Carl's Jr.
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Carl's Jr. Restaurants LLC is an American fast-food restaurant chain owned by CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc., with franchisees in North and South America, Asia, Oceania, Europe, and Africa.
Formerly | Carl's Drive-In Barbecue (1941–1956) |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Fast-food restaurants |
Founded | July 17, 1941; 82 years ago (1941-07-17) Anaheim, California, U.S. |
Founders | Carl Karcher Margaret Karcher |
Headquarters | 6700 Tower Circle Franklin, Tennessee 37067, U.S.[2] |
Number of locations | 1,062 (US domestic, 2021) 2,124 (global, 2021) 3,186 (Total) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Caleb Hubbard (president & CEO) |
Products | |
Parent | CKE Restaurants (1966–present) |
Website | carlsjr |
In 2016, Entrepreneur listed Carl's Jr. as No. 54 on their Top Franchise 500 list, which ranks the overall financial strength, stability, and growth rate for the top 500 franchises in any field across the United States.[3]
As of March 2016, CKE (the parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's) has a total of 3,664 franchised or company-operated restaurants in 44 states (both chains are totally absent from New England) and 38 foreign countries and U.S. territories.[4]