Originating in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1996, Raising Canes has been selling their famous chicken for years. Canes is most known for their trademark Canes sauce, along with their buttery bread, crinkle cut fries and their chicken tenders. Now reaching 807 restaurants across the United States, Raising Canes has quickly become an admired fast food chain all over the country, especially amongst high school students.
“I love the chicken, I love the fries and I love the flavor of the chicken,” sophomore Kennedy Buchannan said. “I think people love Raising Canes because the chicken is different.”
Canes’ has gained so much love and popularity over the years, and is currently very trendy especially amongst high school students. It is common to find highschoolers hanging out at Canes’ after a football game. The media really helped Canes’ popularity grow, especially from mukbangs and food reviews. The trendiness of Canes grew, and soon enough, Canes went international.
“Raising Canes is so popular for high school students because it is the average chicken, and it is always fresh,” sophomore Kasey Lewis said. “I see everyone else eating it so it is trendy.”