Todd Graves (entrepreneur)

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Todd Graves
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Born (1972-02-20) February 20, 1972 (age 52)
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Restaurateur
OfficeCo-founder and CEO of Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
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Todd Graves (born February 20, 1972 [1] ) is an American entrepreneur and founder of Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, a fast food restaurant specializing in fried chicken finger meals.

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Early life

Graves was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Graves graduated from Episcopal High School in Baton Rouge. [2]

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

Graves and long-time friend Craig Silvey used Silvey's business plan course at LSU to create their business plan. [3]

Graves opened Raising Cane's near the North Gates of Louisiana State University on Highland Road in 1996. [3] By 2022, the company expanded to more than 600 restaurants in the U.S. and the Middle East. [4] [5]

The restaurants are named after Raising Cane I, Graves’ dog at the time of founding the first restaurant. They are headquartered in Baton Rouge. [3]

Personal life

Graves and his wife, Gwen, have two children and reside in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with their yellow Labrador, Raising Cane III. [6]

Collections

Todd Graves at the Raising Cane's Dog Park in Baton Rouge, Louisiana BREC Dog Park Groundbreaking City Park Scaled-10.jpg
Todd Graves at the Raising Cane's Dog Park in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

An avid collector, Graves has loaned a 66-million-year-old triceratops skull to the Louisiana Arts and Science Museum. [7] He has also loaned the hearse that carried Martin Luther King, Jr. to exhibits across the country. [8]

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Todd Graves at Eat Las Vegas

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  2. "Episcopal School of Baton Rouge holds groundbreaking for field house". 27 June 2018.
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  4. "A return to growth". 5 July 2022.
  5. "Raising Cane's in downtown East Lansing is on the way. Here's where the project stands".
  6. "Dog Days of Summer: Our tails are wagging for Todd Graves' new shelter pup and the entrants of this year's contest". 3 July 2022.
  7. Miller, Robin (29 February 2016). "There's a 66 million-year-old triceratops in Baton Rouge". The Advocate.
  8. Miller, Robin (14 January 2019). "Hearse that carried the body of Martin Luther King Jr. comes to Baton Rouge". The Advocate.