A Popeyes franchisee that owns more than 130 locations in Florida and Georgia has filed for bankruptcy. Sailormen, Inc., a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen franchisee based in Miami, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Thursday, Jan. 15, in the Southern District of Florida. At the time of filing, the company was in debt by nearly $130 million, according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY. The lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation and an "increasingly limited qualified labor force" drove the co ...