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Meet the newest chain to enter NYCMeet the newest chain to enter NYC

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

June 29, 2023

 

Raising Cane’s — the Louisiana-based, cult-favorite chicken fingers chain known for its special sauce and Texas-style toast — has entered the New York City market with the grand opening of its 8,000-square-foot global flagship store in Times Square on June 27.

Since originally opening in Baton Rouge in 1996, the company has grown to 740 restaurants in 36 states. Now, Raising Cane’s has plans to become a top 10 quick-service restaurant chain with 100 restaurants alone slated to open in 2023. Over the next couple of years, Raising Canes is opening 25 more locations in the New York City metropolitan area, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Long Island, as the company starts to saturate new markets.

About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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