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Restaurant News: Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen CEO to Step Down
Cheryl Bachedler to step down as CEO of Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen, Inc., upon the closing of transaction with Restaurant Brands International.
Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen recently announced that Cheryl Bachelder will be stepping down as CEO at the closing of the company’s previously announced transaction with Restaurant Brands International.
Bachelder has been with Popeye’s since 2006, when she joined on as a member of the Board of Directors. In November 2007, she was named CEO, and over the years, she has led a remarkable transformation of the company. Today, the brand is a thriving Louisiana-inspired QSR concept that has become a global presence with nearly 2,700 restaurants in 26 countries. Under her watch, the franchise community has also grown, with top line restaurant sales up 45 percent and bottom line restaurant operating profit doubling.
“The Board of Directors and I are deeply grateful to Cheryl for her leadership of this enterprise,” said John Cranor, Chairman of the Popeyes Board of Directors. “Cheryl’s collaborative and engaging approach to the business has driven a decade of success for the Popeyes brand and enabled the Company to achieve outstanding results, putting Popeyes at the top of the quick-service restaurant industry. She has been a great mentor to many, and leaves Popeyes strong in this 45th anniversary year.”
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FollowNick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.
