Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

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Raising Restaurants, LLC.
Trade name
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
TypePrivate
IndustryRestaurants
GenreFast food
FoundedAugust 28, 1996; 25 years ago (1996-08-28)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
FounderTodd Graves
Headquarters
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
,
United States
Number of locations
Over 500[citation needed]
Area served
United States
Key people
  • Todd Graves
Products
Chicken fingers • French fries • Coleslaw • Cane's Sauce • Texas toast • Soft drinks
RevenueIncreaseUS$1.5 billion (2020)[citation needed]
OwnerGraves family
Number of employees
3,100[citation needed] (Dec 2020)
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 on August 28, 1996.

History[]

Early years[]

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.[1] The business plan was rejected numerous times by potential investors, so Graves earned the needed money working as a boilermaker in a Los Angeles 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.[2][3]

International expansion[]

The chain first began expanding internationally in 2015, opening its first restaurant in Kuwait.[4] The namesake mascot, a dog, is not seen on signage and merchandise, as dogs are not popular in Kuwait.[5]

COVID-19 pandemic[]

In March 2020, many of Cane’s locations switched from dine-in to pick-up and take away 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.[6]

In 2021, in response to a shortage of workers the company began dispatching hundreds[7]of corporate employees to work in its resturaunts 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 and invest $70 million towards wage increases for workers.[8] The company's co-CEO claims that corporate employees are trained in the kitchen and on the register under normal circumstances.[9]

A December 2, 2021 report by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review revealed that Raising Cane's is expanding into Pennsylvania in 2022, including Pittsburgh. The story was confirmed by the company, citing social media requests and the chain's large presence in neighboring Ohio.[10]

Mascot[]

Graves' original dog was Raising Cane, a yellow Labrador. Other namesake Labradors have served as company mascots, as well as certified therapy animals.[11] His successor was Raising Cane III, adopted in January 2018.[12]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Sayre, Alan (June 12, 2007). "Finger joint beat the odds on fish turf". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. D3.
  2. ^ Olmstead, Larry (May 30, 2018). "This fast-food chain serves one specialty". USA Today. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Our Philosophy". Raising Cane's. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  4. ^ Blake, David (February 9, 2018). "Raising Cane's goes international". WWL News. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  5. ^ Yoder, Kaci (2015-11-11). "First overseas Raising Cane's adapts to the Middle East". . Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Raising Cane's sending corporate staff to work in restaurants amid labor shortage". 7 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Facing employee shortage, Raising Cane's putting corporate staff to work as fry cooks, cashiers". 6 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Raising Cane's puts corporate staff to work as fry cooks, cashiers amid staffing shortage".
  10. ^ "Raising Cane's chicken tenders coming to Pittsburgh region". 2 December 2021.
  11. ^ "In Memoriam: Raising Cane II". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  12. ^ Kern, Sydney (20 March 2018). "Big paws to fill: training begins for Raising Cane III". WBRZ. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
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