BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 27. The world-famous
U.S. restaurant chain Popeyes plans to open 20 restaurants across
Azerbaijan over the next five years, Popeyes Azerbaijan co-founder
Mahammad Afandiyev said during the opening of the chain's first
restaurant in Crescent Mall, Trend reports.
He said that as part of the plans, the new restaurants are
expected to employ about 1,000 people and expand their activities
by attracting other brands.
“We currently have 60 employees, and in the near future, their
number will reach 100. We started this journey with a dream to
enrich the supply chain in Azerbaijan, use the high level of the
business environment as an opportunity to attract foreign brands to
the country, and at the same time bring Azerbaijani brands to the
world market,” he said.
Afandiyev emphasized that a second Popeyes restaurant is planned
to open in Baku in March, at Ganjlik Mall.
