Raising Cane’s is the No. 1 fastest-growing restaurant chain in the U.S., according to a recent ranking by the Nation’s Restaurant News.
The chicken finger chain, founded in Baton Rouge at the corner of Highland Road and State Street, took the top spot on the list, with sales topping $640.5 million in 2016.
NRN released its Top 10 fastest growing chains ranking in June. The list is part of the magazine’s annual Top 100 report, which ranks the foodservice industry’s largest restaurant chains and parent companies.
Though small when compared with competition like Chick-fil-A, Raising Cane’s last year saw its sales increase on 25.9%.
“The Louisiana-born brand, which rose from fourth place among sales growth chains in the preceding year, proved once again that a simple menu punctuated with Cane’s Sauce and Texas toast could continue to fuel sales,” NRN says.
Raising Cane’s also had the largest sales growth based on unit count—23.5%—among NRN’s Top 100. The restaurant opened 59 new restaurants during the past year and was named Business Report’s 2016 Company of the Year for businesses with 100 or more employees.
Rounding out the top five fastest-growing restaurants are Jersey Mike’s Subs, Marco’s Pizza, Wingstop, and Chick-fil-A.
See the full ranking and read a Business Report feature on Raising Cane’s.
