MIAMI – Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has filed a federal lawsuit against several former franchise owners alleging they breached franchise agreements by continuing to operate restaurants using company trademarks without authorization after their franchise agreements were terminated.

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has filed a federal lawsuit against Florida Pop, Pop Restaurant Holdings, Pop Investments, Pronto Consolidated and Guillermo Perales.

According to court documents, the defendants previously owned 52 Popeyes franchise restaurants. The lawsuit claims the defendants were informed their franchise agreements were terminated and they no longer had the rights to use Popeyes trademarks and systems. Despite the termination of their contracts, Popeyes says the defendants continued to operate their restaurants, and on March 15, 2023, Popeyes filed a lawsuit against them.

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