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Marketing

Why restaurant chains are flocking to Times Square

 By Heather Lalley on Apr. 29, 2022

All but shut down during the pandemic, New York City’s tourist hub is now reenergized. And restaurants want a piece of the action.

Marketing

Raising Cane’s enlists its workers as stars of its latest ad campaign

 By Heather Lalley on Apr. 06, 2022

Marketing Bites: Expect to see more chains promote their workplace culture. Would you wear Waffle House sneakers? And more marketing news of the week.

Operations

Why Raising Cane’s says it will never go public

By Heather Lalley on Dec. 03, 2021

Despite the recent flurry of restaurant activity on Wall Street, AJ Kumaran, co-CEO of the fast-growing chicken finger chain, said his fast casual plans to remain steadfastly private to keep its company culture intact.

Workforce

Raising Cane’s is raising hourly wages

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 28, 2021

The fast casual said its average hourly pay will now be $14, a 15% increase for most employees, as it continues a major hiring push.

Workforce

Why Raising Cane’s is enlisting HQ employees to recruit fry cooks and cashiers

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 06, 2021

Half of the fast-casual chicken finger chain’s Dallas-based corporate staff has deployed around the country to hire 10,000 new workers in 50 days amid a labor shortage that’s hitting operations as the company looks to open 100 stores next year.

Workforce

Raising Cane’s to offer free college tuition for workers

By Heather Lalley on Aug. 09, 2021

Amid a tight labor market, the fast casual is adding its name to the growing list of restaurants sweetening benefits with free or reduced-cost educational programs.

Food

Comfort-seeking customers flocked to chicken chains in 2020

By Patricia Cobe on May 20, 2021

The leading chicken concepts in Technomic’s Top 500 sales ranking all showed positive growth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Operations

Raising Cane’s plans to expand its successful managing partner program

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 20, 2021

Raising Cane’s plans to expand its successful managing partner program. The fast-casual chicken finger chain’s new recruitment- and retention-booster will target multi-unit leaders.

Operations

Raising Cane’s founder starts a TV series to rescue independent restaurants

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 19, 2021

“Restaurant Recovery,” which is airing on the Food Network, was created by Todd Graves to help mom and pops navigate the impacts of the pandemic.

Leadership

Simplifying operations may be harder than many chains think, says Raising Cane's co-CEO

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 15, 2021

Chains scrambling to cut operational complexity by reducing their menus may find there's more to it than eliminating items, says AJ Kumaran, co-chief of the chicken-finger chain.

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