CKE moves to trans-fat free oil

CKE moves to trans-fat free oil
Tags: Burger/Steak/BBQ, Food & Beverage, Operations Management
June 5, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS — CKE Restaurants Inc.'s Carl's Jr. and Hardee's restaurant chains are converting to Omega-9 Canola Oil from Dow AgroSciences, moving forward with its plans to be trans-fat free by 2008.

"We are very pleased to announce our conversion to zero trans fat, 100 percent canola cooking oil in our restaurants by January of next year," said Andrew F. Puzder, president and chief executive officer of CKE Restaurants, Inc. "We have evaluated many zero trans fat cooking-oil alternatives and 100 percent canola cooking oil was the ideal option to satisfy both our health and taste criteria."

The conversion will be completed by January 2008 in all franchised and company-operated Carl's, Jr. and Hardee's restaurants, the company said.