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Assertion Supported
Graves: About 95% of Raising Cane's locations are company-owned
“Yeah, by me, I'm at like 90, I would say 95%.”
Todd Graves Apr 25, 2022 ▶ 1:11:16 Raising Cane's: Todd Graves
Assertion Supported
Graves: Raising Cane's $4 million AUV is second-highest in fast food
“We have, we're the second highest average unit volume in all of quick service.”
Todd Graves Apr 25, 2022 ▶ 1:17:33 Raising Cane's: Todd Graves
Assertion Supported
Raz: Raising Cane's surpassed KFC as third-largest US chicken chain
“This past summer of 2025, Cane's surpassed Kentucky Fried Chicken as the third largest chicken quick service restaurant in the U.S.”
Guy Raz Dec 25, 2025 ▶ 1:34 Advice Line with Todd Graves of Raising Cane's
Assertion Partly supported
Graves: Raising Cane's menu modeled Guthrie's late-1960s chicken finger combo
“You know, I mean, if you look at it, our menu is like what Guthrie's originally came back up with, like in the late sixties, you know, it was that chicken finger meal with the sauce and the fries and the coleslaw and the Texas toast.”
Todd Graves Apr 25, 2022 ▶ 14:31 Raising Cane's: Todd Graves
Assertion Partly supported
Graves: Raising Cane's struggled heavily during 2004-2005 Texas expansion
“My first expansion, you know, out of the state of Louisiana was around 2004, 2005... Dallas and Houston, and this is eight, eight, nine years into it, and we got our butt kicked.”
Todd Graves Apr 25, 2022 ▶ 1:07:46 Raising Cane's: Todd Graves
Assertion Supported
Graves: Hurricane Katrina shut down 21 of 28 Raising Cane's locations
“When Hurricane Katrina hit, and we had 21 of 28 locations go down in the area, and that cash flow stopped.”
Todd Graves Apr 25, 2022 ▶ 1:13:43 Raising Cane's: Todd Graves
Assertion Supported
Graves family still retains majority ownership of Raising Cane's
“The Graves family still owns a majority of the company, and Todd's wife and kids are all involved in the business.”
Guy Raz Apr 25, 2022 ▶ 1:20:38 Raising Cane's: Todd Graves
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