ORDER NOW ABOUT OUR FOUNDER Todd Graves - Founder, CEO, Fry Cook and Cashier It began as a college dream — a restaurant that served high quality chicken finger meals and nothing else. From this vision, Todd created a business plan that, ironically, earned the lowest grade in the class. The professor said a restaurant serving only chicken fingers in South Louisiana would never work. Undaunted, the young entrepreneur presented his business plan to any banker that would see him. Each time, Todd received the same negative response. Knowing he would need to raise his own capital, Todd went to California to work as a boilermaker in an oil refinery and then on to Alaska, where he worked in the dangerous trade of commercial salmon fishing. Upon returning to Baton Rouge, Todd reconstructed an old building himself into the first Raising Cane’s restaurant naming it after his yellow lab…Raising Cane. Awards & Recognition #28 in the Top 100 CEOs in the US by Glassdoor Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year SCORE Award for Outstanding Socially Progressive Business Restaurateur of the Year by the Louisiana Restaurant Association Louisianan of the Year by Louisiana Life Television Shows In addition to appearance on Animal Planet’s Treehouse Masters, Discovery’s Fast N’Loud and Food Network’s Food Court Wars, Todd was also featured on the following series: RESTAURANT RECOVERY In response to the devastating effects of the pandemic on the restaurant industry, Todd created a docu-series Restaurant Recovery. The series, available on Discovery +, sees Graves travel to 10 independent restaurants across the county to help the restauranteurs overcome the struggles of operating during a pandemic. SECRET MILLIONAIRE In 2008, Todd and Gwen Graves appeared on an episode of Secret Millionaire on FOX which featured the community of South Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana. An area devasted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Todd and Gwen donated nearly $400,000 to benefit several community organizations and established the Cane’s Plaquemine Parish Relief Fund. @ToddGraves @ToddGraves 1LVToddGraves We’re Hiring. Apply Now! HOME Menu ABOUT US Our Story Our Concept Our Founder Letter from the Founder Why the Dog Restaurant Recovery Canes Across America News Room FAQ COMMUNITY Our Philosophy Canes and Your Community Fundraiser FAQ Covid 19 Response Plush Puppy Lemonade Day JOIN US Jobs.RaisingCanes.com LOCATIONS Search MEDIA News Room GIFT CARDS & GEAR Purchase a Gift Card Check your Balance Cane's Gear Terms & Conditions CANIAC CLUB Caniac Club Sign Up Your Account CONTACT US Raising Cane's Gear Terms of Sale Terms Of Use Privacy Policy Do Not Sell My Personal Information Raising Cane’s Arcade Privacy Policy Promotions Follow Us ©2021 Raising Restaurants, LLC. All rights reserved. RAISING CANE’S CHICKEN FINGERS, RAISING CANE’S, ONE LOVE, logos and related marks are trademarks of Raising Cane’s USA, LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.