On the bankruptcy of a big Popeyes franchisee

A big Popeyes franchisee files for bankruptcy and tests the company’s leadership.

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at the bankruptcy filing of Sailormen, a 130-unit franchisee based in Miami. What does it say about the state of Popeyes? 

The burger business appears to be doing just fine, at least at some chains. We’ll talk about that. 

We also talk about what chains should go public and a couple that could go private this year.

In addition, Senior Technology Editor Joe Guszkowski discusses the future of Olo.

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