Popeyes is Bringing Its Chicken Sandwich to Canada in 2020
By Simon Hung
February 19, 2020June 17 update: the Popeyes Chicken Sandwich has officially launched in Canada -- the sandwich is currently only available in Edmonton, with a national rollout planned for September.1
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It’s coming.
The famous Popeyes Chicken Sandwich -- the same sandwich that sparked a firestorm of media attention in the United States -- will finally be available in Canada later this year.
Originally introduced in the United States on August 12, the Popeyes Chicken Sandwich has never been available on the Canadian Popeyes menu -- the sandwich is made with a buttermilk-breaded chicken breast fillet, pickles and mild or spicy mayonnaise, all served on a toasted brioche bun. It was an instant hit, becoming so wildly popular that Popeyes completely sold out in under two weeks and it wasn’t available again in most areas until early November.
In fact, its popularity created a ripple effect in the US chicken sandwich industry, as Chick-fil-A quickly took to Twitter to try and re-assert their dominance, while rivals including KFC and McDonald’s soon launched their own chicken sandwiches, igniting the Great Chicken Sandwich War of 2019.
Popeyes has received a significant amount of praise for their remarkable sandwich, with TIME saying that "it lives up to the hype," while The New Yorker called it "the sandwich to save America." Shortly after its launch, Popeyes’ President Felipe Athayde proudly labelled it "the iPhone or Air Jordan of chicken sandwiches."
The sentiment was echoed by customers, as Popeyes reported a Q4 2019 sales growth of over 42% compared to Q4 2018, which parent company RBI primarily attributed to the success of the Chicken Sandwich.
Canadians will get to experience the hype in 2020, as a Popeyes spokesperson has confirmed to multiple news outlets that they plan to bring the hit sandwich to Canada later this year, but a specific date has yet to be determined.
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Source: CTV News
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View allIn terms of sandwich - ranking: KFC, Mary Browns, Popeyes , Chic Fil A
In terms of fries/taters - rankings: Mary Brown's, hands down.
Why I prefer Chick-Fil-A for chicken sandwiches and Firehouse for my subs. Big difference in who owns and staffs those shops.
Looked like they had about 6-8 pre-made sandwiches on the shelf.
I can see where the owner is coming from as the ones sitting will be wastage but of course it goes back to how well they can plan demand to ensure "fresh" supply . Depends if customer legitimately wanted extra sauce (can just give premade sandwiches with extra sauce on side) or wanted the request as way to get a "fresh" one
Interestingly, of those people, she was the only one ordering the sandwich.
In case anyone wants to know the location, it is the one located at Highway 7 between Leslie and Bayview in Richmond Hill.
Chicken meat, wheat flour, vegetable oil (canola, corn, soybean and hydrogenated soybean oil), toasted wheat crumb, water, chicken skin, modified corn starch, salt, spice, potassium chloride, lemon juice concentrate, wheat gluten, vegetable oil, natural flavour (plant source), silicon dioxide, vinegar, garlic powder, baking powder. Cooked in vegetable oil (high oleic low linoleic canola oil and/or canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, citric acid, dimethylpolysiloxane)
Source: https://www.mcdonalds.com/ca/en-ca/prod ... icken.html
After having one, there is zero comparison to CFA. CFA is actually (gasp!) a fast-food sandwich. Bun, pickles, chicken, bun.
Popeyes gave me a slab of their chicken on a nice bun with 2 large pickles. I ordered it without sauce to make sure it was fresh. The chicken size actually reminded me of their pull-apart chicken, it was like 3 inches thick.
Popeye's edges it out due to crispier batter. Both very good chicken sandwiches for fastfood.
I'm curious on what you think of them, I like them personally quite a bit.
Been eating quite a few and it seems so much better than any other burger for $6.
McD charges $5 for McChicken.. lol
On September 16th, I tried the KFC sandwich for only $2 when they had the promotion so I bought 2 for $4 and was content because of the price.
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I believe it was in February when I tried Chick-fil-A sandwich and it was okay too.
I'd have to try and compare these 3 chicken sandwiches side by side for a proper taste test. With that said, from memory only I'd honestly have to say Popeye's was the best of the 3. However, from what I remember none of these sandwiches were special and had a WOW factor. None!
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I tried the chicken sandwich from popeyes, it's pretty much the same recipe they used to use back in the 2000s. When they switched over to the current recipe, thats when their sandwiches really starting falling off. This classic recipe is what it used to be, its strange they took that away. I got mine with extra pickles and coleslaw on the side. It was excellent.
Mary Brown is pretty consistent with their Big Marys. Never had an issue with the buns being over toasted, or the chicken patty being too battery. The spicy big mary is the bomb.