Popeyes UK to open over 30 sites in 2024

Popeyes UK has announced its expansion plans that will see it open over 30 new sites in 2024.

The brand, which entered the UK in November 2021, currently has 36 locations, including five drive-thrus, plus seven delivery kitchens across the UK.

The 30 new openings will take its total number of restaurants to over 60 by December 2024.

New restaurants in Ilford and Hammersmith will be open their doors this week, on the 22 and 29 January respectively.

Other locations include Bishop Auckland, Exeter, Bury New Rd, Glasgow Sauchiehall, Aberdeen Union St, Nottingham Teal, Aberdeen, Swansea, Birmingham.

The Birmingham location, which will be a delivery kitchen, is the first site in Birmingham for Popeyes, with more sites to follow as expansion continues.

Popeyes will also open its first ever travel hub restaurant in London Waterloo station and roll out its breakfast menu nationwide next month.

Following a successful 2023, Popeyes now employs over 2,300 people in the UK and, through the new openings, aims to generate a further 2,000 new jobs across 2024.

Tom Byng, chief development officer at Popeyes, said: “We opened our first store in November 2021, to huge hype and acclaim, and customer appetite shows no sign of slowing down.

“To date, we’ve opened 38 locations up and down the country, and converted legions of fried chicken fans to Popeyes. We’re excited to be giving even more people their first taste of New Orleans as we double our estate in 2024.”

He added: “We’re particularly proud of our geographical spread of expansion, including our first ever travel hub restaurant in Waterloo Station, which will be fuelling hungry travellers with great food and a dose of the famous New Orleans spirit”