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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.
A little background on the deal: Copeland opened the first Popeyes in 1972. Twenty years later, after growing to hundreds of locations, the company was acquired by AFC Enterprises, which later changed its name to Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc. and went public in 2001.