Wednesday, March 26, 2008 , Updated
Restaurateur Al Copeland, founder of Copeland’s chain, dies of cancer on March 23
Al Copeland, 64, the New-Orleans-born founder of the Popeyes chicken chain as well as Copeland's of New Orleans, died on Sunday March 23 in Germany. According to the NY Times, he had a malignant tumor in his salivary gland.
He started out poor and lived flamboyantly: elaborate weddings, gaudy Christmas decorations, Rolls-Royces, Lamborghinis, Jaguars, speedboats, fistfights with business rivals, etc. At one point, he owned the Church's chicken chain, which he eventually lost after filing for bankruptcy.
A branch of his Copeland's opened in Southlake last year.
Posted by T.G.
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