AFC Enterprises Opens Two Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits In South America and Europe for the First Time

Atlanta (PROTEXT) - AFC Enterprises announced that PopeyesChicken & Biscuits has signed two development agreements forexpansion in South America and Europe -- four units in Surinameand two units in Poland. These deals constitute AFC's andPopeyes' first entrance into both continents outside of UnitedStates military bases. The South American deal with the new franchise partner, C.K.C.Hotel Maatschappij N.V., includes four Popeyes restaurants --with one unit opening this month in Suriname, two scheduled toopen in the year 2000, and one in 2001. The European deal with Host International, a subsidiary ofHost Marriott Services Corporation (HMS), includes two Popeyesrestaurants to open in the food courts of M1 branded Metro A.G.malls in Poland. AFC has targeted South America and Europe for expansionbecause of favorable demographic trends and the Popeyes menuwhich is designed to appeal to the more than 30 million "flavorseekers" worldwide that enjoy flavorful, but not necessarilyspicy food. Popeyes is known for its signature New Orleans-stylespicy and mild chicken and its world-famous red beans & rice. In addition to Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, AFC Enterprises,one of the world's largest operators and franchisors ofrestaurants, bakeries and cafes with more than 3,300 locations in25 countries worldwide, is the parent company of Churchs Chicken,Seattle's Best Coffee and Torrefazione Italia Coffee. AFCpositions itself as the Franchisor of Choice by offering aportfolio of high-valued brands and unparalleled support andservices for its franchise partners. AFC had system-wide sales of$1.8 billion in 1998 and can be found on the World Wide Web athttp://www.afc-online.com . ots Original Text Service: AFCEnterprises, Inc. Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact:Ellen Hartman, (USA) 770-353-3152, or ehartman@afce.com, orScott Hudler, (USA) 404-459-4660, or shudler@afce.com, both ofAFC Enterprises, Inc.

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