The company hopes to increase its presence in cities like Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester and London as well as in places like Scotland.
The openings could create some 2500 jobs as the business targets sales of more than £200 million in 2025.
This comes after the restaurant chain opened 33 locations in 2024 and recorded total sales of more than £118m.
And that’s 2024 DONE!
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— Popeyes Louisiana Chicken UK (@PopeyesUK) December 31, 2024
Popeyes announces the opening of 45 new restaurants across the UK in 2025
Tom Crowley, CEO of Popeyes UK, said: “2025 is set to be another incredibly exciting year for Popeyes UK, building on the significant successes our team generated in 2024 as we ended the year with an annual sales run rate of £150m.
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank the whole Popeyes team for their continued hard work and dedication throughout what was an incredibly busy year which saw us become the UK’s fastest-growing QSR brand.
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“Our ambitious roll-out strategy – which will see us open, on average, close to one new site per week in the coming 12 months – will mean that we can bring joy to even more customers across the country, from breakfast through to late-night.
“At the same time, we are looking forward to welcoming around 2500 new team members in the year ahead to support our expansion plans, all the while continuing our clear focus on exciting menu and technology innovation.
“Underpinned by the proven global appeal of the Popeyes brand and our highly acclaimed customer proposition, the growth potential of the business is significant, and we have a medium-term target to scale to more than 350 sites.”