Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Raising Cane's)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

"Raising Cane" redirects here. For other uses, see Raising Cane (disambiguation).
Raising Cane's Restaurants, LLC.
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
Company typePrivate
IndustryRestaurants
FoundedAugust 28, 1996; 29 years ago (1996-08-28)[1]
FounderTodd Graves, Craig Silvey
Headquarters
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
,
U.S.
Number of locations
900+ (2025)[2]
Area served
United States
Bahrain
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Mexico
Key people
  • Todd Graves (co-CEO)
  • AJ Kumaran (co-CEO)
Products
Chicken fingers • French fries • Coleslaw • Cane's Sauce • Texas toast • Soft drinks
RevenueIncreaseUS$5.1 billion[2]
Number of employees
Over 65,000[3] (2025)
Websitewww.raisingcanes.com
File:Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers restaurant at Union Station in Washington, D.C. 01.jpg
Raising Cane's at Washington Union Station

Raising Cane's Restaurants, LLC, doing business as Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers (commonly referred to as Raising Cane's or Cane's), is an American fast casual chain specializing in chicken fingers founded in 1996 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by Todd Graves and Craig Silvey. The company is named after Graves's dog, a yellow Labrador. Other yellow Labradors have served as company mascots, as well as certified therapy animals.[4] As of 2025, Raising Cane's is ranked third in annual sales for quick-serve chicken chains, behind Chick-fil-A and Popeyes.[5]

History

[edit | edit source]

Founding

[edit | edit source]

Founders Todd Graves and Craig Silvey were studying at different universities when they wrote a business plan for a chicken-finger restaurant which Silvey submitted in a business plan-writing course, receiving a B-minus grade from the professor.[6] At the time, Graves worked at Guthrie's Chicken Fingers.[7]

The business plan was rejected numerous times by potential investors, so Graves and Silvey earned the needed money working various manual labor jobs.[7] They obtained an 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.[8][9][10] Silvey sold his share of the partnership shortly after the second restaurant opened.[7]

Leadership

[edit | edit source]

Graves was the sole CEO of Raising Cane's after Silvey sold his share of the partnership.[7] In 2014, AJ Kumaran, a seasoned restaurant executive, joined Cane’s as its chief operating officer. Three years later, Kumaran joined Graves as co-CEO.[11]

Branding

[edit | edit source]

In 1996, while renovating the first Raising Cane’s location near LSU, Graves uncovered an old mural from a former bakery, “Wolf’s Bakery,” that inspired the restaurant’s logo with its red-brick tones, flowing white script, and a yellow tagline declaring "bread at its best". The name “Raising Cane’s” pays tribute to his yellow Labrador, Cane. Locations features custom murals.[12]

Expansion

[edit | edit source]

In March 2020, many of Cane's locations switched from dine-in to pick-up and take-out service only due to the COVID-19 pandemic, whereas 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 a full scale.[13]

In 2021, in response to a shortage of workers at the time, the company began dispatching hundreds[14] of its 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 planned to hire 10,000 new employees.[15] The company's co-CEO said that the corporate employees are trained in the kitchen and on the register under normal circumstances.[16]

In 2022, Raising Cane's sued a shopping center in Hobart, Indiana. After the restaurant chain had signed a long-term lease, it was revealed that the shopping center had a non-compete agreement with McDonald's which prohibited other vendors from selling de-boned chicken products in the complex.[17][18][19]

File:Raising Cane's South Beach, Miami Beach June 2025 - Sign.jpg
Raising Cane's mural in the South Beach, Miami Beach location

Products

[edit | edit source]

Chicken fingers

[edit | edit source]

The fried chicken is marinated and battered.[20]

Cane's Sauce

[edit | edit source]

The recipe for the dipping sauce is kept private by company leadership. It likely contains mayonnaise, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, salt, and garlic powder.[21][22]

International expansion

[edit | edit source]

The chain first began expanding internationally in 2014, opening its first restaurant in Kuwait.[23] The namesake mascot, a dog, is not seen on signage and merchandise, as dogs are not popular in Kuwait for religious reasons.[24] The restaurant chain expanded to Dubai in 2024.[25] In 2025, it was reported the company is planning to open stores in Mexico in 2026 with an agreement with Mexico's Alsea. [1]

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  8. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  9. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  10. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  11. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  12. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  13. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  14. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  15. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  16. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  17. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  18. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  19. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  20. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  21. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  22. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  23. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  24. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  25. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).


Retrieved from "http://70.231.62.181/index.php?title=Raising_Cane%27s_Chicken_Fingers&oldid=2928044"