American chicken chain Popeyes opening first Aberdeen restaurant

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American restaurant chain Popeyes is bringing its chicken goodies to Aberdeen.

The company confirms it's opening on Union Street this spring, it's first venue in the city.

It is also going to open a drive thru in the coming months.

It follows the success of its first Scottish restaurant in Barrhead last year.

The restaurants are two of 30 it is opening this year.

Tom Crowley, CEO at Popeyes UK, said: “Opening restaurants in Scotland has been key for us since we first landed in the UK, and following the huge success of Popeyes® Barrhead, we’re thrilled to be bringing the flavours of New Orleans to fans in Aberdeen and Glasgow city centre.

“Our recent openings have been some of the biggest to date, not just in the UK but for Popeyes® globally, and we are confident that our new launches in Aberdeen and Glasgow will be just as popular.

“This is just the beginning for us in Scotland, and we’re looking forward announcing further plans of upcoming openings across the country very soon.”

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