Popeye's Chicken Sandwich

After reading this story, I’m left wondering if Popeyes was actually grossly negligent in unleashing what can only be described as soylent chicken onto the sandwich starved public without any warning whatsoever to their employees-

https://apple.news/AuUFr7H9bR4G3UrLQTgpa8Q

I read on twitter from a friend of a franchise owner that before they rolled them out Popeyes expected them to sell 150 sandwiches a day. They ended up selling 1000 a day. That's just insane.