Who owns Carl's Jr?

Carl's Jr. Restaurants LLC is an American fast food restaurant chain operated by CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc., with franchisees in North & South America, Asia, Oceania, Europe and Africa.

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Who owned Carl's Jr?

PARENT COMPANY | CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (“CKE”) is a privately held company based in Franklin, Tennessee. CKE, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns and operates Carl's Jr.
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Is Carl's Jr owned by Burger King?

Burger King said Thursday that it has agreed to be acquired by investment firm 3G Capital Management for $3.3 billion. The hamburger chain has been public since 2006. Burger chains appear to be a hot commodity in the mergers-and-acquisitions market. Apollo Management Group agreed to buy Carl's Jr.
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Are Carl's Jr and Hardee's owned by the same company?

Well, to be completely accurate, they're two siblings with the same parent: CKE Restaurants. They've been a team since 1997, and they market their chains almost identically. If you see Carl's Jr., you've seen Hardee's.
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Who owns Carl's Jr in Australia?

CJ'S QSR Group Pty. Ltd. is a privately-held company based in Melbourne and operates the Australian Carl's Jr. support centre, in addition to owning and operating 11 Carl's Jr. restaurants in Victoria and New South Wales.
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Carl's Jr. and Hardee's - Why Two Different Names?



How much does it cost to franchise a Carl's Jr?

Carl's Jr. has a franchise fee of $25,000 per store with incentives for multiple locations, and a development fee of $10,000 per store.
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Why does Carl's Jr have two names?

Back in the '90s, they combined menus, but kept their names separate, because they believed that was the clearest path to growth. Right now, Hardee's and Carl's Jr remain more alike than they are different, even if they are becoming more different than they have been since the Clinton administration.
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What company owns Jack in the Box?

The company also formerly operated the Qdoba Mexican Grill chain until Apollo Global Management bought the chain in December 2017.
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Does Wendy's own Carl's Jr?

Carl's Jr. Restaurants LLC is an American fast food restaurant chain operated by CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc., with franchisees in North & South America, Asia, Oceania, Europe and Africa.
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Who owns Chick Fil A?

Brothers Dan and Bubba Cathy own and run fast-food chain Chick-fil-A, founded by their father S. Truett Cathy (d. 2014) in 1967 in Atlanta.
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Who came first Carl's Jr or Hardee's?

Both Carl's and Hardee's have long histories. Carl's traces its roots to 1941, when Carl Karcher and his wife borrowed $311 to start a hot dog cart in Southern California. Its nearly 1,200 locations are primarily out West. Hardee's, meanwhile, was founded by Wilber Hardee in Greenville, N.C., in 1960.
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What is the difference between Hardee's and Carl's Jr?

You won't find them in the same places, though. Carl's Jr. is mostly in the West/Southwest of the U.S., while you'll see Hardee's everywhere else. Up until 2018, the two chains shared the same branding and advertising, and even their menus were starting to look the same.
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How much do Carl's Jr owners make?

(and it should) then the average annual profit per unit would be $140,000 – $160,000 per store. There are many factors that determine how much profit a Carl's Jr. franchise owner will generate.
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How much does it cost to own a franchise of Subway?

Subway is one of the cheapest major fast-food restaurants to franchise. Subway's fee for becoming a franchisee is $15,000, and startup costs, which include construction and equipment leasing expenses, range from $116,000 to $263,000, according to the company.
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How rich is Burger King?

Burger King: $7.1 billion.
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