Carl's Jr.

Carl's Jr. Restaurants LLC is an American fast food restaurant chain. CKE Restaurant Holdings (CKE stands for Carl Karcher Enterprises) is the operator of this chain and its related restaurant business Hardee's. The business is operated in North America, Africa, Oceania, Europe, Asia and South America.

Carl's Jr. sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, California-style burgers, cheesesteak-style burgers, pastrami sandwich burgers, guacamole burgers, French fries, chicken sandwiches/strips,  and breakfast food materials (until 10:30 a.m. each day). Breakfast items include breakfast burritos, orange juice, frosted cinnamon rolls, hash browns, milk, eggs and biscuits. The most popular items on Carls's Jr menu is the Big Carl and The Famous Star.

The business chain was started in Los Angeles in the early 1940s by Margaret Karcher and her husband Carl.

In 1988, Carl Karcher and several others related to him—one of them was chain president Donald F. Karcher—were accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of insider trading. However, the only charge was e against the head accountant. In summer the following year, they settled their case by paying a fine.

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Category:Companies based in California
Category:1941 establishments in California
Category:1941 establishments in the United States
Category:American fast food restaurants
Category:20th century in Los Angeles, California