Popeyes lookin' kinda sus rn 👀🐔
Popeyes accused of using ‘unsafe’ chicken allegedly stored in residential garages in Ontario. Okay, so, major tea. Popeyes is getting DRAGGED into court. Apparently, they were allegedly servin' up chicken that was stored in some random garage?! An old supplier is PISSED and spillin' all the deets. P
TL:DR
Okay, so, major tea. Popeyes is getting DRAGGED into court. Apparently, they were allegedly servin' up chicken that was stored in some random garage?! An old supplier is PISSED and spillin' all the deets. Popeyes is like, "Nah, we good," but the internet is not convinced. Buckle up, fam, this is about to get messy.
The Drama
Aight, listen up, fam. Word on the street is Popeyes is in some DEEP doo-doo. Like, lawsuit-level drama. Their former chicken supplier, ADP, is straight-up accusing them of buying "unsafe" chicken from a sketchy, unauthorized plug. And where were they allegedly keepin' this chicken? Residential garages in Ontario. I can't make this up.
ADP is saying this unauthorized supplier was out here storing and wrapping chicken in garages, supplyin' chicken that was lowkey "rotten or expired" and def "unfit for human consumption". They even said the chicken was gettin' delivered in rides without any chillin'?! Bruh, that's a major 🚩.
Now, get this: ADP is salty because they lost their contract with Popeyes after raising all these red flags. They're saying Popeyes, Restaurant Brands International (RBI), and Restaurant Services Canada Inc. (RSCI) all knew what was up, but chose to look the other way. Even the franchisees, allegedly chose to buy from this sketchy supplier 'cause it was cheaper and kept slanging it to customers even after they heard the tea. Like, seriously?!
But Popeyes is like, "Hold up, hold up. These claims are totally unfounded. We investigated, and we ain't find NO evidence." But ADP isn't buying it. They're suing for a WHOPPING $35 million for lost profits, facility upgrades, and punitive damages. And they want some bread from the unauthorized company and the franchisees, too.
ADP saying RSCI didn't investigate the chicken issues, bruh. They're also alleging the chicken was NOT inspected by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency or the municipal food inspectors?! Like, what?! Popeyes requires franchisees to buy from approved people and CAN apply to buy from a supplier outside the system, but those peeps gotta submit to inspections?! Somethings up!
This ain't just about some bad chicken, y'all. ADP is also throwing around words like "breach of contract" and "breaches of the Competition Act." This is some serious corporate shade.
Abbreviations Glossary
| Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|
| Sus | Suspicious, questionable. |
| Tea | Gossip, information. |
| DraggED | Being called out, criticized. |
| Deets | Details. |
| Lowkey | Kind of, slightly. |
| Doo-doo | Trouble |
| Plug | A source for something (in this case, chicken). |
| 🚩 | Red Flag |
| Rides | Vehicles |
| Chillin' | Refrigeration |
| Salty | Upset |
| Bread | Money |