It's one of the fastest-growing chicken restaurants in the fast food sector and already has more than 80 UK locations.

它是快餐行业中发展最为迅猛的鸡肉餐厅之一，在英国已拥有超过80家门店。



Now it has secured £43million from Barclays Corporate Banking to help it open more restaurants.

如今，该品牌已从巴克莱企业银行获得了4300万英镑的资金支持，以助力其开设更多门店。

The chain's UK chief finance officer Drew Taylor said: "Barclays are a highly supportive banking partner of Popeyes in the UK.

该连锁品牌英国首席财务官德鲁·泰勒表示：“巴克莱银行是Popeyes在英国极具支持力的银行合作伙伴。”

"The new finance facilities will enable us to build on our successful growth in the UK to date and execute our expansion strategy over the coming years, with more than 45 openings targeted in 2025 alone."

“新的融资安排将使我们能够基于目前在英国取得的成功增长，在未来几年内实施我们的扩张战略， 仅在2025年就计划开设超过45家新店。”

The news will be hugely exciting for fast food fans.

这一消息对于快餐爱好者来说无疑是个巨大的喜讯。

Reviewers of Popeyes' current restaurants have said it "wipes kfc and McDonald's to the floor" and they've "never had a bad meal" there.

Popeyes现有餐厅的顾客评价称，它“让肯德基和麦当劳相形见绌”，而且他们“从未在那里吃过一顿不好的饭”。

The chain opened its first UK restaurant in 2021 at the Westfield shopping centre in Stratford, London.

该连锁品牌于2021年在伦敦斯特拉特福德的韦斯特菲尔德购物中心开设了其在英国的首家餐厅。

It now wants to expand its presence in cities including Birmingham, Leeds and Bristol as well as opening further locations in Manchester, Liverpool, London and Scotland.

如今，它希望在伯明翰、利兹和布里斯托尔等城市进一步拓展业务，同时也在曼彻斯特、利物浦、 伦敦和苏格兰地区开设更多门店。

These will include dine-in restaurants as well as drive-thru locations and delivery kitchens which will just be for takeaway orders.

这些新门店将包括堂食餐厅、汽车穿梭餐厅以及仅提供外卖订单的配送厨房。

Popeyes also wants to open restaurants near train stations.

此外，Popeyes还希望在火车站附近开设餐厅。

Which US chains are opening more restaurants?

哪些美国连锁品牌正在开设更多餐厅？

Popeyes is one of numerous US fast food chains expanding into the UK currently.

Popeyes是目前众多进军英国市场的美国快餐连锁品牌之一。

Chick-fil-A opened the first of five new UK restaurants back in January.

Chick-fil-A（福乐鸡）早在今年1月就已开设了其在英国的五家新餐厅中的首家。

The restaurant opened inside an Applegreen service station in Lisburn, County Antrim, on the Lisburn South motorway.

这家餐厅位于利斯本南部高速公路上，安特里姆郡利斯本市的一家Applegreen服务站内。

It confirmed to The Sun previously it would launch in Northern Ireland, Leeds, Liverpool and London.

此前，该品牌已向《太阳报》确认，将在北爱尔兰、利兹、利物浦和伦敦开设门店。

Wingstop also has plans to open 20 more UK sites this year.

Wingstop也计划在今年于英国再开设20家门店。

These include dine-in restaurants in Swansea, Newcastle, Lakeside shopping centre in Essex, Streatham in South London and Cardigan Fields in Leeds. The chicken wing restaurant opened 18 new locations last year.

这些新门店包括位于斯旺西、纽卡斯尔、埃塞克斯郡莱克赛德购物中心、南伦敦的斯特里特姆以及利兹的卡迪根菲尔兹的堂食餐厅。这家鸡翅餐厅去年开设了18家新门店。

Californian burger chain Carl's Jr opened its first UK restaurant in April. It's planning to open 100 sites across the country over the next four years.

来自加州的汉堡连锁品牌卡乐星（Carl's Jr）于今年4月在英国开设了首家门店。该品牌计划在未来四年内在英国各地开设100家门店。

Family entertainment and dining centre Chuck E Cheese is reportedly planning to launch six branches across England and Scotland.

据报道，家庭娱乐餐饮中心查克芝士（Chuck E Cheese）正计划在英格兰和苏格兰开设六家分店。

The Texas-based business has targeted Milton Keynes, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol as possible locations.

这家总部位于得克萨斯州的企业已将米尔顿凯恩斯、格拉斯哥、利兹、曼彻斯特、伯明翰和布里斯托尔列为可能的选址地点。

Meanwhile Tex-Mex brand Velvet Taco is set to make its UK debut soon.

与此同时，得克萨斯-墨西哥风味品牌天鹅绒塔可（Velvet Taco）也即将在英国首次亮相。

The brand will be opening its first restaurant in Piccadilly Circus, London, and has said it will open more UK sites in the coming years.

该品牌将在伦敦皮卡迪利广场开设首家餐厅，并表示未来几年将在英国开设更多门店。

素材来源：iYuba