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Trade name

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
TypePrivate
IndustryRestaurants
GenreFast food
FoundedAugust 28, 1996; 26 years ago
FounderTodd Graves
Headquarters

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

,

U.S.

Number of locations

600 (2022)[1]

Area served

United States
Bahrain
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Products

Chicken fingers • French fries • Coleslaw • Cane's Sauce • Texas toast • Soft drinks

Revenue
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US$1.5 billion (2020)[citation needed]

Number of employees

50,000[2] (2022)
Websitewww.raisingcanes.com

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers (also called Raising Cane's or Cane's) is an American fast-food restaurant chain specializing in chicken fingers founded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana by Todd Graves and Craig Silvey in 1996.

History[edit]

Early years[edit]

Founders Todd Graves and Craig Silvey were both enrolled in a business plan writing course while studying at different universities. Graves wrote the business plan and Silvey submitted it, for which Silvey received a C-minus grade. At the time, Graves worked at Guthrie's Chicken Fingers.[3] The business plan was rejected numerous times by potential investors, so Graves earned the needed money working as a boilermaker in a Los Angeles, California refinery and fishing for sockeye salmon in Alaska. He and Silvey obtained a SBA loan, which they used to open their first restaurant, located in Baton Rouge at the intersection of Highland Road and State Street near the LSU campus.[4][5][6]

International expansion[edit]

The chain first began expanding internationally in 2015, opening its first restaurant in Kuwait.[7] The namesake mascot, a dog, is not seen on signage and merchandise, as dogs are not popular in Kuwait.[8]

COVID-19 pandemic[edit]

In March 2020, many of Cane's locations switched from dine-in to pick-up and take out service only because of the COVID-19 pandemic, while others closed temporarily. As of July 2020, certain locations had reopened their dining rooms, although Graves said the company was in no rush to do so on the full scale.[9]

In 2021, in response to a shortage of workers the company began dispatching hundreds[10] of corporate employees to work in its restaurants as cooks and cashiers, in addition to their existing duties regarding the hiring of new employees. The company plans to hire 10,000 new employees.[11] The company's co-CEO claims that corporate employees are trained in the kitchen and on the register under normal circumstances.[12]

Mascot[edit]

Graves' original dog was Raising Cane, a yellow Labrador. Other namesake Labradors have served as company mascots, as well as certified therapy animals.[13] His successor was Raising Cane III, adopted in January 2018.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kicking Off Massive Growth in 2022, Raising Cane's Celebrates Opening of 600th Restaurant". RestaurantNews.com. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Raising Cane's drops $100,000 on Mega Millions tickets — again". Washington Post. July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Sayre, Alan (June 12, 2007). "Finger joint beat the odds on fish turf". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. D3.
  4. ^ Olmstead, Larry (May 30, 2018). "This fast-food chain serves one specialty". USA Today. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "Our Philosophy". Raising Cane's. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "About Our Founder". Raising Cane's. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  7. ^ Blake, David (February 9, 2018). "Raising Cane's goes international". WWL News. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  8. ^ Yoder, Kaci (2015-11-11). "First overseas Raising Cane's adapts to the Middle East". 225 Magazine. Retrieved 2021-08-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Chung, Heidi (April 30, 2020). "Raising Cane's CEO: We're not going to hurry back and reopen stores". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  10. ^ "Raising Cane's sending corporate staff to work in restaurants amid labor shortage". The Hill. 7 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Facing employee shortage, Raising Cane's putting corporate staff to work as fry cooks, cashiers". ABC7. 6 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Raising Cane's puts corporate staff to work as fry cooks, cashiers amid staffing shortage". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  13. ^ "In Memoriam: Raising Cane II". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  14. ^ Kern, Sydney (20 March 2018). "Big paws to fill: training begins for Raising Cane III". WBRZ. Retrieved 12 February 2021.

Which states have Raising Canes?

There are 33 US States and Territories with Raising Cane's locations. ... Louisiana..

Will there be a Raising Cane's in New York?

Their debut location in the city will be at Broadway and 44th Street in Times Square. The chain's 8,500-square-foot flagship Manhattan store will be the largest restaurant in Times Square, according to reports.

Is Raising Canes in DC?

Beyond MoCo: Raising Cane's Begins Expansion Into D.C Region This March. Raising Cane's, a Louisiana based restaurant chain specializing in chicken fingers, is planning on opening its first D.C. region restaurant in March with the upcoming opening of its Sterling location at 45545 Dulles Eastern Plaza.

Does Miami have Raising Canes?

The long-awaited arrival of the popular chicken finger chain in Florida is finally here. Located at the corner of Lincoln Road and Washington Avenue [351 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139], this location will be one of the company's five “Flagship” locations opening around the country next year.