Popeyes opens restaurant in Craiova, plans further expansion in Romania
<p>Two years after the official opening of the first Popeyes restaurant in Romania and one month after the first unit inaugurated outside of Bucharest, <a href="https://www.romania-insider.com/popeyes-first-retaurants-outside-bucharest-romania-2024" rel="noopener" target="_blank">in Pitești</a>, the American fried chicken chain decided to also enter the city of Craiova. Moreover, the company said it intends to expand in more cities in Romania.</p>

<p>The restaurant in Craiova is set to open next month in the food court area of ElectroPutere Mall.</p>

<p>Popeyes said that the expansion outside of Bucharest is part of “a more ambitious plan” to reach more areas and cities in Romania.</p>

<p>“The opening of the third Popeyes restaurant outside Bucharest is part of an extensive development plan for the year 2024 in Romania, a plan we will talk more about in the coming weeks,” said Jakub Aleksandrowicz, Marketing Director of Popeyes Central and Eastern Europe.</p>

<p>Founded in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, in 1972, Popeyes has more than 4,200 restaurants in the US and around the world.</p>

<p><i>irina.marica@romania-insider.com</i></p>

<p><i>(Photo source: the company)</i></p>