SmitCo Plans Rogers Popeyes
by June 7, 2004 12:00 am 459 views
SmitCo Eateries Inc. of Pine Bluff plans to open a Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits restaurant at 2325 W. Walnut St. in Rogers before the end of August, said Kim Englehardt, communications manager for the fast-food chicken chain. SmitCo opened its first Northwest Arkansas Popeye’s in July at 538 E. Robinson Ave. in Springdale. The franchisee plans to open seven more in the area by 2008.
Rodney Coats of Pine Bluff and Brian D. Smith of Springdale are partners in SmitCo, which also owns three Subway sandwich shops in Pine Bluff.
Smith said SmitCo has acquired the franchise rights for Popeyes in nine Arkansas counties ranging from Fort Smith in the south to Bentonville in the north.