Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken & Biscuits owner...

Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken & Biscuits owner Al Copeland extended the deadline on his offer for Church’s Fried Chicken Inc., saying he did so to get time to put out a court-ordered statement. He also said that, since announcing his buyout plans, he has been offered 14.6 million--about 40.6%--of the 35.97 million shares outstanding. He already owned 3.2% of the San Antonio-based company’s stock, so the stock tendered by Nov. 30 would give him nearly 44%.