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Institution

McDonald's

Ray Kroc's Oak Brook, Illinois fast food company — franchised from the McDonald brothers — the largest fast food restaurant chain in the world and the company that created the modern fast food franchise model.

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Institution

Raising Cane's

American fast food chain co-founded by Todd Graves in 1996 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana — which serves only chicken finger combos — and which has grown into a $2B+ chain through single-product focus, operational excellence, and strong employee culture.

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Thinker

Todd Graves

American entrepreneur who co-founded Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers in 1996 — with a menu of exactly one item, chicken finger combos — and grew it into a $2B+ chain through extreme product focus and refusal to expand the menu despite decades of pressure.

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