“Hey, it’s Al Copeland!” My mom never really had a filter between mouth and mind. Our family was watching a game in the superdome. Walking through the hall, my mother and I saw the famous chicken king. Of course Copeland heard her exclamation, so he came walking over. Copeland held a decently long conversation: talking about the game, the teams, just small talk really. At the time I was only a kid, I did not realize the man we were talking to was founder of my supper that night.
Al Copeland was a people person, most of his money went to showing off and He loved his flashy cars, big houses, and messy divorces. In a way, Al Copeland was a big kid who never grew up. The thousands of toys he handed out and the elaborate Christmas display's every year showed how generous he was. Yet, with that big generous heart came bad spending habits. He was a man of immense wealth, and lived his life showing it off. After so long that life style took its toll, and after buying…show more content… Most people would never think someone with that back ground could create a million dollar business. At eighteen yeas old, he sold his car to buy a doughnut shop from his brother, and that was just the beginning. Copeland quickly turned his new doughnut shop into a money maker. Later when a Kentucky Fried Chicken closed nearby, Copeland swept up the outlet and started his own chicken place, “Popeyes Mighty Good Fried chicken”. Copeland started earning a profit off of Popeyes within three weeks. Through recipe experiments and name changes, it quickly became the household name, and fried chicken that we love today. After declaring bankruptcy, Copeland only controlled the spice supply, which the whole thing depended on. Although he didn't let that keep him down, Copeland still made a pretty penny off of Popeyes, but that wasn't enough for him. He was a business man until the day he died, he spent his money and time investing in various
