Popeyes Hanover Pa Grand Opening (2024)

FAQs

What oil does Popeyes use? ›

If you've noticed that Popeyes fried chicken has a different oil flavor compared to other fried chicken places, it's likely because Popeyes uses palm oil for frying.

Chicken on the Run, which became Popeyes, opened its doors in 1972. That one restaurant has grown into a multi-billion business, which is owned by Restaurant Brands International. RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC.

For its 2024 rerelease, Popeyes is charging about a dollar more for the Big Box—$6.99. The meal comes with two pieces of Popeyes' signature bone-in fried chicken, a buttermilk biscuit, and the customer's choice of two sides. Depending on what's ordered, the Big Box can range from 867 to 1,207 calories.

Does Popeyes use pork? Popeyes uses pig fat in their red beans and rice and lard for their fries and most likely to butter their biscuits….

Yes, they use pork tasso and chicken to make their gravy but the mashed potatoes alone have none. I believe they put it in the red beans and rice too and green beans. Many places use pork in their gravy for flavor so I always ask (or lookup beforehand) to be safe.

RBI owns four of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands – TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES® and FIREHOUSE SUBS®. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for decades.

Popeyes has announced a HOT collaboration with Grammy Award-winning musician, entrepreneur, and now Popeyes franchise owner, Megan Thee Stallion.

Baseball great Hank Aaron has launched over 20 Popeye's Louisiana Chicken in Georgia. He also founded the 755 Restaurant Corporation which has also bought into the Krispy Kreme franchise business.

In addition, the chicken chain is offering a shareable option: the Bigger Box. Customers can choose from either 10 pieces of fried chicken or 10 chicken tenders and four biscuits for $20. Both the Big and Bigger Box deals are now available nationwide and can be ordered for both pick-up and delivery.

Regular or Spicy Tenders: Regular, Spicy. Choose a side: French Fries, Fried Okra, Mashed Potatoes (Includes Gravy), Coleslaw, Green Beans.

Is Popeyes Big Box still available in 2024? ›

Both the Big Box and the Bigger Box are available nationwide but only until June 23, 2024.

Popeyes just introduced a $10 sampler at select locations, which includes two pieces of bone-in chicken, two tenders, eight shrimp, two biscuits, and a choice of two sides. The sides include cole slaw, cajun fries, cajun fries with cheese, mashed potatoes, garlic rice, and biscuits, if you insist on another one.

In 2021, Megan Thee Stallion teamed up with Popeye's to launch a special meal that included their famous chicken sandwich with a unique “Hottie Sauce,” designed to add a spicy and sweet flavor. This collab also featured a line of merch, showing Megan's influence beyond music with the food industry.

We use beef tallow to cook our products; it's just one of the secret ingredients behind that crazy-good, crispy and savoury Popeyes flavour. And guess what? It's not just about the flavour; it also contributes to more heat stable cooking.

That's why the chain cooks its chicken in palm oil, which has a neutral taste and almost no aroma at all (via Popeyes). With the oil taking a backseat, the unmistakable taste of Popeyes chicken can shine.

Did you know, we fry our chicken and seafood separately. Because at Popeyes, flavors don't mix where they shouldn't.

Once in our kitchens, we cook them in our canola-blend oil so you can have them crispy and hot—just the way you like them. Want to hear more about our fry ingredients? Get the down low on how we flavor our fries.