Business
Executives at Carl’s Jr. said lower food costs and an advertising campaign touting the chain’s premium menu burgers helped boost profits in the second quarter ended Aug. 14.
Sept. 13, 1995
Food
Carl’s Jr. restaurant franchisees used the burger chain’s annual shareholder meeting Monday as a forum to issue a vote of “no confidence” in President and Chief Executive Donald E.
June 21, 1994
CKE Restaurants Inc. acknowledged on Friday that it bit off more than it could chew when it acquired rights last year to build up to 300 Boston Chicken stores in Southern California over five years.
April 8, 1995
CKE Restaurants Inc. has filed a cross-complaint against GB Foods 10 days after the Mexican fast-food restaurant operator filed a $100-million lawsuit against CKE.
Jan. 18, 1995
CKE Restaurants Inc., parent of the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s burger chains, said Thursday that third-quarter profits nearly tripled, thanks to the acquisition of Hardee’s Food Systems Inc. in July.
Dec. 5, 1997
After pulling the fast-food chain’s fat out of the fire, industry outsider William Foley is reinvigorating the restaurant with cheeky ads (think Dennis Rodman) and laying the groundwork for a national expansion.
March 9, 1997
The cover of CKE Restaurants Inc.’s new annual report says it in one word: Wow!
May 12, 1996
When Carl’s Jr. began planning a “Prototype 2000” restaurant, its design team incorporated an expensive lighting system to illuminate the dining room and a decorative front countertop for the cash registers.
Sept. 12, 1995
Restaurants: Parent of Carl’s Jr. to create a company to compete in another arena.
July 29, 1997
Fast food: The action prompts speculation that expanding Carl’s Jr. parent company will seek control of troubled Checkers Drive-In.
Nov. 15, 1996