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Then, in March 2008, Popeyes founder Al Copeland, who had built the fried chickenâpeddling chain from a single unit into a global enterprise of some 800 units, died at the age of 64.
The 14th Street Popeyes, a couple of years ago. (Google Street View) Inside, however, the franchise is undergoing a transformation of its own. Joon Kim, a South Korean emigre who went to culinary school and worked in restaurants before deciding to buy one of his own, took the place over in 2007.