Popeyes On Growing Sales, Franchisee Relations

Nation’s Restaurant News:

Fueled by improvement in key metrics and growing franchisee confidence, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is tracking favorably with its long-term growth plans, officials of parent AFC Enterprises Inc. said today.

Cheryl A. Bachelder, AFC chief executive and president, and H. Melville Hope, the company’s senior vice president and chief financial officer, gave that news to analysts on a conference call Thursday covering results for the third quarter, which were released Wednesday. Read more.