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                                                                    EXHIBIT 14-1

                              CKE RESTAURANTS, INC.
                                 CODE OF ETHICS
                      FOR CEO AND SENIOR FINANCIAL OFFICERS


         The Board of Directors of CKE Restaurants, Inc. ("CKE") has adopted
this Code of Ethics for CEO and Senior Financial Officers (the "Code") in
compliance with Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. CKE's mission
includes significant efforts to promote ethical conduct in the practice of
financial management. CKE's Chief Executive Officer, principal financial
officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing
similar functions (collectively, "Senior Financial Officers") hold an important
and elevated role in corporate governance. As members of the management team,
they are uniquely capable and empowered to ensure that all stakeholders'
interests are appropriately balanced, protected and preserved. This Code
provides principles to which Senior Financial Officers are expected to adhere
and advocate. They embody rules regarding individual and peer responsibilities,
as well as responsibilities to employees, stockholders, the public and other
stakeholders. Violations of this Code may subject the Senior Financial Officer
to censure, suspension or expulsion under procedural rules adopted by CKE's
Board of Directors.

          All  Senior Financial Officers of CKE will:

          1.   Act with honesty and integrity, handle actual or apparent
               conflicts of interest in personal and professional relationships
               in accordance with CKE's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

          2.   Produce full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable
               disclosure in reports and documents that CKE files with, or
               submits to, the Securities Exchange Commission and in other
               public communications made by CKE.

          3.   Provide non-stockholders with information that is accurate,
               complete, objective, relevant, timely and understandable.

          4.   Comply with applicable rules and regulations of federal, state,
               provincial, and local governments, and other appropriate private
               and public regulatory agencies.

          5.   Act in good faith, responsibly, with due care, competence and
               diligence, without misrepresenting material facts.

          6.   Respect the confidentiality of information acquired in the course
               of one's work except when authorized or otherwise legally
               obligated to disclose. Confidential information acquired in the
               course of one work's will not be used for personal advantage.

          7.   Proactively promote ethical behavior as a responsible partner
               among peers, in the work environment and the community.

          8.   Achieve responsible use of and control over all assets and
               resources employed or entrusted.

          9.   Report known or suspected violations of this Code in accordance
               with the CKE Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

          10.  Be accountable for adhering to this Code.