Popeyes U.S. comps -5.2% Q2’26Wingstop domestic SSS -7.5% Q2’26KFC U.S. units 3,523 YE’25Dave’s unit growth +52.3% FY’25Chick-fil-A AUV $9.16MCane’s systemwide $5.48B FY’25Franchisee QSR cap 6.85%Corporate QSR cap 5.85%Category growth +5.3% ’25Wings wholesale $0.98/lb YE’25
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Market profile · Florida

South Florida (Miami / West Palm Beach)

The epicenter of Popeyes franchisee distress — and the market where the franchisor itself paid the highest price per restaurant to take units back.

Tracked activity

  • Popeyes corporate acquired 16 Miami-area restaurants out of the Sailormen bankruptcy for $9.6M — roughly $600,000 per restaurant1
  • 61 Biscuits LLC acquired three West Palm Beach-area restaurants for $1.11M — about $370,000 per restaurant1
  • Popeyes' brand headquarters is in Miami; Sailormen, the bankrupt 136-unit franchisee, was also Miami-based2

Sources

Every figure on this page is attributed. CSW does not publish estimates as facts — where a number is unavailable it is shown as “—”, and where a figure is derived arithmetically from two published figures it is marked as derived.

  1. [1] QSR Magazine — One of Popeyes' Largest Franchisees Sells 97 Restaurants out of Bankruptcy (2026)
  2. [2] Restaurant Business — A big Popeyes franchisee files for bankruptcy (2026-01)