{"id":322548,"date":"2026-08-16T14:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/322548\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T14:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:47:02","slug":"news-12-new-jersey-98","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/322548\/","title":{"rendered":"News 12 | New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Raising Cane\u2019s is expanding its presence in New Jersey with its 10th location in the state, opening on Aug. 17, in Linden.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">The restaurant, located at 801 W. Edgar Road near Linden Airport, is scheduled to open at 10 a.m. <\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">It will be the chain\u2019s third location in North Jersey and will employ 110 locally hired workers.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">The company is planning several events and giveaways to mark the opening, including a drawing in which 20 customers will receive free Raising Cane\u2019s for a year.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Entries for the drawing will be accepted from 8 to 9 a.m. Monday, with winners selected shortly afterward. Participants must be at least 13 years old and present to win.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">A ribbon-cutting ceremony with Linden Mayor Derek Armstead and the Greater Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce is scheduled for 9 a.m.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Raising Cane\u2019s also plans to present $1,000 donations to the Boys &amp; Girls Club of Union County and Linden Public Schools.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">The Louisiana-based chain, founded in 1996, specializes in chicken finger meals and has more than 1,000 restaurants worldwide. <\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">The company says it plans to open nearly 100 new locations in 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">RELATED: <a data-rich-text-hyperlink=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/newjersey.news12.com\/raising-canes-fanatics-camp-out-ahead-of-grand-opening-of-middlesex-county-location\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Raising Cane\u2019s fanatics camp out ahead of grand opening of Middlesex County location<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-rich-text-asset-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cane-s_Restaurant_Indoor.jpg\"   alt=\"Cane-s Restaurant Indoor.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><img data-rich-text-asset-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chicken_Fingers.jpg\"   alt=\"Chicken Fingers.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><img data-rich-text-asset-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cane-s_Group_Order.jpg\"   alt=\"Cane-s Group Order.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><img data-rich-text-asset-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cane-s_Brick_Sign.jpg\"   alt=\"Cane-s Brick Sign.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><img data-rich-text-asset-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cane-s_Box_Combo.jpg\"   alt=\"Cane-s Box Combo.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">(Photo Credit: Raising Cane&#8217;s)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Raising Cane\u2019s is expanding its presence in New Jersey with its 10th location in the state, opening on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":322549,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":["post-322548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}