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Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers enters its gilded age with 828th restaurant in BostonRaising Cane’s Chicken Fingers enters its gilded age with 828th restaurant in Boston

28-year-old chicken-finger brand celebrates its birthday with a special golden restaurant.

Ron Ruggless, Senior Editor

August 28, 2024

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The gold walls, floor and ceiling of the new Boston restaurant feature a standard Raising Cane’s mural.Raising Cane’s

Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers celebrated its 28th year and the opening of its 828th restaurant in Boston on Wednesday with the opening of an all-gold restaurant.

The Baton Rouge, La.-founded concept, owned by Todd Graves, welcomed Celtics legend and Olympic gold medalist Jrue Holiday, Red Sox first baseman David Ortiz and musician Jacob Dodge Lawson, known professionally as Jvke, had a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The event also featured a golden birthday cake designed by baker Buddy Valastro, known as the “Cake Boss.”

The gold-themed restaurant at 101 Arch St. in Boston was created to mark the event, featuring gold walls, floors and seating as well as kiosks.

Jvke, a 22-year-old TikTok phenomenon known for the hit song “Golden Hour,” performed for the crowd as well.

Raising Cane’s was spreading the wealth, offering customers across the nation a chance to win 828 golden prizes worth $100,000 through RaisingCanesBirthday.com. Prizes included gold bars, coins and nuggets, necklaces and shoes.

Raising Cane’s has created special restaurants with singer Post Malone in Utah and with Malone and the Dallas Cowboys.

Throughout the year, Cane’s has committed to giving back $28 million to communities across the U.S., building on its nearly $140 million given back over the past 28 years.

Related:Raising Cane’s opens a flagship restaurant on Nashville’s Broadway Street

Graves opened the first Cane’s near Louisiana State University on Aug. 28, 1996. It plans to open more than 100 new restaurant locations this year.

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Ron Ruggless

Senior Editor, Nation’s Restaurant News / Restaurant Hospitality

Ron Ruggless serves as a senior editor for Informa Connect’s Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN.com) and Restaurant Hospitality (Restaurant-Hospitality.com) online and print platforms. He joined NRN in 1992 after working 10 years in various roles at the Dallas Times Herald newspaper, including restaurant critic, assistant business editor, food editor and lifestyle editor. He also edited several printings of the Zagat Dining Guide for Dallas-Fort Worth, and his articles and photographs have appeared in Food & Wine, Food Network and Self magazines. 

Ron Ruggless’ areas of expertise include foodservice mergers, acquisitions, operations, supply chain, research and development and marketing. 

Ron Ruggless is a frequent moderator and panelist at industry events ranging from the Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators (MUFSO) conference to RestaurantSpaces, the Council of Hospitality and Restaurant Trainers, the National Restaurant Association’s Marketing Executives Group, local restaurant associations and the Horeca Professional Expo in Madrid, Spain.

Ron Ruggless’ experience:

Regional and Senior Editor, Informa Connect’s Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality (1992 to present)

Features Editor – Dallas Times Herald (1989-1991)

Restaurant Critic and Food Editor – Dallas Times Herald (1987-1988)

Editing Roles – Dallas Times Herald (1982-1987)

Editing Roles – Charlotte (N.C.) Observer (1980-1982)

Editing Roles – Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald (1978-1980)

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