Carl's Jr. News & Media
Carl's Jr, Hardee's parent adds 2 C-suite execs
September 22, 2020
Carl's Jr. and Hardee's parent company, CKE Restaurant Holdings Inc., has named two C-suite executives to key positions. Former Jack in the Box CFO Lance…
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Carl's Jr uses wine pairing to launch steak-burger
August 25, 2020
A good steak calls for good wine, ergo a good steakburger calls for a fine wine, too, right? Carl's Jr. won't argue, considering it has partnered with Nocking…
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Carl's Jr., Hardee's heat up summer sandwich LTOs
June 24, 2020
Sister QSR chains, Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, are launching two LTOs — both with some heat, but one has beef, and the other is a plant-based offering. The…
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Hardee's free biscuits boost up 'worst Monday of year'
March 6, 2020
In a recent survey, Hardee's learned that a full 60% of Americans dubbed next Monday — you know, the one after the switch to Daylight Saving Time this…
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American QSR customers enter their 'blue mood'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
What do purple food, an illegal South American bean and a funky blue fungus on corn have in common? According to Technomic, they're all proven, promising food…
read nowControversial former CKE CEO lands at Pepperdine University
January 17, 2020
Andrew Puzder, the once-controversial former CEO of Hardee's and Carl's Jr. parent, CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc. has joined Pepperdine University School of…
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McDonald's Impossible Burger may not be possible
January 8, 2020
The possibility of the lab-developed plant-based Impossible Burger appearing in some form at McDonald's is apparently approaching nil. That’s according to…
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Hardee's, Carl's Jr. go beyond 1 daypart with Beyond Meat
December 18, 2019
Hardee's and Carl's Jr. parent company, CKE Restaurants is expanding its partnership with Beyond Meat to include new all-day plant-based options nationally at…
read nowCarl's Jr., Hardee's parent names former Popeye's president as chief brand officer
November 14, 2019
Carl's Jr. and Hardee's parent, CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc., has named former Popeyes President, North America Chad Crawford as its chief brand officer.
read nowBojangles' hires CKE exec as new CFO
September 3, 2019
Bojangles' has named former CKE Restaurants finance leader Reese Stewart as its CFO. Stewart was most recently chief accounting officer and senior vice…
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CKE, Carl's Jr., Hardee's ... a plant-based love story
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It's well-established now that QSR plant-based mania is in full swing. But how do the category's firmly ensconced and very beef-based burger brands even go…
read nowCarl's Jr, Hardee's parent names restaurant exec to top HR spot
August 6, 2019
Carl's Jr. and Hardee's parent, CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc. has named former Starr Restaurants and TGI Friday's HR executive, Andrew Robinson, as its chief…
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Carl's Jr intros avocado cheeseburger this National Avocado Day
July 31, 2019
Carl's Jr. is ushering in this National Avocado Day in style with a new guacamole double cheeseburger as the brand's latest "Charbroiled Double Deal." The…
read nowTaco Bell turns menu towards vegetables, away from vegetable-based 'meat'
June 20, 2019
Despite its longtime reputation as a vegetarian and vegan-friendly fast food brand, Taco Bell told CNBC that it's not ready to dive into the meatless protein…
read nowCarl's Jr, Hardee's launch soldier-supporting Stars for Heroes campaign
May 23, 2019
Carl's Jr. and Hardee's parent company, CKE Restaurants Inc., has launched its eighth annual Stars for Heroes in-store fundraising initiative benefiting the…
read nowKFC, Pizza Hut, Carl's Jr workers striking in New Zealand
May 17, 2019
In New Zealand, hundreds of KFC, Carl's Jr. and Pizza Hut frontline workers are striking this weekend through 2 a.m. local time. The workers are employees of…
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Carl's Jr. tests CBD oil-infused burger on ... yes, 4-20
April 17, 2019
The non-high-producing hemp derivative, CBD, is having its day and Carl's Jr. is moving to capitalize on the substance's popularity by putting it in a burger…
read nowInspire, CKE name new CIOs
March 25, 2019
Two of the world's biggest QSR multi-brand companies announced new chief information officers this afternoon, beginning with Inspire Brands — the parent…
read nowHardee's, Carl's Jr. bring back 'loopy' Donuts
February 19, 2019
Carl's Jr. and Hardee's are adding Kellogg's Froot Loops Mini Donuts to their menus as LTOs, a news release said.
read nowCarl's Jr., Your Pie intro meat alternative options
January 2, 2019
Call it bovine-less beef or non-beef meat, but whatever name plant-based meat alternatives go by, it's clear the restaurant world is calling them. This year…
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