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If You're Willing to Drive 12 Hours, Popeyes Will Reward You With Free Chicken

Drive-thru stunt celebrates the chain’s marinating process

This drive-thru starts in Texas and ends in New Orleans.Popeyes
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By Minda Smiley

October 23, 2018

Popeyes prides itself on serving up “fast” food that’s cooked slowly: the chain’s ads often boast that its chicken marinates for 12 hours before it’s served. But would you drive for half a day to get their delicious chicken?

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Minda Smiley is deputy Agencies editor at Adweek.

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