Cane’s has big crowds for Ohio opening; 5 more locations planned

Raising Cane’s opened its fifth location in Columbus, Ohio, last week and more than 1,600 diners showed up on the first day. Tim McCarthy Jr., who co-owns the franchise rights for the area, told Fast Casual magazine that more than 50 people were at the door, waiting for Cane’s to open. The chicken-tender chain plans to open four more restaurants this summer, including its first stores in Opelousas and Broussard. This fits in with the company’s plan of filling in areas where it doesn’t have locations, spokeswoman Julie Perrault says. “We already were in the Acadiana area, so people are familiar with it.” Cane’s will also open additional locations in Hammond and Shreveport and a restaurant in Plano, Texas, where the company moved much of its operations earlier this year.—Timothy Boone