Al Copeland, Popeyes Chicken Founder, Dies at 64
Atlanta, GA 3/24/2008 04:06 PM GMT (FINDITT)
The founder of the fast food chain Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken has died. Al Copeland, 64, died at a German clinic on Sunday after being diagnosed with a malignant salivary gland tumor last year.
Copeland opened a restaurant called Chicken on the Run in 1971. After losing money for six months, Copeland changed the recipe of his chicken to a more Cajun style. He reopened the restaurant as Popeyes Mighty Good Fried Chicken. The restaurant was named after Gene Hackman’s character, Popeye Doyle, in “The French Connection.”
The name soon changed to Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken and began franchising in 1976.
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