How many hours a day did Todd Graves work on the commercial fishing
Chapter 1

The worst grade in the class

Chapter 2

The Alaskan salmon hustle

Chapter 3

Building the mothership and naming the dog

Chapter 4

The magic of the menu and the secret sauce

Chapter 5

The cult of the Caniacs

YOUR GOAL

Master of The chicken finger empire built on a bad grade

Ch 2 · The Alaskan salmon hustle
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Bristol sockeye gold, In the biting cold, Funding chicken dreams!

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Funding your own independence often requires enduring grueling, dangerous labor.

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Twenty-hour days on the open water

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Sleeping on the frozen Alaskan tundra

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Fun Fact

Salmon rewards: Raising Cane's employees receive a custom sockeye salmon replica to celebrate their five-year anniversary with the company.

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Glossary
sockeye (noun)
A species of North Pacific salmon that turns bright red when spawning. In 1995, Todd Graves caught sockeye in Alaska to fund his first chicken finger restaurant.

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Gossip

Could you survive working a 20-hour shift on a freezing fishing boat?

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Quiz

In which state did Todd Graves work as a boilermaker in an oil refinery?

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What year did Todd Graves travel to Alaska to work on the commercial fishing boat?

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Quiz

Which government agency finally backed the loan that helped Todd Graves open his first restaurant?

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Quiz

Where did Todd Graves camp for a month while waiting to get hired on an Alaskan fishing boat?

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Quiz

What milestone do Raising Cane's employees reach to receive a custom sockeye salmon replica?

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How many hours a day did Todd Graves work on the commercial fishing boat in Alaska?

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Quiz

What unique decorative item is hung in every Raising Cane's restaurant to represent Graves's refinery work?

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Quiz

What type of salmon did Todd Graves fish for in Bristol Bay, Alaska, to raise money?

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