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'''Carl's Jr. Restaurants LLC''' is an American [[fast-food restaurant]] [[chain store|chain]] owned by [[CKE Restaurants|CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc.]], who also owns [[Hardee's]], with franchisees in [[North America|North]] and [[South America]], [[Asia]], [[Oceania]], [[Europe]], and [[Africa]].
In 2016, ''[[Entrepreneur (magazine)|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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/500/2016/2 |title=2016 Top Franchises from Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 List – page 2 |magazine=[[Entrepreneur (magazine)|Entrepreneur]] |access-date=April 5, 2016 |date=<!--undated--> |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |archive-date=March 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331170517/http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/500/2016/2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carlsjr.com/locations |title=Carl's Jr.® {{pipe}} Locations |website=Carl's Jr. |access-date=April 5, 2016 |date=<!--undated--> |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |archive-date=April 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405060901/http://www.carlsjr.com/locations |url-status=live }}</ref>
==History==
In 1941, [[Carl Karcher]] (1917–2008), who was a truck driver, and his wife [[Margaret Karcher]] (1915–2006), borrowed $311 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|311|1941}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}) on their Plymouth automobile and added $15 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|15|1941}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}) in savings to purchase a [[hot dog cart]] on the corner of Florence and Central in [[Los Angeles]]. From their newly purchased cart, they sold hot dogs, chili dogs, and tamales for a dime (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|.1|1941}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}), and soda for a nickel (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|.05|1941}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}). Within a few years, Carl and Margaret owned and operated four hot dog stands in Los Angeles. In 1945, the Karchers moved the short distance to [[Anaheim, California]], and opened their first full-service restaurant, '''Carl's Drive-In Barbecue''' at 1108 N. Palm St. (now Harbor).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carlsjr.com/company/story |title=The Carl's Jr. Story – Celebrating 70 Years |work=Carl's Jr. |date=<!--undated--> |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |access-date=February 13, 2012 |archive-date=February 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211101236/http://www.carlsjr.com/company/story |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=CarlsDriveInPopularforAnaheimStudents>{{cite web|title=Carl's Drive-In A Popular Hang Out for Anaheim High Students|url=http://www.anaheimcolonists.com/carls-drive-in-a-popular-hang-out-for-anaheim-high-students/|website=Anaheim High School Alumni Association|publisher=The Burrell Group|access-date=September 2, 2016|archive-date=September 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903031658/http://www.anaheimcolonists.com/carls-drive-in-a-popular-hang-out-for-anaheim-high-students/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1946, hamburgers were added to the menu for the first time.▼
▲In 1941, [[Carl Karcher]] (1917–2008), who was a truck driver, and his wife Margaret Karcher (1915–2006), borrowed $311 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|311|1941}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}) on their Plymouth automobile and added $15 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|15|1941}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}) in savings to purchase a [[hot dog cart]] on the corner of Florence and Central in Los Angeles. From their newly purchased cart, they sold hot dogs, chili dogs, and tamales for a dime (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|.1|1941}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}), and soda for a nickel (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|.05|1941}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}). Within a few years, Carl and Margaret owned and operated four hot dog stands in Los Angeles. In 1945, the Karchers moved the short distance to [[Anaheim, California]], and opened their first full-service restaurant, '''Carl's Drive-In Barbecue''' at 1108 N. Palm St. (now Harbor).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carlsjr.com/company/story |title=The Carl's Jr. Story – Celebrating 70 Years |work=Carl's Jr. |date=<!--undated--> |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |access-date=February 13, 2012 |archive-date=February 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211101236/http://www.carlsjr.com/company/story |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=CarlsDriveInPopularforAnaheimStudents>{{cite web|title=Carl's Drive-In A Popular Hang Out for Anaheim High Students|url=http://www.anaheimcolonists.com/carls-drive-in-a-popular-hang-out-for-anaheim-high-students/|website=Anaheim High School Alumni Association|publisher=The Burrell Group|access-date=September 2, 2016|archive-date=September 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903031658/http://www.anaheimcolonists.com/carls-drive-in-a-popular-hang-out-for-anaheim-high-students/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1946, hamburgers were added to the menu for the first time.
In 1956, Karcher opened the first two '''Carl's Jr.''' restaurants – so named because they were a smaller version of Carl's Drive-In Barbecue restaurant – in Anaheim and [[Brea, California|Brea]].<ref name=lat-2008jan12 /> The first local Carl's Jr. was built in 1956 on the former Janss Street next to St. Boniface Catholic Church about half a block away from [[Anaheim High School]]. That former Carl's Jr. is now the church's Bethany Hall while currently a restaurant is now located one block south on Harbor Boulevard. The former flagship Carl's Jr. is located at 1200 N. Harbor Blvd in Anaheim next to the former corporate headquarter office at 401 Carl Karcher Way until 2003, when the company moved its headquarters to a larger facility 500 feet north of the original location at 1325 N Anaheim Blvd. in Anaheim, then moving again in 2018 to [[Franklin, Tennessee]].<ref name=ckehistory /><ref name="CarlsDriveInPopularforAnaheimStudents" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=McMillan |first1=Rob |title=After more than 40 years, Carl's Jr. closing corporate offices in Anaheim |url=https://abc7.com/carls-jr-cke-restaurants-headquarters-hardees/4728408/ |website=KABC Television |access-date=22 November 2021 |archive-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122210234/https://abc7.com/carls-jr-cke-restaurants-headquarters-hardees/4728408/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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By the end of the 1950s, there were four Carl's Jr. restaurants in [[Orange County, California]]. The restaurants also had a new supervisor, Donald F. Karcher, Carl's younger brother, who would later become the company's president.<ref name=ckehistory>{{cite web |url=http://ckr.com/about_history.html |title=CKE Restaurants History |publisher=CKE Restaurants |date=<!--undated--> |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |access-date=April 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040904181146/http://www.ckr.com/about_history.html |archive-date=September 4, 2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
By the 1960s, Carl was operating 24 restaurants in [[Southern California]]. The company incorporated in 1966 as [[CKE Restaurants|Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc.]], and launched a major expansion of the chain in 1968. The menus were limited for faster service, featuring charbroiled hamburgers, hot dogs, fries, and malts.<ref name=ckehistory />
By 1975, there were more than 100 Carl's Jr. locations in Southern California, and the company expanded into the northern part of the state. Carl's Jr. celebrated its success by building its Anaheim corporate headquarters in 1976. The following year, it became the first [[Fast food restaurant|QSR]] chain to offer salad bars in all 200 locations. The first out-of-state restaurant opened in Las Vegas in 1979. By the end of the decade, sales exceeded the $100 million mark.<ref name=ckehistory /> Carl's Jr. also experimented with fast-food [[Mexican cuisine]] in the 1970s and early 1980s with a spin-off called Taco de Carlos. The units all closed by the early 1980s, with Karcher later stating that this was due to the locations being too far apart from each other.<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ziMcAQAAMAAJ&q=%22taco+de+carlos%22+%22Carl%27s+jr%22
[[File:Carl's_Jr._breakfast_food.jpg|alt=|left|thumb|Breakfast food served at a Carl's Jr. in [[La Mesa, California]], in 2016. Carl's Jr. first began serving breakfast in 1984.]]
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[[File:Carl's Jr. Denton.JPG|left|thumb|Former Carl's Jr. in [[Denton, Texas]]. This location closed in 2018.]]
Carl's Jr. chains had struggled to gain success in [[Arizona]] and [[Texas]], perhaps diminishing hopes of expansion to other states, though later states like [[Nevada]], [[Oregon]], and [[Washington (state)|Washington]] proved successful. During the 1990s, Karcher and the board of directors began clashing, often publicly, over marketing and business practices, including the chain's attempt at dual branding with such chains as [[The Green Burrito]] and its new advertising campaigns. Karcher was removed as chairman of the company by its board of directors on October 1, 1993.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-02-mn-41277-story.html |title=Karcher Board Ousts Chairman : Shake-up: Elizabeth Sanders replaces Carl Karcher as battle for control of Anaheim-based Carl's Jr. empire escalates. Founder says he may try to unseat his foes. |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=October 2, 1993 |first=James M. |last=Gomez |access-date=August 12, 2016 |archive-date=August 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827042118/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-10-02/news/mn-41277_1_carl-karcher-enterprises |url-status=live }}</ref> Soon after, the board of directors took a new approach by cutting the menu, lowering prices, and introducing a new marketing campaign which targeted younger urban and suburban males.<ref name=lat-2008jan12>{{Cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-karcher12jan12-story.html |title=Carl Karcher, 90; entrepreneur turned hot dog stand into a fast-food empire |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 12, 2008 |first=Eric |last=Malnic |access-date=April 11, 2016 |archive-date=April 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425202256/http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-karcher12jan12-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Following Don Karcher's death in 1992, a new management team was installed in 1994, headed by CEO William P. Foley II and President and Chief Operating Officer Tom Thompson. Carl Karcher Enterprises became a wholly owned subsidiary of [[CKE Restaurants|CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc.]]<ref name=ckehistory />
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[[File:Carl's Jr portobello mushroom burger and fries, Plaza Semanggi, Indonesia 2018-06-26.jpg|thumb|A portobello mushroom burger and fries from the Carl's Jr. in [[Plaza Semanggi]], [[Jakarta]], Indonesia]]
In 2011, Carl's Jr. first ventured the Canadian market with the opening of an outlet in [[Kelowna]], [[British Columbia]], followed by all British Columbia outlet openings in [[Kamloops]], [[Vernon, British Columbia|Vernon]] and [[Penticton]]. A [[Chilliwack]] outlet opened in September 2012 Then in [[Vancouver]] in 2013 (now closed in 2024). An [[Abbotsford, British Columbia|Abbotsford]] outlet opened in January 2014 then in September 2014, two [[Ontario]] outlets opened in [[Waterloo, Ontario|Waterloo]] and [[Guelph]], followed by two more outlets opened in [[Toronto]] in March/April 2015 and a location at [[Vancouver International Airport]]. By January 2016, all Ontario locations were shut down, although operations continue in [[Western Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/carl-s-jr-stores-in-toronto-close-their-doors/article_831bd4b9-5103-5842-bc51-7b23770ecd56.html|title=
In November 2015, Carl's Jr. opened its 200th restaurant in Mexico.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Carl's Jr. Surpasses 200th Restaurant Milestone in Mexico with Opening of Two New Restaurants |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151201006291/en/Carl%E2%80%99s-Jr.-Surpasses-200th-Restaurant-Milestone-in-Mexico-with-Opening-of-Two-New-Restaurants |website=BusinessWire |date=December 2015 |publisher=Business Wire |access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref> The brand first entered the market in 1991.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carl's Jr opens 300th Mexican location |url=https://www.qsrweb.com/news/carls-jr-opens-300th-store-in-mexico/ |website=QSRweb |date=January 13, 2021 |access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
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As of 2017, CKE (the parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's) has a total of 3665 franchised or company-operated restaurants in 44 states and 39 foreign countries and U.S. territories. Outside of the U.S., Carl's Jr. is currently present in [[Australia]], [[Belarus]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Cambodia]], Canada (western provinces), [[Chile]], [[China]], [[Colombia]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Denmark]], [[Dominican Republic]], [[Ecuador]], [[France]], [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]] (Closed on December 2023, reopened on July 2024), [[Japan]], [[Malaysia]], [[Mexico]], [[New Zealand]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Panama]], [[Russia]], [[Singapore]], [[Spain]], [[Turkey]], and [[Vietnam]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://maps.carlsjr.com/stores/international|title=Carl's Jr. | Store Locations|website=maps.carlsjr.com|access-date=December 25, 2018|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927171018/http://maps.carlsjr.com/stores/international|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was expected to come to the [[United Kingdom]] in mid-2023,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-03-16 |title=American burger brand Carl's Jr plans to enter UK market |url=https://www.verdictfoodservice.com/news/carls-jr-uk-market/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510180710/https://www.verdictfoodservice.com/news/carls-jr-uk-market/ |archive-date=May 10, 2023 |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Verdict Food Service |language=en-US}}</ref> but as of May 2024 no date is set for its entry there.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.timeout.com/uk/news/this-massive-american-fast-food-chain-is-coming-to-the-uk-052424 |title=This massive American fast food chain is coming to the UK |magazine=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] |last=McNamee |first=Annie |date=May 24, 2024 |access-date=July 29, 2024}}</ref>
In July 2024, the Carl’s Jr Australia [[master franchise]]e went into [[Australian insolvency law|voluntary administration]] with 20 company owned restaurants immediately closed meantime, but 4 company and 25 independent stores will operate. [[KPMG]] has been appointed [[Insolvency practitioner|administrators]] of CJ’s QSR Group Pty Ltd, and the CJ’s Group. The 25 unaffected stores will be quietly transferred to direct supervision by CKE Resturaunts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perrie |first1=Stewart |title=Hundreds of Aussie jobs in limbo as iconic burger chain goes into voluntary administration|url=https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/hundreds-of-aussie-jobs-in-limbo-as-iconic-burger-chain-goes-into-voluntary-administration-221022769.html |accessdate=July 30, 2024 |publisher= [[Yahoo Finance]]|date=July 30, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/restaurants-bars/beloved-us-burger-chain-carls-jr-goes-into-administration-in-australia/news-story/bb28a8c98be797a05991e2e427906b71|title=Beloved US burger chain
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==See also==
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*{{portal-inline|Food}}▼
*[[Hardee's]]▼
*[[List of hamburger restaurants]]
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