Hardee's
Sign in to save'''Hardee's Restaurants LLC''' is an American fast-food restaurant chain operated by CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. ("CKE") with locations primarily in the Southern and Midwestern United States. The company has evolved through several corporate ownerships since its establishment in 1960 in North Carolina.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Hardee's Restaurants LLC
- Company.logo
- Hardee's logo since 2022.svg
- Company.logo_caption
- Logo used since 2022
- Company.image
- Hardee's fast-food restaurant in Franklin, North Carolina.jpg
- Company.image_caption
- Hardee's restaurant in Franklin, North Carolina
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.founder
- Wilber Hardee
- Company.area_served
- United States, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
- Company.key_people
- Ned Lyerly (CEO)
- Company.industry
- Fast-food restaurants
- Company.foundation
- Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
- Company.location
- 6700 Tower CircleFranklin, Tennessee, U.S.
- Company.locations
- 5,812 (February 2016)
- Company.parent
- Imasco (1981–1997)CKE Restaurants (1997–present)
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16 sectionsContents
- History
- Founding
- 1970s and 1980s
- Merger with Carl's Jr. and aftermath
- Controversies, disputes, and legal issues
- Burger Chef trademark dispute
- Harvey's controversy
- Advertising
- Controversy
- Carl Hardee Sr. campaign
- Tastes Like America
- International franchises
- See also
- References
- External links
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'''Hardee's Restaurants LLC''' is an American fast-food restaurant chain operated by CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. ("CKE") with locations primarily in the Southern and Midwestern United States. The company has evolved through several corporate ownerships since its establishment in 1960 in North Carolina.
In April 1997, CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Carl's Jr., paid $327 million to Montreal-based Imasco Limited for Hardee's. The merger created a chain of 3,828 restaurants – 3,152 Hardee's outlets in 40 states and 10 foreign countries and 676 Carl's Jr. outlets, primarily in California. In June 2018, former CKE CEO Jason Marker announced that Carl's Jr. and Hardee's would become separate brands, claiming that CKE's racy advertising and marketing campaigns were incompatible with a family-oriented chain like Hardee's. In April 2019, Ned Lyerly, a 30-year veteran of the company and formerly president of CKE's International division, was named CEO, replacing Jason Marker.
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1960 establishments in North Carolina1997 mergers and acquisitionsCKE RestaurantsCompanies based in St. LouisEconomy of the Midwestern United StatesEconomy of the Southeastern United StatesFast-food chains of the United StatesFast-food franchisesFast-food hamburger restaurantsRegional restaurant chains in the United StatesRestaurants established in 1960