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title: "Popeyes Debuts Emotional Support Chicken"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/47ee38ce-3c98-4279-98f8-1d7314a3977c
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/popeyes-debuts-emotional-support-chicken-2708719
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2018-12-19T15:10:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:32:15.561Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/5cb4e2fefae841518f2d65fba3ba2dbc3478.jpg
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# Popeyes Debuts Emotional Support Chicken

**TL;DR:** Popeyes has unveiled a unique food carrier option, the Emotional Support Chicken, for travelers in the Philadelphia International Airport. The offering is a chicken-shaped container with the purchase of a three-piece chicken tenders combo.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-12-19. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/popeyes-debuts-emotional-support-chicken-2708719).*

## Story

Popeyes has unveiled a unique food carrier option for travelers in the Philadelphia International Airport. According to a recent article in QSR Magazine, the brand is offering an ‘Emotional Support Chicken’ with the purchase of a three-piece chicken tenders combo. The chicken shaped container is designed to add humor to otherwise stressful holiday travel.

The offering was inspired by emotional support animals, who offer comfort to travelers. In recent years, people have begun to push the boundaries of what qualifies as an emotional support animal, attempting to bring peacocks, squirrels and more onboard.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- menu pricing (topic)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- Popeyes (company)
- marketing campaign (topic)
- airport expansion (topic)
- Philadelphia International Airport (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/popeyes-debuts-emotional-support-chicken-2708719). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/47ee38ce-3c98-4279-98f8-1d7314a3977c).