Todd Graves (entrepreneur)
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Todd Graves | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, Restaurateur |
| Office | Co-founder and CEO of Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers |
| Children | 2 |
Todd Graves (born 1972) is an American entrepreneur and founder of Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, a fast food restaurant specializing in fried chicken finger meals.
Early life
Graves was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Graves graduated from Episcopal High School in Baton Rouge.[1]
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.[2]
Graves opened Raising Cane's near the North Gates of Louisiana State University on Highland Road in 1996.[2] By 2022, the company expanded to more than 600 restaurants in the U.S. and the Middle East.[3][4]
The restaurants are named after Raising Cane I, Graves’ dog at the time of founding the first restaurant. They are headquartered in Baton Rouge.[2]
Personal life
Graves and his wife, Gwen, have two children and reside in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with their yellow Labrador, Raising Cane III.[5]
Collections
An avid collector, Graves has loaned a 66-million-year-old triceratops skull to the Louisiana Arts and Science Museum.[6] He has also loaned the hearse that carried Martin Luther King, Jr. to exhibits across the country.[7]
References
- ^ "Episcopal School of Baton Rouge holds groundbreaking for field house". June 27, 2018.
- ^ a b c Sayre, Alan (June 12, 2007). "Finger joint beat the odds on fish turf". Atlanta Constitution. pp. D3. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ "A return to growth". July 5, 2022.
- ^ "Raising Cane's in downtown East Lansing is on the way. Here's where the project stands".
- ^ "Dog Days of Summer: Our tails are wagging for Todd Graves' new shelter pup and the entrants of this year's contest". July 3, 2022.
- ^ Miller, Robin (February 29, 2016). "There's a 66 million-year-old triceratops in Baton Rouge". The Advocate.
- ^ Miller, Robin (January 14, 2019). "Hearse that carried the body of Martin Luther King Jr. comes to Baton Rouge". The Advocate.
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- American chief executives of food industry companies
- American fishers
- American food company founders
- American boilermakers
- Fast-food chain founders
- Episcopal High School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) alumni
- People from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- People from Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska
- American billionaires