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| Trade name | Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | August 28, 1996; 29 years ago[1] |
| Founder | Todd Graves, Craig Silvey |
| Headquarters | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Number of locations | 900+ (2025)[2] |
| Area served | United StatesBahrainKuwaitSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesMexico |
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| Products | Chicken fingers • French fries • Coleslaw • Cane's Sauce • Texas toast • Soft drinks |
| Revenue |  US$5.1 billion[2] |
| Number of employees | Over 65,000[3] (2025) |
| Website | www.raisingcanes.com |
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]Founding
[edit]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]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]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]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]
Products
[edit]Chicken fingers
[edit]The fried chicken is marinated and battered.[20]
Cane's Sauce
[edit]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]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]- ^ "Who We Are: One Dream, One Love". Raising Cane's. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023. Opening Day: After finally getting the cash registers to work, Raising Cane's opened on August 28th, 1996.
- ^ a b "Todd Graves". Forbes. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ "Raising Cane's drops $100,000 on Mega Millions tickets — again". The Washington Post. July 29, 2022. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ Kern, Sydney (March 20, 2018). "Big paws to fill: training begins for Raising Cane III". WBRZ. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ Walker, Rob (November 17, 2025). "How Raising Cane's Founder Todd Graves Perfected His Formula and Built a $5 Billion Brand". Inc. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ "How The Raising Cane's Founder Built A $22 Billion Chicken Finger Empire That's Snoop Dogg's Favorite Fast-Food Chain". Forbes. September 24, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Sayre, Alan (June 12, 2007). "Finger joint beat the odds on fish turf". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. D3. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ Olmstead, Larry (May 30, 2018). "This fast-food chain serves one specialty". USA Today. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ "Our Philosophy". Raising Cane's. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ "About Our Founder". Raising Cane's. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ Lucas, Amelia (June 30, 2025). "How Raising Cane's overtook KFC to become the No. 3 chicken chain in the U.S." CNBC. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ Leigh, Wendy (November 6, 2025). "How A Bakery Renovation Inspired Raising Cane's Well-Known Logo". MSN. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ^ Chung, Heidi (April 30, 2020). "Raising Cane's CEO: We're not going to hurry back and reopen stores". Yahoo! Finance. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ "Raising Cane's sending corporate staff to work in restaurants amid labor shortage". The Hill. October 7, 2021. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Facing employee shortage, Raising Cane's putting corporate staff to work as fry cooks, cashiers". ABC7. October 6, 2021. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ "Raising Cane's puts corporate staff to work as fry cooks, cashiers amid staffing shortage". TODAY.com. October 8, 2021. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
- ^ "Raising Cane's raises Cain over a lease that bans chicken fingers". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ "Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers sues Indiana shopping center after being told it can't sell chicken fingers". Fox 59. November 9, 2022. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ "Raising Cane's sues shopping center over chicken finger ban". NewsNation. November 10, 2022. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ Sandel, Macy (November 16, 2025). "The Secret Behind Why Raising Cane's Chicken Tastes So Good". Chowhound. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ S, Marina (October 8, 2024). "The Savory Secret That Makes Raising Cane's Chicken Sauce Taste So Good". Tasting Table. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ Miller, Nicholas G. (November 18, 2025). "How America's Hottest Chicken Chain Keeps Its Secret Sauce a Secret". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ Blake, David (February 9, 2018). "Raising Cane's goes international". WWL News. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ Yoder, Kaci (November 11, 2015). "First overseas Raising Cane's adapts to the Middle East". 225 Magazine. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "Raising Cane's secret sauce: Is Dubai's newest fried chicken restaurant worth the hype?". The National. January 18, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
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