Raising Cane’s confirms opening date, starts hiring

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers will launch a hiring event starting tomorrow, Wednesday June 7, to gear up for the opening of its first Dayton-area location on June 28, a spokeswoman for the restaurant said today.

The hiring event will take place at the Washington Township Rec Center at 895 Miamisburg-Centerville Road (Ohio 725) — just up the street from where workers are putting the finishing touches on the new Raising Cane’s restaurant at 1136 Miamisburg-Centerville Road.

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The hiring events will occur from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the following dates: Wednesday June 7 and Thursday June 8; June 14 and June 15; and June 19, June 20, and June 21.

Raising Cane’s is still finalizing the details of the social-media contests and public events surrounding the June 28 opening, and those details are coming soon, according to Andria Morgan, marketing manager for RCO Limited, the Dayton-area franchisee for Raising Cane’s.

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The site of the new restaurant in Washington Twp. most recently housed a Golden Dragon Buffet & Grill, and, before that, a Ryan’s Steakhouse. The former restaurant structure was demolished to pave the way for construction of the new Raising Cane’s.

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The Ohio 725 restaurant will seat 92 inside and will employ 45 to 65, Morgan has said.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers operates multiple restaurants in the Columbus and Cincinnati areas, and opened a restaurant in Fairfield in October 2016. Plans call for adding more Dayton-area locations, Morgan has said.

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The chain prides itself on a limited menu and a simple concept, focused on chicken fingers, made “fresh, never frozen,” marinated for 24 hours, then battered and cooked to order. Also featured on the menu are crinkle-cut fries, cole slaw, Texas Toast and sauces that are made in-house every day.

Chains such as Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen and Chick-fil-A have been in expansion mode in the region, and local startup Mike’s Nashville Hot also has opened new locations in Dayton’s south suburbs, entering a Dayton-area market that already has multiple KFC and Lee’s Famous Recipe fried-chicken restaurants.

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