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Chicken firm in bankruptcy: Al Copeland Enterprises Inc., the owner of Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken and Church`s Fried Chicken, was forced into bankruptcy proceedings by creditors owed nearly $400 million. The action follows six months of negotiations between Copeland and the creditors who bankrolled his $392 million purchase of Church`s in 1989.