International franchises
Some international franchises, such as the ones located in Germany and Japan, are located only on US military installations and are generally not accessible to the local civilian public.
Popeyes arrived in the Philippines in 2001 but left in 2007 due to a problem with the franchisor;[53][54][55] it later returned with a new deal with Kuya J Group in 2018 and opened its first branch in Pasig on May 19, 2019.[56][57] Popeyes opened their first store in China on May 15, 2020,[58] and in March 2021, it announced plans to open stores in Mexico[59] and the United Kingdom,[60] with the first restaurant in the latter country, locating at Westfield Stratford City opening on November 20, 2021.[61] Restaurant Brands International signed a master franchise and development agreement with Indian company Jubilant FoodWorks on March 24, 2021, to operate Popeyes restaurants in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.[62][63] The first Popeyes restaurant in South Asia opened in Bambalapitiya, Sri Lanka, on February 25, 2021.
In December 2020, Popeyes announced that it would be closing all locations in South Korea due to poor sales partially attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.[64][65] In October 2021, Popeyes signed an agreement with Romanian company Sterling Cruise to open 90 restaurants in Romania in the next 10 years; the first one opened on April 9, 2022.[66] In January 2022, Popeyes signed an agreement with South Korean Tuna Supplier Shilla International to open again in South Korea; the first one opened in January 2023.
Popeyes opened its first store in Indonesia in 2000 under PT Popeyes Chicken Seafood Indonesia (later taken over by PT Popindo Selera Prima in 2002) and had opened its store in Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Medan and Samarinda, but the last store in Puri Indah Mall, West Jakarta closed in 2011. Popeyes returned to Indonesia under PT Sari Chicken Indonesia, an affiliate of Mitra Adiperkasa and opened its first store in Skyline Building, Central Jakarta on December 23, 2022.[67]
In August 2023, British private equity firm TDR Capital invested GB£50 million into Popeyes UK.[68][69][70] In 2024, Popeyes announced that it would be opening stores in New Zealand and Taiwan later that year.[71][72] It forced a small fish and chip shop called Popeye's Takeaways in Feilding, New Zealand, to change its name although the shop does not sell fried chicken.[73][74] The first location in Paraguay was opened in December 2025.[75]
