Founded by Todd Graves in 1996 and named for his yellow Labrador, Raising Cane, the rapidly growing chain recently earned distinctions such as #1 quick service restaurant by QSR Magazine, and authoritative Sandelman & Associates Quick Track study, based on food quality, customer service, cleanliness, and other important factors for the last five years in a row. Raising Cane’s is renowned for its fresh, never frozen chicken fingers, its crave bale – some say addictive – secret recipe Cane’s sauce, crinkle-cut fries, Texas toast, freshly brewed sweet tea and fresh-squeezed lemonade. The company currently has more than 420+ locations in 24 states, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arab and the United Arab Emirates with multiple new restaurants under construction, and 2017 U.S. systemwide sales of $966 million, up 30.2% from the previous year. In January 2009, the company opened a second restaurant support office in Plano, Texas after having a 235.6% growth in the year 2008. Raising Cane’s plans to have 600 restaurants opened by the end of 2020 producing $1.5 billion in annual sales.