Popeyes is currently building a place in La Vega next to Burger King (across from Expreso Vegano buses).
It should be interesting to see how it does. La Vega is an interesting market. It has a complete Burger King, but not a complete McDonald’s. Pollos Victorina isn’t there, yet eating chicken occurs almost on a daily basis among the locals. One of the most consumed Dominican salamis (INDUVECA) is originally from La Vega. One of the largest Dominican radio stations conglomerate is also originally from La Vega (Grupo Medrano). Even when it comes to religious traditions. La Vega is the only one in the whole country that celebrates 2 virgin: Nuestra Señora de la Concepción and, what essentially is one of the oldest devotions to the virgin Mary in the Americas, Nuestra Señora de La Antigua (also Lantigua). The first painting of that virgin was brought from Spain by Christopher Columbus himself.
Anyway, I wonder if Popeyes will offer delivery in the town only or also surrounding areas. Unlike in much of the DR where the countryside population quickly dissipates as you leave each town, the countryside surrounding La Vega is actually crowded with many areas acting more as a suburb than a true “campo” with people that all they do is live in the “campo,” but their lifestyles is more similar to town dwellers.
It should be interesting to see how it does. La Vega is an interesting market. It has a complete Burger King, but not a complete McDonald’s. Pollos Victorina isn’t there, yet eating chicken occurs almost on a daily basis among the locals. One of the most consumed Dominican salamis (INDUVECA) is originally from La Vega. One of the largest Dominican radio stations conglomerate is also originally from La Vega (Grupo Medrano). Even when it comes to religious traditions. La Vega is the only one in the whole country that celebrates 2 virgin: Nuestra Señora de la Concepción and, what essentially is one of the oldest devotions to the virgin Mary in the Americas, Nuestra Señora de La Antigua (also Lantigua). The first painting of that virgin was brought from Spain by Christopher Columbus himself.
Anyway, I wonder if Popeyes will offer delivery in the town only or also surrounding areas. Unlike in much of the DR where the countryside population quickly dissipates as you leave each town, the countryside surrounding La Vega is actually crowded with many areas acting more as a suburb than a true “campo” with people that all they do is live in the “campo,” but their lifestyles is more similar to town dwellers.
