Raising Cane’s is expanding, with 14 new restaurants planned to open in December, including two in Florida.
The company said in a statement to USA TODAY that the openings are part of Raising Cane’s expansion of its national footprint.
The company’s goal is to run more than 1,600 restaurants nationwide and to “solidify its place among the Top 10 U.S. Restaurant Brands by the end of the decade.”
Raising Cane’s opening 2 Florida restaurants in December
Among 14 restaurants opening in December are two in Florida:
More Raising Cane’s restaurants coming to Florida
More Raising Cane’s locations are planned in Florida. Listed as coming soon on the company’s website are:
➤ See list of Florida locations
Not listed on Raising Cane’s website is new restaurant in Pensacola
A Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is in the works outside of Pensacola’s Cordova Mall, moving into former Red Lobster.
➤ Raising Cane’s is finally coming to Pensacola as old Red Lobster is razed to make way
The city of Pensacola approved a request to demolish the former Red Lobster on Ninth Ave. to make way for a new Raising Cane’s, fulfilling a rumor that goes back to 2022.
14 Raising Cane’s locations opening in December
There are already 26 Florida Raising Cane’s locations. Along with the two Orlando, Florida, locations, Raising Cane’s will open 14 restaurants in December:
Jacksonville welcomed Raising Cane’s earlier this year
Raising Cane’s opened its first Northeast Florida restaurant in July at Oakleaf Station on Merchants Way in Jacksonville.
About 400 people stood in line to be among the first to get a taste of the restaurant’s signature chicken fingers.
The restaurant was the first of several planned in the greater Jacksonville area.
How many Raising Cane’s are there in Florida, US?
According to data company ScrapeHero, there were 915 Raising Cane’s restaurants in the U.S. as of Oct. 21, with 26 in Florida. States with the most locations are:
Raising Cane’s serves only chicken finger meals. ‘It’s our one love’
Raising Cane’s describes itself as “a restaurant that only serves chicken fingers.” It was a “business plan (that) received the lowest grade in a college class because the professor said it wouldn’t work.”
“Raising Cane’s has ONE LOVE — quality chicken finger meals, and we serve them better than anyone else.”
The first Raising Cane opened Aug. 28, 1996, in an old building at the North Gates of Louisiana State University. It’s headquarters are located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
What else does Raising Cane’s have on its menu?
Raising Cane’s has a variety of combo meals on its menu, along with “Tailgates” that go up to 100 chicken fingers.
“Extras” include:
Raising Cane’s named after founder’s dog
Founder and CEO Todd Graves “originally planned to call the restaurant ‘Sockeye’s’ as a tribute to his time in Alaska” saving money to open his first location.
“Instead, he takes a friend’s advice and names it after his Labrador retriever, Raising Cane, who frequented the construction site” of the first restaurant in Louisiana.
Contributing: Gary T. Mills and Teresa Stepzinski, Florida Times-Union
This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Raising Cane’s opening new restaurants. Here’s where in Florida
Reporting by Cheryl McCloud and Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Florida Today
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