Popeyes prepares to open at Westfield Rosny 2

Popeyes is preparing to open a new restaurant in the Île-de-France region around Paris, at the Westfield Rosny 2 shopping centre in Rosny-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis. According to information published on 28 September 2026 by L’Express Franchise, recruitment is under way. The American fried chicken brand’s arrival has been announced, but no opening date has yet been disclosed.

Recruitment begins ahead of an opening announcement

The new restaurant is set to open inside Westfield Rosny 2, on avenue du Général-de-Gaulle. At this stage, recruitment provides the clearest indication of progress: Popeyes is looking for a restaurant manager and several team members to work across different roles, with the latter offered permanent contracts for 24 hours a week.

A recruitment session has been announced for Wednesday 30 September, from 9.15am to 1pm, in Rosny-sous-Bois. These efforts are aimed at building the team for the forthcoming restaurant. They do not, however, establish when the first customers will be welcomed.

In its article, L’Express Franchise suggests that an opening could be on the cards in the coming weeks. This is an inference drawn from the start of recruitment, rather than a timetable confirmed by Popeyes or the shopping centre. For job applicants and prospective customers alike, the distinction matters: the project is progressing, but its public opening date remains unknown.

Joining an existing line-up of 35 restaurants

Popeyes will join a shopping centre that, according to the same source, already has 35 restaurants. These include KFC and Los Pollos, two brands serving chicken, both located on level 0. The new restaurant will therefore add to a dining offer in which this speciality is already represented.

Popeyes’ exact location within the shopping centre has not yet been announced. It would therefore be premature to assign it a floor, retail unit or immediate neighbour. The presence of KFC and Los Pollos on level 0 gives no indication of where the forthcoming restaurant will be located.

At the time of the information published on 28 September, the restaurant appeared neither in Westfield Rosny 2’s restaurant directory nor on the Popeyes website. This gap between recruitment and inclusion in the two operators’ directories underlines the need to distinguish an announced location from an actual opening. The available information concerns a restaurant in preparation, not one already open to the public.

Part of Popeyes’ expansion in France

Founded in Louisiana in 1972, the brand opened its first French restaurant in February 2023, on the forecourt of Gare du Nord station in Paris. Its French headquarters are in Saint-Denis, in the same department as the forthcoming Rosny-sous-Bois restaurant.

The network now has a presence in several French cities, including Lille, Brest, Grenoble, Marseille and Toulon. The Rosny 2 project forms part of this geographical expansion and is expected to strengthen its presence in the Paris region.

L’Express Franchise also notes that Popeyes is targeting close to 250 restaurants and shared kitchens in France over the coming years. This figure represents a growth ambition, not the number of sites currently open. The source gives no precise deadline from which to derive an annual opening schedule.

For the franchise community, this makes the new location a development worth following as the brand expands in France, while keeping the local project distinct from its national ambitions.

The operating model remains unclear

Popeyes combines company-owned restaurants with franchise expansion. The brand first adopted the franchise model with its restaurant at Les 4 Temps in La Défense. This milestone is documented in the available information, but it does not establish that the forthcoming Rosny 2 restaurant will also be franchised.

The source does not specify the new location’s operating model. For prospective operators following the brand, three points therefore remain to be verified: how the restaurant will be operated, its exact location within the shopping centre and its opening date.

Key takeaway: recruitment is under way in Rosny-sous-Bois. Before planning a visit or adding this location to a list of franchise openings to monitor, wait for confirmation of the timetable and the restaurant’s operating model.