“Sold his car & opened a franchise” must of been a cool time.

@realflorida211

4 жыл бұрын

No doubt

@groundbird4904

4 жыл бұрын

What?

@TheKrazykwasi

4 жыл бұрын

A.O. R.L. You cant do that nowadays.

@funnylittleguy4143

4 жыл бұрын

Today you can sell your home and get a used trailer

@TrangleC

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that is what people are talking about when they say Boomers had it easy and are spoiled.

So you're telling me this guy was able to open a business for a price of a used car

@randomperson-de1rs

4 жыл бұрын

It’s called being smart and taking risk 🗿

@randomperson-de1rs

4 жыл бұрын

Aaron Wells that doesn’t change anything so what’s your point :/

@backinblood3218

4 жыл бұрын

mw7899 wtf are you even talking?! I meant it wasn’t surprising having stuff that cheap back then. What are you even talking about

@nikkan2678

4 жыл бұрын

@Alberto Fuijimori the 10k are probably just the franchising fees... you also have to habe the money to buy/rent/lease a location and then put in all the stuff you need. kitchen, tables and seats etc.. its more like 500k-1.5mio to open up a popeyes or a Mcdonalds

@randomperson-de1rs

4 жыл бұрын

Aaron Wells yeah it was cheaper but that’s because 1 Penney is equal to like 1 dollar so it’s the same price anyway (Same price because same value)

I became an executive with Church’s in 1988 right before the hostile takeover was launched and remained with AFC after that. I know the whole story, and the facts you’ve presented here are pretty much dead-on-balls-accurate. Good job!

@bluepterosaur

3 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@bensoncheung2801

3 жыл бұрын

You have no "about".

@bluepterosaur

3 жыл бұрын

@@bensoncheung2801 *nuzzles youb and kisses*

@bensoncheung2801

3 жыл бұрын

@@bluepterosaur y tho?

@jonmacdonald5345

3 жыл бұрын

Gene do you have any cool stories from the 80s about partying with hookers and cocaine??

2019 - People risking their lives for a Popeyes sammich 2020 - People risking their lives for toilet paper

@Thsiscool

3 жыл бұрын

2021 -

@henrymattingly1341

3 жыл бұрын

2021 - people risking their life savings for GameStop and AMC stocks

@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770

3 жыл бұрын

People just get dumber and dumber every single year. It’s like the flanderization effect, but in real life, and it’s in society as a whole.

@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770

3 жыл бұрын

@@henrymattingly1341 hey, that’s made alot of people fucking millionaires, man. Respect.

@darthXreven

2 жыл бұрын

@Evil Pimp BANSAI!!!!! oh wait BONZAI!!!!! Miyagi: eh, close enough ha ha!

This channel exists for people like me....... I'm the guy who researches the corporate history of everything I eat.....while eating

@albear972

4 жыл бұрын

Eating while Company Man researches for you? 😉

@Riptide34

4 жыл бұрын

Literally same dude

@Bubbleyumizchewi17

4 жыл бұрын

My favorite comment today

@andergarcia4953

4 жыл бұрын

Are u eating the chicken sandwich

@JohnDoeDoeJohn69

4 жыл бұрын

You’re definitely not alone

Their chicken sandwich is good. “But not stab somebody” good.

@narcisosalasmartinez4741

4 жыл бұрын

Some people beg to differ.

@josezaragoza3188

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it is. Its worth it

@braakwame_

4 жыл бұрын

@@josezaragoza3188 😂😂

@carsonking6199

4 жыл бұрын

Eseercam not really he skipped the line, if you cut you’re gonna get cut

@americanmade36merica99

4 жыл бұрын

They must not take Obama care yet🤔🤔

Popeyes will never die because the quality of their food is just next level. I worked for them when I was younger and it's mind blowing how good their food can be when it's done right. For them it just comes down to the franchise owners and management. Their food is literally good enough for a full service restaurant but their lack of consistency from one franchise to another has plagued them since the dawn of time.

Popeyes: Louisiana Kentucky Fried Chicken: lel Chick Fil-a: Georgia/Florida? Church's Chicken: Texas Chester's Chicken: Alabama Kenny Rodger's Roasters: Florida The Southern states are really known for their chicken.

@Applezauxe

3 жыл бұрын

Non-Threatening Monster WE FUCKING LOVE OUR CHICKEN

@JxKITCH

3 жыл бұрын

I sat here for a whole minute why KFCs was just 'lel'....yep

@suppleleaves

3 жыл бұрын

What about pollo tropical tho? Chicken on the grill

@Applezauxe

3 жыл бұрын

Juan Astigarrabia not fried

@markonthecomeup6261

3 жыл бұрын

JxKITCH still lost

The Church’s move wasn’t the dumb part, the dumb part was not rebranding all the Church’s as Popeyes

@pilotgrrl1

4 жыл бұрын

But then we wouldn't be able to say "attend your local Church's every Sunday"

@naturegirl2110

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@speedyme200

4 жыл бұрын

There is a Church's and Popeye's right next to each other in my town.. i can almost say you can literally reach out the side door and grab the other building

@profitmix441

4 жыл бұрын

TheLocalLt they took a loan to own something that doesn’t make money. It’s like buying an 80k car but you make 50k a year.. it’s a stupid idea

@TheLocalLt

4 жыл бұрын

Profit mix yea cuz church’s didn’t make money. Popeyes at the time was making money so turning them into Popeyes would have been the play instead of sticking with a dying brand

I live in New Orleans. Al Copeland was a legend. 'Extravagant' describes him perfectly (the guy had a penchant for sports cars and racing boats), but also generous. He was famous for his Christmas lights. One year, when the neighborhood complained about the traffic the lights generated, Al moved the display to his office building. While I was there, a Popeyes helicopter landed in front of us. "Santa" (who we found out later was Copeland) ran out and hopped on a throne and greeted everyone there. Chtistmas was his time. I also remember one year he had dozens of Shriners dress as Santa, and on Christmas morning, they went into the projects with wrapped gifts for the children. Each child received three presents -- while I forget what they all were, I know each boy got a football and each girl got a doll. He was larger than life.

@PTUnlimited

2 жыл бұрын

How Sweet!!! Wonderful Guy!

@mickeynugent5675

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a wonder he didn’t run for political office lol

@calebtheowl1516

Жыл бұрын

Damn he sounds awesome

@crazydrummer181

Жыл бұрын

Is he associated with the Copeland’s restaurants in that area?

I worked at Popeyes during my high school years and part of the business's issues were the internal controls, or lack thereof. Theft, whether it was food or cash, was a major problem.

@toosweet6046

Жыл бұрын

Why do they always run out of Mac and cheese, why?

@mentalasylumescapee6389

Жыл бұрын

what were the employees like? what race, what age?

@SimpleeKomplex

Жыл бұрын

@mental asylum escapee diverse. As young as 17 and as old as 50s. Manager was older white female who I hear is still working to pay off her restitution.

@mentalasylumescapee6389

Жыл бұрын

@@SimpleeKomplex sounds like just a random mix of individuals who don't fit together. the manager needed to make a team of employees who bonded more, you don't steal from your friends.

I grew up about a quarter mile from Al Copeland and a BIG tradition was to go drive by his house and see the lights. Once when my own kids were babies, we walked through the lights tour and he was there greeting everyone! I also remember my hubby and his friends going over to Al’s house when we were in high school to look at his many expensive cars. He was really an extravagant character that is the truth, but a real part of what New Orleans was, and is. The whole city and state mourned when he died.

Rise fall and rise again of Six Flags, that would be interesting

@benjamin_john_turner

4 жыл бұрын

I am with You 100%

@qqqsfdf1232

4 жыл бұрын

It's a rollercoaster ride

@eastbatonrougeg

4 жыл бұрын

I think he did one when he stated

@RollTerps

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that would be interesting because I’m a coaster enthusiast

@AR-cq4gd

4 жыл бұрын

It’s definitely falling 💀

I really love how you speak in these videos, it really sets you apart from other channels. Instead of lecturing me on a subject, you sound like a friend telling me this interesting story about this company they learned about over the weekend.

@shane8911

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah others are really condescending

@hordakskeletor4345

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly!!!! 💯😀

@SiuolZ

4 жыл бұрын

100% agree great videos I just watched like 20 in a row

@Zo-hc2fn

3 жыл бұрын

I am thinking about a new type of restaurants : eating-spots, in eating-spots, food keeps changing, chefs also rotate this is opposed to current restaurants, thanks to this rotation of food and chefs, eating-spots are more powerful than restaurants along with that, there is an app, people vote for the food that will be cooked in the next days menu is influenced by the live input of the people via an app

As someone who grew up in Louisiana i can attest to the mans extravagance. We went to look at his christmas lights once a year and he always drove flashy cars and nice jewelry

@bodyloverz30

Жыл бұрын

Did he found Copeland's Restaurant as well?

@MrPicklescoop

Жыл бұрын

@@bodyloverz30 yes. copeland restaurants are part of his legacy.

Popeyes' has the most heavenly biscuits I have ever put in my mouth. We used to drop by there just to buy a box of biscuits lol

@shasta_le_bab

3 жыл бұрын

@Rhonda Ryder wh-

@nathandrakethefirst9415

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forgot that chicken sandwich

@chrisalonzo3770

3 жыл бұрын

they taste really good but jesus christ their dry

@StuUngar

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathandrakethefirst9415 I think the Po Boy they replaced was better. But thats just me.

@canadiansoviet

3 жыл бұрын

Biscuits and gravy

"Popeyes, we all know them" Viewers outside the United States: Wtf is Popeyes?

@turtlemaster7697

4 жыл бұрын

I live in Canada popeyes is everywhere

@DecrepitBiden

4 жыл бұрын

@@meltfire6 That's weird. Here in the Usa, Popeyes rules over KFC, Church's, Chester's. Expensive, but good.

@blink182bfs

4 жыл бұрын

I only know about Popeyes from little Nicky I thought it was fake until I saw that it actually exists, heard it’s awesome ;) (person from uk)

@princessadrigirl6774

4 жыл бұрын

It’s just as popular in Canada, especially these days

@MsSecrets

4 жыл бұрын

I thought it was a new thing. It came to my country when I was in high school

Love opening up my KZread and coincidentally seeing some fresh company man.

@sonicmoremusic1

4 жыл бұрын

It makes my day

The chicken sandwich did wonders for them. Was late to it, but it’s a damn good chicken sandwich lol.

@Zoloft77

Жыл бұрын

Black Twitter saved Popeyes marketing teams about $25 million.

Here's your damn apostrophes!!! ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '' ' ' ' ' ' ' '' ' ' Leave Copeland alone! LET THE MAN REST IN PEACE!!! HE WAS TOO POOR TO AFFORD THEM!!!! Because he spent all his money on those Christmas lights..

@katherina6843

3 жыл бұрын

ok...

@marienola848

3 жыл бұрын

Those amazing beautiful Christmas lights. And you know, I’ve lived in New Orleans for 50 years and graduated from Tulane University and never not once noticed that there was no apostrophe. Hmm.

@peebay3515

3 жыл бұрын

@Stu Gatz All lights matter!

@emmaisvibing9843

3 жыл бұрын

I see some quotation marks in there...

@peebay3515

3 жыл бұрын

@@emmaisvibing9843 They're just twin packs for apostrophes.

Considering he didn’t finish high school I don’t think he knew there was an apostrophe.

@garrettevans9193

4 жыл бұрын

Haha.

@kevinbooth-

4 жыл бұрын

it genuinely costs more to have it... most customers wont care... so its just a waste of money

@DripGxd_Cam

4 жыл бұрын

Donald Trump I’m saying a person who finished high school would have at some point in their life learned what an apostrophe was and there’s no way you could graduate without knowing.

@vaderladyl

4 жыл бұрын

Considering that Cajuns are one of the poorest in the south and many never finished school so they could go to work.

@chuckinhouston9952

4 жыл бұрын

I worked with Copeland for a few years, and I don’t believe he could read well at all - each presentation had to be done with graphs and pictures. He literally never read or understood anything I sent him and explanations of simple things, particularly regarding Finance, were brutal.

It's 10 in the morning and I'm now craving fried chicken.

@LucarioBoricua

4 жыл бұрын

Just in time for lunch!

@Supperdude9

3 жыл бұрын

Spicy chicken at that. With cajun mashed potatoes!

@mowen4773

3 жыл бұрын

Me to man

@evanwilliams8387

3 жыл бұрын

@@Supperdude9 why are you doing this to me, I am so hungry now

@emmaleec1714

3 жыл бұрын

Chicken and waffles 😋

Popeyes is not just my favorite fried chicken but my favorite fast-food chain of all time. I seriously can't get enough

As someone who grew up in New Orleans, I can tell you guys. That yes to see Al Copeland's house during Christmas time was amazing. When I was a kid, my family and I would drive around his neighborhood. Eventually his neighbors started decorating as well. Since so many people would drive by his house.

The decline of Winn Dixie stores would be a good video.

@ckfinke7625

4 жыл бұрын

Well, they emerged from bankruptcy. I would rather let you do "The decline of A&P...what happened??"

@Feliciatanktop

4 жыл бұрын

Gary Collins I thought that was just a movie lol

@scottyhaines4226

4 жыл бұрын

@@Feliciatanktop no. The movie was based off of a book that involved the grocery store.

@whiskeyandkittens6999

4 жыл бұрын

Named my dog after the Winn Dixie. :(

@jamisonlamkin5576

4 жыл бұрын

There was one in my hometown that closed in the 90s

In the past week I’ve driven by a Popeyes 4 times and every time, the place was packed. Inside full and so was the drive through. That chicken sandwich is bringing them new customers. 👏👏

@jayzon00

4 жыл бұрын

its packed with people that have been there for 4 hours waiting to order because they are SLOW as fuck

@AlGoYoSu

4 жыл бұрын

@@jayzon00 You speak the truth. They're always out of half the menu items too.

@virgil9940

4 жыл бұрын

@@AlGoYoSu Preach. They're always out of something lol. If I go to popeyes and they DON'T fuck up my order, I feel weird about it.

@dannydaw59

4 жыл бұрын

I went there last Saturday and I notice they don't see the line and just drop the tenders and sandwiches in the fryer before the customers can order. Had to wait 20 minutes.

@youtubegains7796

4 жыл бұрын

It's evil. Drug and chemical covered diseased meat

im from louisiana. popeyes is my favorite restaurant of all time when it comes to fried chicken. eating some tyson fried chicken i slapped in the oven and it just cant compare. NOTHING. can compare to popeyes. represent. edit: the buscuits and mashed potatoes are also really fucking good though really i havent had kfc in a while and there isnt one where i live. so maybe i can try them both sometime. still love popeyes tho.

@ronfrank09

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but those old school popeyes biscuits were better

@davidjameschamberlain

3 жыл бұрын

Once you go with the cajun gravy, you can't go back to KFC gravy

@marienola848

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah where y’at cher

@Zo-hc2fn

3 жыл бұрын

I am thinking about a new type of restaurants : eating-spots, in eating-spots, food keeps changing, chefs also rotate this is opposed to current restaurants, thanks to this rotation of food and chefs, eating-spots are more powerful than restaurants along with that, there is an app, people vote for the food that will be cooked in the next days menu is influenced by the live input of the people via an app

Big Al was interesting to say the least. I used to be friends with one of his kids and many times I would go over to that house and see Big Al coked up out of his mind. You also forgot how he bought speed boats, tons of cars and was always in mardi gras parades.

I remember when I first saw Popeyes while driving around town with my family, I used to think the restaurant was named after the cartoon character, Popeye the Sailor Man. You can imagine my initial shock when I found out the contrary.

@wendyokoopa7048

4 жыл бұрын

me too

@wulfherecyning1282

4 жыл бұрын

Popeyes was driving around town with your family? You must have felt upset at having been left out. :(

@braakwame_

4 жыл бұрын

@@wulfherecyning1282 😂😂

@theluigifan1

4 жыл бұрын

Wulfhere Cyning Damn, you got me lol I wrote this while half asleep

@jorceshaman

4 жыл бұрын

I misread "Popeye the Sailor Moon" and now I want to watch that. Someone please make it!

*_People can complain anything about the Chicken Sandwich. But my biggest issues is that Popeye's didn't serve any SPINACH._*

@sirBrouwer

4 жыл бұрын

that woul;d have made sense. plus fresh spinach and chicken are a nice combination.

@FarelForever

4 жыл бұрын

"But you don't like Spinach" Me: As a fan of the cartoon series, I demand things to be ACCURATE!!!!

@tangenterprise

4 жыл бұрын

They actually did at one location called super Popeyes in metairie la

@Raskolnikov70

4 жыл бұрын

Breaded, deep-fried spinach? Sounds.... interesting. Put it on a stick and it'd be a hit at State Fairs though.

@sirBrouwer

4 жыл бұрын

@@Raskolnikov70 you are just describing fish fingers with spinach. only in this case for Popeyes it would be chicken. it would definitely work

I love Popeyes, or maybe I should say I loved Popeyes. Our local one had many good specials, and I would drive several miles to go pick up chicken from there. But like too many places now, the price is have gone up spectacularly, and that makes it not quite worth driving the distances that I used to. I noticed at the restaurant isn't nearly as full as it used to always be, and the lines that used to be down the block at certain hours of the day and on the weekend I have shrunk dramatically. I hope those prices don't drive them out of business!

When I was a kid, we lived in Kenner. I remember my mother driving us to see the Al Copeland's house and telling us that it was a Christmas tradition to see the lights on his house. I hadn't thought of that in years. Thanks for the video.

@OatmealTheCrazy

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the goddamn car garage off the I 10 lol

@rhonnichan

3 жыл бұрын

@@OatmealTheCrazy LMAO RIGHT?!

@rhonnichan

3 жыл бұрын

Damn this brought back memories.

@isaacdempster1315

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@jasonchampagne6825

2 жыл бұрын

It was said that Al bought and displayed those Christmas lights because his family could not afford them as a kid.

I got in line at popeyes 5 years ago and I'm still waiting to order. Slowest service known to mankind to date

@Nat-Woods

4 жыл бұрын

Jason Morgan 💀

@TheIdiotChallenege

4 жыл бұрын

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.......not funny.

@user-td6gb6oc1y

4 жыл бұрын

ok boomer

@shanidar

4 жыл бұрын

Try a different location. My Popeyes has extremely quick service... sometimes I get the order before the receipt... not exaggerating

@jd291

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-td6gb6oc1y poor soul, you can't even come up with something orginal, 😝

"Doughnut Business is for Suckers" Looks at Dunkin Donuts Business 👀

@watershed44

4 жыл бұрын

@Alpha Jay 3.0 The sucker is the customer. haha. DD used to have fresh dough and the donuts made on site at each franchise every morning, but that stopped around 2008 or so. Now the donuts are made in central kitchens are stale and super expensive too!

@SolZaer

4 жыл бұрын

@@watershed44 The Hot Chocolate is a watery mess

@perthfanny3017

4 жыл бұрын

Yes the donuts are bad. They seem like they have been sitting on the shelf for like 3 days. We have DD here in Spain and the donuts are 👌🏻👍

@watershed44

4 жыл бұрын

@Perth Fanny That's probably because the central management for Dunkin Dounuts in Spain still instructs for dough to be made on site at each store every day like it used to be here in the USA.

@fumothfan9

4 жыл бұрын

Krispy kreme too

"Welcome to Popeyes can I get you to pull around and we'll bring out your order." Worth the wait but I don't recommend on a lunch break unless your boss is chill.

@kamalindsey

3 жыл бұрын

Ha

They just got rid of their Cajun rice, so get ready to do a “fall again” vid😩😩😩😩😩

@jacobrobbins3147

3 жыл бұрын

WHAT???

Just tried my first Popeyes sandwich for the first time last week, I swear I ascended into a different plane of being

@Uknown76

9 ай бұрын

Love that chicken from Popeyes

Maybe he named it "Popeyes" because that was the reaction he hoped to get from his customers when tasting his chicken.

@clover266

3 жыл бұрын

Trebor Ironwolfe But hay that’s just a theory a FOOOD THEORY

@iamacatperson7226

3 жыл бұрын

Mickey Mouse Lol, I forgot Matpat has food theory now

@clover266

3 жыл бұрын

I am a cat person Lol

I enjoy this channel. Great for taking a break from true crime podcasts or war documentaries, which are my staples. He adds just enough quirky, fun commentary to the content, which is both comprehensive yet not too drawn out. Well done!

Back when Popeye's first opened here in Puerto Rico, I vividly remember some guy in a Popeye costume standing outside to draw attention.

Ah, yes, I remember Popeyes well. As a young man, I moved to New Orleans in 1977. I remember their explosive growth, and Al’s Christmas Lights ( just a few miles from where I lived.) And Popeyes was good, their food was tasty. A very pleasant change from the usual franchises fare. KFC was exciting in the 60’s, but (in my mind), Popeyes blew them out of the water. And I remember the whole Church’s thing. OMG, that was a WTF moment. At the time, everyone was scratching their heads about it. No surprise that Church’s was going downhill. Their food was bland, and nothing about them set them apart from their competitors. I pretty much stopped eating fried food (and fast food) in the 90’s, so everything about the last 20+ years was new information to me. Excellent presentation as always!

@audubon5425

Жыл бұрын

It doesn't taste the same unfortunately. I'd give a $100 bill for a Popeyes meal with the homemade biscuits and onion rings from 25 years ago

Popeyes screwed up when they discontinued onion rings. They were the best I've ever had and, no one has done better so far.

@BakedwithBaddie

3 жыл бұрын

Omg they had onion rings ??

@scoobycarr5558

3 жыл бұрын

Popeyes screwed up when they don't do background checks on employees. What does Popeyes do, pluck them off the boat while they are illegal immigrants and say you got a job?

@isaacdempster1315

3 жыл бұрын

@@scoobycarr5558 where do you live? Lol I’ve never seen a bad popeyes employee in my life

@fatlu1378

2 жыл бұрын

does anyone know the onion ring recipe...i bet they were good!

@JamesSavik

2 жыл бұрын

@@scoobycarr5558 yes because fast food employees are such paragons of virtue LOL

'Love that chicken from Popeyes', lol, it is pretty good. Biscuits are, imho, better than kfc... And the sides work as well. I'm glad they're still around.

I just pray that it never completely disappears or that the recipe changes. I can't imagine a world without Popeyes :p That said, there's a lot of talk about the biscuit recipe changing some years back. People seem to remember they were much fluffier and stayed fresh longer, with the new ones being like "dried hockey pucks", yet Popeyes claims they never changed their recipe. Always found this a bit odd, but I don't remember the 'original' biscuits, so I honestly don't know...

@jim47-XXV

11 ай бұрын

@QbMaster2003, the old biscuit was what made me remember popeyes

@sultanofsick

11 ай бұрын

I do feel like they have changed over the 10 years I've been going there, but I thought it just came down to the workers not doing a good job making them. But now that I read this, it DOES seem more consistently bad than that. The biggest difference I noticed is they are much less buttery.

@jim47-XXV

11 ай бұрын

@@sultanofsick , @QbMaster2003, , I believe the change could be to make the biscuits more delivery friendly, as well as storing longer. Buttery biscuits would likely disintegrate more easily.

@QbMaster2003

11 ай бұрын

@@sultanofsick , @jim-205 I just had some Popeyes today, and those biscuits were super buttery! This was a different location than I typically go to, so I'm thinking there's some credibility to the idea that the workers control at least some of the biscuit quality.

@sultanofsick

11 ай бұрын

@@jim47-XXV I would say the "old" style kept far better (if indeed they did change and I'm not just gaslighting myself). The "new" ones seem to get chalky rather quickly as they cool.

2:02: "The donut business is for suckers!" Dunkin', Krispy Kreme and Tim Hortons: "Hold our beers!"

@LDSLogan

4 жыл бұрын

bbruzzes lmao

@colin1818

3 жыл бұрын

Dunkin Donuts? Yikes.... www.foxbusiness.com/markets/dunkin-coronavirus-closing-800-us-stores

@colin1818

3 жыл бұрын

@@cardinalpepe - Liking my own reply? Nope, sorry. But I'll do that now since you seem to have requested it.

@gulllll

3 жыл бұрын

Coffee*

@skydiamsteam6005

3 жыл бұрын

Colin E p i c

Damn this dude sold a car and was able tp start a franchise

Author Anderson, every company they’ve done accounting for went bankrupt. 😂

@chuckinhouston9952

4 жыл бұрын

Ignorant, son.

I never paid attention to _Popeyes_ until after High School (2003). I'd always get tenders, rice beans & rice (less beans, more rice) and a dozen biscuits. They biscuits were so good that I'd wait for a fresh new batch. _Oooh, oooh, oooh, the one on the top left and then the one right under it._ I was hella picky and made sho' to get the best ones.

@coolkid57456

2 жыл бұрын

*L O V E T H A T C H I C K E N F R O M P O P E Y E S*

imagine getting killed over a sammich

@brokenterminator6995

4 жыл бұрын

Darkbill sammich

@fordgalaxie3695

4 жыл бұрын

sammich

@justtheletterV274

4 жыл бұрын

Darkbill this post was made by the kfc gang

@kamalindsey

3 жыл бұрын

Bro, a famous painter from Poland got killed over not lending some screw 15 dollars.

@unknownwill4th549

3 жыл бұрын

The sandwich is to DIE for

I'd love to see one on Raising Cane's! That's my favorite fried chicken brand and they've been growing like *crazy*

@theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840

4 жыл бұрын

But the price is expensive as heck

@bananya6020

3 жыл бұрын

@@theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840 that's how they grew so fast

@marienola848

3 жыл бұрын

They are another Louisiana company! We have good food here.

@gremloid

2 жыл бұрын

Raising canes is also one of my favorites! god i love louisiana lol

@TheRightsofPassage

2 жыл бұрын

Mmmm... good chicken... damn right.

I worked in a popeyes as a manager in training for about a month. The standards in the store I worked at were so horrible, I quit soon after.

when i was a kid i remember every Christmas season my mom would bring us to Copeland's mansion to look at all of his extravagant decorations including fake snow, a projection of Christmas movies, and his daughter giving away free popcorn. it was a loved tradition till he died. They were all donated to a big park in Metairie where every year they fill the park with his decorations and for a fee (if you're in a car, I park close by and walk with my kids) and you can walk around and enjoy them with food stalls, little activities, and light shows. It's a new tradition for my kids

Can you do an episode on Ross Dress for Less. Currently working there atm and been interested in the company's past. Thanks sir. Keep up with the vids, your doing a good job :)

@daughterofzion778

4 жыл бұрын

I love ross i go almost every weekend

@edwinacuna5495

4 жыл бұрын

@@daughterofzion778 I love going there like when I'm off. But whenever I clock in it feels like my soul has transcended. My coworkers are cool, and management is very understanding. It's really just the customers that can be a bit troublesome.

Can you do a video on the Microsoft Zune

@LIFEWITHTHEJONESES1

4 жыл бұрын

I still have mine zune was ahead of its time being able to share music videos and pics with other zune user's

@LIFEWITHTHEJONESES1

4 жыл бұрын

I still have mine zune was ahead of its time you could share music, videos, and pics with other zune user's

@IHTCAU

4 жыл бұрын

@@LIFEWITHTHEJONESES1 fuck repetition fuck repetition

@YoungBlaze

4 жыл бұрын

@@IHTCAU fuck my petition for crepitation

@fireshorts5789

4 жыл бұрын

the zune was cool but I can't really see there being enough content for a video. it was kinda a short lived product that never really took off like the iPod.

What always got me is he had a high end restaurant on Veterans Memorial Hwy and they used the same red beans and rice as Popeyes. I do remember his light displays though the only time I saw them as a kid was when he got remarried and projected Disney's Cinderella on the side of his house to honor his new (very young) wife. Also he had a showroom where he kept his toys (sports cars and boats) that was fully visible from I-10.

5:37 He looks like the cool version of mr Belding from Saved by the bell.

I've met Al Copland my dad worked for him and his son for years. He defiantly was a personality. He started doing recipes in his garage with the chicken. He also had Coplands and Coplands Cheesecake Bistro both chains are still in Louisiana.

@ArceusX300

4 жыл бұрын

Ratchetfan321 defiantly? lol I doubt you knew him with that English xd

@Ratchetfan321

4 жыл бұрын

@@ArceusX300 sorry not trying to correct everything my phone autofill in a quick text comment. Get a life lol

@ArceusX300

4 жыл бұрын

Ratchetfan321 If you knew Copland you wouldn't be wasting your time writing comments at 2 pm (louisiana time) LOL

@Ratchetfan321

4 жыл бұрын

@@ArceusX300 Again my dad worked under him its not like he gave out millions to every employee lol go learn about life kid

@companyman114

4 жыл бұрын

Very cool. I would have been honored to meet him.

Do one on Burger King, they seem to be disappearing.

@Raskolnikov70

4 жыл бұрын

Their service speed has always been terrible for some reason. No matter what back-of-house changes they've made over the years, they've never been able to speed things up. I'm sure there's an interesting story there!

@IgBtac0

4 жыл бұрын

Burger King is the biggest fast food restauarant behind McDonald's in rural America. They're not going anywhere.

@a7x5631

4 жыл бұрын

Doesn't Burger King own Popeyes?

@Apex_Yonko

4 жыл бұрын

They changed their menu/ ingredients a few years ago and now everything sucks.

@alexisgt90

4 жыл бұрын

At least in Puerto Rico I see BK everywhere. I hop on my car and I see one every 7 minutes or so

I remember going to see the Christmas Lights as a kid :D - ALOT of houses in that area participated and went over the top.

In the early 2000s I lived within walking distance of a Church's. I was about a mile from a KFC. What did I do? I drove 6 or 7 miles to the nearest Popeyes!

2:13 plus who goes to New Orleans and gets doughnuts? You're supposed to go to Cafe Du Monde and get a Beignet.

@joeywilson3

4 жыл бұрын

Only tourist really go there. Tastee's is popular with us locals... especially after they started selling McKenzie's recipes... mainly, Petit Fors and Buttermilk Drops.

@jamesdoolittle230

4 жыл бұрын

@@joeywilson3 This is correct! Unpopular opinion McKenzie's king cakes are dry and generally terrible. Randazzo's (on good children's) , Gambinos and Haydel's are all better

@unbrokencircle3294

4 жыл бұрын

you know some people actually live in new orleans right

@daniellee3275

3 жыл бұрын

Beignet Cafe is much better than Cafe Du Monde in my opinion and Willy’s chicken is better than Popeyes.

@lifeangular62610

3 жыл бұрын

It actually taste pretty gud but I prefer tastee

Humanity still gets hungry on Sundays Popeyes: *Whenever you want a chicken sandwich on Sundays*

@TiberianFiend

4 жыл бұрын

I've seen quite a few companies taking jabs at Chick-fil-a for being closed Sunday. I guess everyone always comes after the champ.

@JohnDoeDoeJohn69

4 жыл бұрын

Do we NEED to be able to eat out everyday? I say no. Most local restaurants are closed a day week, why should a big one change their values?

@Raskolnikov70

4 жыл бұрын

I'd rather not get stabbed while going out for chicken though.

@arthurfisher1857

4 жыл бұрын

@@TiberianFiend exactly. Just shows how big Chick-fil-A have gotten. It's kind of cute really. If anything, these places are being embarrassed... CFA is whooping them WHILE being closed 56 days a year (including x-mas and Thanksgiving)

@mateuszzimon8216

4 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDoeDoeJohn69 In Europe u have some restaurants closed one day per week but not Sunday.... (Sunday here is last day of week)

Could turn this into a series of its own by following one thread to another. Start with Popeyes, use that to go into a video of AFC, then use the end of AFC to lead into a video on Burger King.

When he was buried , he had all his stuff next to him. Cars, pianos, ... that’s what the graveyard tour talks about. He was kind of crazy and wanted all his stuff next to him when he died

I recall that both Church's and Popeyes were owned by an Atlanta firm in the early 2000s and had even shared the recipe for spicy chicken until they split off and Church's developed their own (no longer under the same company). Finishing this video leaves me with the impression that they are still together and that they only went from being Louisiana-based to Canadian-based, unless the Canadian financiers set up AFC in the USA and they moved to Atlanta.

@syxepop

4 жыл бұрын

Emmett Turner, actually... RBI (Restaurant Brands, Inc.), the owners of Popeyes, BK and Tim Hortons is NOT Canadian. It is owned by 3G Capital (an investment group who's half-owner of KraftHeinz with Warren Buffett's company having the rest), whose main owner is the richest person in Brazil, so it'd be the 2nd time BK is foreign-owned (the predecessors of Diageo used to own BK). Oh, and in the middle of the video my BK's local franchisee "entered the chat"...

@emmettturner9452

4 жыл бұрын

@@syxepop AFC was Atlanta-based for a time though that was never mentioned or touched on. Because AFC was created by the Canadian financiers who owned Popeye's and Church's after the bankruptcy, the implication was that they were Canadian even though they weren't.

@syxepop

4 жыл бұрын

Emmett Turner, Mike (CM) mentioned the name of the Canadian bank (Imperial Bank of Commerce) that owned (by debt incurred) and created AFC. Nothing related to RBI's "other Canadian investment", Tim Hortons...

@emmettturner9452

4 жыл бұрын

@@syxepop Right. Tim Horton's was never relevant, but thanks. :)

I think a video on Victoria's Secret would be interesting. They seem to be taking a nose dive.

@dashiajames1882

3 жыл бұрын

Victoria Secret is really in some hot water. To me Adore Me has wayyy better lingere...!!

@marycoffelt3041

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they are relying on Pink to stay afloat. VS stuff doesnt appeal to me at all

@OatmealTheCrazy

3 жыл бұрын

@@marycoffelt3041 this lol

@rhonnichan

3 жыл бұрын

5 words: Savage X Fenty by Rihanna

@ivetawelborn

3 жыл бұрын

VS is crazy expensive for lower quality than they used to have. Adore Me carries more sizes, is online, and has more colors/styles. Aerie is the best mall brand atm.

Dude, you have an amazing intro. Its so catchy!

They have definitely been focusing on growth in my area. It's actually easier (or as easy) to find a Popeye's as a KFC in Toronto.

Wow I was really just eating Popeyes and could’ve been watching this while I eat but KZread waited 15 minutes to send the notification.

Al started the company and got to coke it up with stirppers for 30 years on yachts in beautiful locations. the average male lifespan of 70 years. Good for him.

I love it when I’m 200 comments deep and an ad pulls me all the way back up lmao stop

I’m learning so much from these videos! Thanks for the information and research associated with these companies from the business aspect. We have a “Popeyes” and a “Church’s Chicken” in my area. I’ve never been to either. My Mom and Dad are diehard KFC’s, so that’s what they eat when they want chicken. I despise going there, and having to go through drive thru windows. White Castle, though? Drive thru, anytime! That Snyder was like a modern day “Citizen Kane!” R.I.P.

The infamous Popeyes chicken sandwich, people will do anything to get their hands on one

@Raskolnikov70

4 жыл бұрын

"I'll cut a fool if he gets between me and my Popeyes" does have a nice ring to it. Might make a great slogan for them in the future.

@syxepop

4 жыл бұрын

Avery the Cuban-American, "oye, panita..." We don't have it here in the Island, as in Popeyes franchisee here hasn't brought the larger spicy chicken sandwich yet. It looks about as big as today's KFC's Big Crunch, but with only one large piece of chicken rather than 2 regular ones (it had gotten smaller since they began to sell it, as I couldn't originally bite both pieces at the same time). But I assume the combo will cost more than the U$6.89 + tax they charge for the sauced / unsauced version of a regular sized sandwich they sell nowadays... (I've seen "emmymadeinjapan" tasted the new Popeyes spicy in RI and the combo was > U$8)

@bryanmanuel4945

4 жыл бұрын

I heard there chicken sandwich is to die for ;)

@youneekkreations5729

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry...I tried it. Not GOOD!!!!Disappointed!!!

@syxepop

4 жыл бұрын

Avery the Cuban-American, well... The local Popeyes franchisee is already placing teaser ads on TV about THAT sandwich. I've asked the manager of one of my local stores and he said he'd just received the promo materials, so I do have to believe they will be available in Puerto Rico by mid-December '19 (about 2-4 weeks from typing). If it is to replace the sandwich they sell locally it'd be like U$6.89 + tax for the combo (roughly -10% than "emmymadeinjapan " paid in RI). Since there's no CFA's in the Island it is up to Wendy's and Church's Chicken to come with something to compete (KFC doesn't have ANYTHING to compete even Stateside and McD's, well...).

"Louisiana Fast" - Popeyes

@michaelstein7510

4 жыл бұрын

Popeyes takes that a bit too literally sometimes. 😄 We tend to move a bit slow in Louisiana, and Popeyes’ service is generally really bad compared to other restaurants.

@Raskolnikov70

4 жыл бұрын

That's like saying "Minnesota Spicy". Two things that really don't go together :D

@TheLocalLt

4 жыл бұрын

Nathaniel Foga that was when they sucked lmao back when people would shit on them. Since they switched back to “love that chicken” it’s gone better

@jayzon00

4 жыл бұрын

I got in line at Popeyes in 2004 and still am waiting to order.

This was excellent! Thank you for your great work!!!!

Popeyes has always been consistently good in my experience. However, Church's quality is questionable depending on the franchise owner. I've never been a KFC fan. Around here, KFC has usually meant smaller pieces of chicken for more money. Also to KFC, what's with the barf bowl?

I don’t know about y’all but this accounting student wants to hear more about the accounting issues around Popeyes

"Popeyes" spells out "Pope Yes."

@ohitsstar1241

4 жыл бұрын

Imam? No. Rabbi? No. Pope? Yes. Hotel? Trivago.

@Hillers62

4 жыл бұрын

BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!!!

@shinysphinx8849

4 жыл бұрын

Hillers62 can’t blaspheme a man lol

@chuckinhouston9952

4 жыл бұрын

Tulsa spelled backwards, is A Slut.

@nighthiker8872

4 жыл бұрын

Bright!

2019 - people risking their life for a sandwich.

@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770

3 жыл бұрын

Can we go back to 2019? That was the best year ever.

@Zakkarypillow5771

3 жыл бұрын

2020- the year where people risking their life for a sandwich sounds like a nice takeaway.

True story. I had a Popeyes Chicken in my home town in Oviedo FL. The funny thing is, there were actual chickens living in the parking lot. I'm not kidding. Look it up. "Oviedo Chickens" has it's own Facebook page. Apparently, 20 years later, those chickens are still hanging out in Popeyes parking lot. Oh, and the chicken was very fresh....

Love those children from Popeyes.

@avgjoeavglife

4 жыл бұрын

Love those Fights from Popeyes.

I just wanted to stop by to give my appreciation to Company Man and other independent creators like him. The quality of content, primarily tone and focus, that he and other independent creators put out is vastly superior to channels like vice and cheddar. The feel is like hearing an interesting story from a close friend who is really knowledgeable about the subject, told over a few beers while sitting on a back deck. Unfortunately it seems this kind of KZreadr is what the corporate YT people hate in favor of the canned, stale, overly flashy content farms which bore and insult the intelligence. Thank you, Company Man, for your interesting videos and great content.

Since you mentioned Arthur Anderson I thought I would add a fun fact I work in the old CEO offices of Arthur Anderson and if you like the word extravagant you should see the offices as all the walls are like secret entrances since there is no door knob but rather you need to pull a hook in between the walls to open them and the closets are huuuuge

I used to go to a Popeyes quite often, in Times Square, NYC, 1974-8.

Why do I get the feeling there chicken sandwich helped that rise .

@johnnybernard

4 жыл бұрын

Nathaniel Foga cause it did

@Everdayvideos

4 жыл бұрын

Johnny Bernard r/whoosh

@hotwax9376

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe because it's cooked in beef tallow and thus healthier and better tasting than Chick-Fil-A's.

@Fewchore

4 жыл бұрын

@@Everdayvideos r/ihavereddit, every comment isn't always a joke

@poweroffriendship2.0

4 жыл бұрын

You're everywhere.

I Still Haven’t Had The Sandwich That’s To Die For Yet

@Apex_Yonko

4 жыл бұрын

Me neither though I bet its overrated

@dontex7

4 жыл бұрын

@@Apex_Yonko it's good... but definitely not to get stabbed or shot for...these people are idiot SMH 🤔🤦🏾‍♂️

@roxcyn

4 жыл бұрын

Me either, Jon.

@samjupeiters

4 жыл бұрын

jon jones the bun is amazing and if you like crispy juicy chicken. You’ll like it but I still Would rather go to Chick-fil-A

@youstuber371

4 жыл бұрын

its good

Love these videos. What happened RO the Roy Rogers chain and Kenny Rogers Chicken and Sizzler?

I grew up in Louisiana, and Al Copeland also owned a small chain of medium-priced sit-down restaurants in the area. The chain was called Copeland's. Guess he could afford that apostrophe by then.

FACT: Popeye's is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times better than KFC!

@Commenter839

4 жыл бұрын

Popeyes tastes like water lmao. KFC over Popeye's anyday.

@zacharymiddleton9530

4 жыл бұрын

Who Dey Gamer that's your opinion and your entitled to it, so am I, but it isn't a fact, it's your opinion

@jonathankelley4041

4 жыл бұрын

Who Dey Gamer don't listen to the haters. You are speaking facts.

@alisoncaldwell2968

4 жыл бұрын

Their tenders are crap. Fried chicken is good though.

@jessicakakern4571

4 жыл бұрын

Popeyes smells better but ive never ate there xD

Please do a video on the rise and fall of WCW wrestling

I wish I knew your were doing this video before it was uploaded. My family knew Copeland pretty well and we would go to his huge Christmas party every year were he would show off his speedboats. Copeland is a very interesting man and I suggest to everyone to read about him.

"The Popeye" was a Mardi Gras dance craze in 1962. The singer was a guy named Eddie Bo.

there’s this combination restaurant by me with Popeyes and Burger King, it’s the only Popeyes for miles. Found it weird that the two were together, but I guess I know why. Good video

I’m assuming all the press coverage over their chicken sandwich was what inspired the video on Popeye’s. So a couple of ideas came to mind about what more to say about them in a future video: (1) The recent business press coverage for Popeye’s mentioned using the sandwich as the basis for international expansion. What do those plans look like, and is that a good idea given the current state of the fast food industry? (2) A revisit of the ”more than you know” episode for Tim Hortons/Burger King/Popeyes. Maybe even a comparison between them and Yum! Brands, since that seems to be their business model. (3) My wife sees the chicken sandwich as Popeye’s version of the McRib - something that should be held back and released occasionally to build up sales rather than a permanent menu item. Maybe a comparison of McDonald’s business strategy with the McRib and Pompey’s sandwich, and other products that used “limited time” appeals to generate interest.

My grandfather was friends with Al. Every year in the 80's we would go see his Christmas lights/decorations. A few years he even had a guy dressed as Santa talking to kids. We would also go watch him race his power boat that had a matching helicopter. I still have a remote control boat that's painted to match his boat.

If you grew up in Los Angeles in the 70s and 80s you’ll remember Pioneer chicken, AFC bought out Pioneer chicken in the early 90s and rebranded most of their locations. I can still remember going to Pioneer with my mom as a kid and I remember what we ordered. Chicken (of course), corn on the cob, and the greasy orange colored fried fish fillets for my dad.

We used to go see the lights at Al Copeland's house every Christmas. It was quite a sight.

You should start a companies you've never heard of series where you reveal the giants that no one talks about!

@companyman114

4 жыл бұрын

The issue is I believe most people prefer to hear about stuff they're familiar with. I don't think they would draw anyone in.

@ohla300

4 жыл бұрын

@@companyman114 it may fit in with the "Bigger than you know" types

@BrightMint

4 жыл бұрын

Bimbo Bakeries would be a good example.

@OBsurdityTV

4 жыл бұрын

@@companyman114 just make the Titles relatable ot sum.

@Tonyhouse1168

Жыл бұрын

@@companyman114 I’d love to know the story of Yum! Brands

Al Copeland crib in Louisiana use to have the craziest amounts if Christmas lights I ever seen in my life his neighbors use to complain #rip

They have my fav fast food fries. But my nearby Popeyes always seems an order or two of magnitude dirtier than the near by McDonald's and burger king.