts with the best ingredients, which come from Wendy's suppliers who share in our vision. We only source chicken, beef and pork from animals raised for high-quality meat from suppliers who meet or exceed our standards for animal care, quality and food safety.
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Does Popeyes use frozen chicken?

According to a supposed former employee on a Reddit AMA thread, Popeyes bone-in chicken is always fresh, never frozen, but the chicken tenders are cooked from a frozen state. The bone-in chicken arrives at each restaurant fresh, then the staff brines, batters and fries the bird in-house.
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Is Popeyes black owned?

In the 80s, more than a fifth of the restaurant's franchises were owned by black entrepreneurs. In the 90s, Popeyes took out prominent ads in magazines like Black Enterprise. In recent decades, the company has continued to rely on black neighborhoods for consumers, employees, and franchisees.
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Who has the healthiest fried chicken?

1. Church's Chicken Original Leg: “This has fewest calories and is the most 'naturally-occurring' product on the list, meaning the leg isn't overly-adulterated, except with the addition of some flour and a lot of salt,” Hunnes explains.
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Is Popeyes Chicken unhealthy?

Popeyes chicken is definitely unhealthy

But when it comes to Popeyes, there's bad news for fans — it's particularly bad. Let's take just a few examples, starting with their chicken sandwich. One of Popeyes' new and insanely popular sandwiches comes with a shocking 690 calories, 42 grams of fat, and 1,443 mg of sodium.
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Does Popeyes use antibiotic free chicken?

Popeyes is eliminating antibiotics important to human medicine from their chicken supply chain in the US and Canada by the end of 2021. This new sourcing policy supports the brand's approach to animal welfare which includes supplier guidance on the responsible use of antibiotics in food animals.
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Does Popeyes use Canadian chicken?

This week, the Popeyes Chicken Sandwich is getting an initial test run in eight locations in Edmonton, and it will feature entirely Canadian ingredients… except for the meat. “The chicken is battered in buttermilk sourced from a Canadian supplier,” the Post writes.
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Is Popeyes chicken fried in lard?

According to Sonia, they're using vegetable oil, but 5 days earlier Patti says “beef tallow” Popeyes' fries the way things are supposed to be fried, in LARD! None of this we-pretend-to-be-healthy-but-really-crazy-bad-for-you soybean oil.
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Is Popeyes hand slaughtered?

But according to court documents filed by the franchisees, throughout September and October, Popeyes stopped or threatened to discontinue the hand-slaughtered supply – which they are responsible for arranging – only to reinstate it later due to complaints and legal action.
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Are Popeyes and Church's owned by the same company?

In 1993, Al Copeland Enterprises, Inc. was renamed AFC Enterprises, Inc., or America's Favorite Chicken, and became the parent company of Church's Chicken and Popeyes.
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Who is the Popeyes Chicken Lady?

Annie is played by award-winning actress Deidrie Henry (“The Riches,” “Criminal Minds,” “Justified,” “Glee” and the new series “Game of Silence.”) Henry landed the role of the Louisiana, down-home Popeye's spokesperson after trying out for the part.
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Is Popeyes better than KFC?

While Popeyes does consistently delivery stronger flavors, if you prefer the simpler flavors of KFC, there isn't too much difference in price. Overall, two restaurants are similarly priced and you can expect the same value from both, so we're calling this one a tie.
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Are Popeyes employees rude?

With the long hours, low pay, and occasionally rude customer, it doesn't come as a surprise that some Popeyes employees quit on the spot. People can only be pushed so far in a job before they reach the breaking point, and the chicken sandwich madness has ushered in that breaking point for numerous Popeyes employees.
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What is mcdonalds chicken made from?

Each and every one of our Chicken McNuggets® is made with USDA-inspected boneless white-meat chicken—cut from the chicken breast, tenderloins and rib meat.
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Are Chick-fil-A nuggets real chicken?

It's real chicken!

The grilled nuggets are made of real, fresh chicken breast, like you'd buy in the grocery store. Chick-fil-A team members prepare the bite-sized chicken in the restaurant kitchens every day.
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Who supplies chicken to Wendy's?

Perdue Farms is a major poultry and pork processing company in the United States. As a supplier of high-quality chicken products for Wendy's, Perdue Farms earned this year's Quality Assurance Award.
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