Tomorrow morning, 28.08.Bostonians and Cane’s fans alike have the opportunity to support Raising Cane’s owner and founder Todd Graves open the doors to a unique golden restaurant that happens to be Cane’s 828th Restaurant. The restaurant, which has an all-gold interior, is located at 101 Arch St Suite 105 in downtown Boston and consists of gold walls, seating, counters, floors and more and proves that everything that glitters really is Is Gold.
Graves will cut the ribbon to kick off the grand opening, which includes a year of free Cane’s for 28 lucky fans in line, a golden birthday cake from Cake Boss Buddy Valastro and 828 giveaways valued at more than 100,000 US dollars – available at www.RaisingCanesBirthday.com, including:
- A golden ticket to Baton Rouge to meet Graves and visit Raising Cane’s first restaurant, The Mothership
- Gold bars, coins and nuggets from one to 10 ounces (yes, real gold!)
- Gold Necklaces
- Golden Vans Shoes
- And more!
To continue the 28th anniversary celebration, Cane’s begins its ~Golden Era~ with a jam-packed year of surprises, prizes and donations. 28 million USD for local communities, building on its almost 140 million USD returned over the past 28 years. Other Golden Year celebrations across the country include celebrity appearances, limited edition Golden Cane plush puppies, giveaways, surprise appearances and more.
Hungry for success and Cane’s Sauce, Graves opened the first Raising Cane’s in Baton Rouge across from the North Gates in LSU To 28 August 1996. What began as a chicken finger dream slowly grew into a chicken finger empire with over 800 locations across the country, but Graves’ journey was not without its challenges. Two years before introducing Raising Cane’s to the world, Graves presented a business plan in college that received the lowest grade in the class: A restaurant that only serves chicken fingers? No way! But Graves believed in his dream.
After being turned down by one bank after another, Todd set about raising his own money, California As a boilermaker in an oil refinery, he worked 90-hour weeks to make his dream come true. When a fellow boilermaker told him he could make more money by fishing commercially, Graves set out Alaska and camped on the tundra for a month before getting a job on a boat fishing for sockeye salmon, working 20-hour days in harsh conditions. With money in hand, Graves returned home and secured a loan from the SBA before rounding up a few friends to help break ground on what would later be called “The Mothership.”
He had originally planned to name the restaurant “Sockeye’s” as a tribute to his time in AlaskaInstead, he took the advice of a friend and named it after his Labrador retriever, Raising Cane, who frequently visited the construction site. Today, Cane III serves his rightful role as namesake and mascot, frequently appearing in commercials with Graves and making waves on her own Instagram.
Finally 28 August 1996Graves opened the doors to Raising Cane’s. It was after 9pm and Graves took to the street to wave customers in – business was so good that the restaurant stayed open until 3:30 a.m.!
Today, 28 years later, Cane’s has grown to over 800 restaurants in over 40 states and continues to open 100 restaurants each year. With the goal of becoming one of the top 10 restaurant brands in the U.S. by 2030, Cane’s is aiming to grow to more than 150,000 Crew members in 1,600 restaurants and 10 billion dollars in sales.
ABOUT RAISING CANE’S®:
Raising Cane’s is one of the fastest growing restaurant brands with over 800 restaurants in over 40 states and plans to open 100 new restaurants in several new markets in 2024. The company recently announced plans to become one of the top 10 restaurant brands in the United States and is known for its ONE LOVE® delicious chicken finger meals – which include the legendary “Cane’s Sauce” – voted the most delicious sauce and chicken in the restaurant industry. For more information, visit raisingcanes.com.
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