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Copeland's Social City Highly-Anticipated Restaurant Launch Set for Friday, November 21

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- New Orleans will be sizzling with glitz and glamour with the red-hot opening of 'Copeland's Social City.' With an unrivaled menu, a dazzling array of cocktails and live music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, Copeland's Social City offers socializing, entertaining, and dining options unparalleled inNew Orleans.

Copeland's Social City will be located at 701 Veterans Memorial Blvd.,Metairie, LA 70005. The new restaurant will embody all of the elements Copeland's restaurants are known for -- upscale, high-energy hospitality, chef-crafted cuisine and signature cocktails such as the new Social Blast Martini.

Copeland's Social City is Al Copeland Jr.'s first innovation since taking his father company, representing a new era of concepts for Al Copeland Jr. and the Copeland family. "My late father opened the first Copeland's restaurant twenty-five years ago and began the tradition of serving authenticNew Orleans cuisine in a warm and welcoming restaurant experience. After working side by side for 16 years with my father, this concept was created and inspired by the type of person that he was," said Al Copeland Jr., Chairman and CEO of Al Copeland Investments.

The launch of Copeland's Social City and the continued success of the Copeland Brand should come as no surprise to its guests as Copeland's adheres to valued principles, such as scratch cooking, flavorful food, variety, and value. "The restaurant industry has evolved where our guests expect more than great food and great service. We believe our guests need and want the ability to customize their meals to whatever they are in the mood for," said Al Copeland Jr.

Copeland's Social City will launch New Orleans-style with a grand opening party on Thursday, November 20 for invited guests. The restaurant will officially open for business on Friday, November 21.

About Al Copeland Investments (ACI)

Founded by legendary restaurateur Al Copeland, Al Copeland Investments (ACI) is one of the premium names in the hospitality industry owning a number of leading food, restaurant and entertainment enterprises. The ACI family of companies includes 30 restaurants, hotels and comedy clubs throughoutthe United States, including Copeland's Diversified Food and Seasonings, Copeland's ofNew Orleans, Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro, Copeland's Social City, Amor Fiory Steakhouse de Brazil Churrascaria and Improv Comedy Club & Dinner Theater, among others. An icon in Southern cuisine and the founder of Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken & Biscuits Restaurants, Al Copeland's memory lives on through the Al Copeland Foundation which is dedicated to the eradication of Merkel Cell Carcinoma, the disease that took Copeland's life. For more information on ACI and the Al Copeland Foundation, visit www.alcopeland.com and www.alcopelandfoundation.org.

SOURCE Copeland