Popeyes has announced the opening of its latest venue in South Yorkshire

12 June 2023

American fried chicken restaurant brand Popeyes has announced the opening of its latest venue in South Yorkshire.

Its new Barnsley drive-thru is set to open later this summer, following on from its first UK drive-thru restaurant in Rotherham.

The new restaurant will be located at The Peel Centre in Barnsley. Plans include 86 seats indoors and 24 outside, a dual-ordering lane to reduce expected vehicle queues, kerbside collection from specifically designated bays, and a car park.

It will be the brand's tenth opening in 2023 and marks the chain's 29th opening since landing in Stratford in 2021.

Tom Crowley, chief executive at Popeyes UK, said: "Our first drive thru restaurant opening in Rotherham was the biggest launch Popeyes has ever seen - it exceeded all our expectations. We're now thrilled to be announcing the opening of our second drive thru in the area in Barnsley, and we're confident it will be just as popular.

"We're continuing to build new drive-thrus across the UK, the Barnsley launch follows Cardiff Bay and Northampton which are due to open earlier in the Summer and our first in Scotland later this year."