Popeyes Takes On Its Rivals With A New Blackened Chicken Sandwich By Dawn Geske A Popeyes restaurant This year has been the revival of the chicken sandwich wars, with the vast majority of fast-food restaurants launching a new chicken sandwich to their menus. And chicken chain Popeyes is no exception. The company has introduced a new Blacken Chicken Sandwich that will go head-to-head with the competition taking on the likes of McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King, and Chick-fi-A as it battles it out for a bite of the chicken sandwich market. According to Chew Boom, the Blackened Chicken Sandwich is currently available in participating locations for a limited time but can be ordered on the Popeyes website in select markets now.