Stock Picks: Wal-Mart, Hewlett-Packard, Brocade Nov 13, 2009
Plus Wall Street analyst opinions on Elizabeth Arden, CKE Restaurants, and Tetra Tech. Story Tools. (BusinessWeek)
Sales drop at CKEs Hardees, Carls Jr. Nov 12, 2009
CKE Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: CKR), based in Carpinteria, Calif. has more than of 3,100 franchised or company-operated restaurants. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Carl's Jr: When in trouble, blame socialism Sep 18, 2009
All of which made me strangely pleased today to learn from Dan Mitchell's at Slate's The Big Money that Andy Puzder, the CEO of CKE Restaurants, which owns both Carl's Jr and Hardee's, believes the governments of both California and Oregon are "socialist.". The problem: Hardee's and Carl's Jr. don't appear to be weathering the recession as well as some of their competitors. (Salon)
McD's target of Hardee's smackdown Aug 20, 2009
CKE Restaurants Inc., parent of Hardee's and Carl's Jr., is telling the media and customers that McDonald's new Angus burger, launched in July, is a inferior copy cat to Carl's Jr. Black Angus Six-Dollar Burgers and Hardee's Angus Thickburger. In addition, Carl's Jr., popular in Southern California, is introducing a Big Carl burger with a thousand island dressing-based sauce to compete with the Big Mac. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Distillery possibly in our future Aug 7, 2009
William P. Foley II, whose Foley Family Wines now owns Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery, several other wineries and Fidelity National, also happens to own CKE Restaurants, Inc. Based in Carpinteria south of Santa Barbara, CKE includes Carl's Jr., Hardee's, Green Burrito and Red Burrito. CKE just partnered with Monster Beverage Co., a division of Hansen Natural Corp., to offer Monster Energy drinks in CKE's 3,000 restaurants. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Largest Hardees franchisee blasts ads Jul 23, 2009
Boddie has asked executives with the company that owns the Hardee s brand, CKE Restaurants, to eliminate the spots in all markets. Jenna Petroff, a spokeswoman for CKE Restaurants, says there are no current plans to drop the ads, which she says will be aired only after 9 p.m.. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Are fancy fast food burgers worth it? Jul 17, 2009
Jack in the Box fired a returning shot in 2007 with a Sirloin Cheeseburger, and even got sued by CKE Restaurants, the parent company of Carl's Jr., for suggesting in commercials that its Angus beef originated from a rather unsavory part of the cow (rhymes with "Angus"). Burger King came out with its own Angus burger, the Steakhouse Burger, in 2008. (AZCentral -- Business)
Roe restaurant liquor license suspended Jul 5, 2009
CKE Restaurants, Inc. to Present at Oppenheimer s 9th Annual Consumer, Gaming, Lodging re Conference. CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) will be participating in the Oppenheimer Conference on July 14, 2009 ... Details about the conference and when CKE Restaurants will present are as follows. (Fresno Bee)
CKE sees Q1 net income, June sales fall Jun 25, 2009
CKE Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: CKR), based in Carpinteria, Calif. had a total of 3,133 franchised or company-operated restaurants, including 1,205 Carl s Jr. and 1,915 Hardee s, as of May 18. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
IndoorDirect signs Carls Jr. contract Jun 24, 2009
-based CKE Restaurants, use one of its in-restaurant televisions to run promotions catered to the Carl s Jr. consumer. The participating Carl s Jr. restaurant locations are located in San Diego and San Francisco. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Calif radio hosts targeted for transgender remarks Jun 6, 2009
Place an obit: (559) 441-6228. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Clients Yank Ads After Transgender Comments Jun 6, 2009
So did CKE Restaurants, parent company of Carl's Jr., and Verizon Communications Inc., company representatives said. Representatives of the gay and lesbian alliance said other companies have since pulled advertising. (KCRA 3, CA)
CKE Restaurants sales drop May 28, 2009
CKE Restaurants sales drop - St. Louis Business Journal ... CKE Restaurants sales drop ... CKE Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: CKR) is based in Carpinteria, Calif. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Dow Surges Nearly 200 Points May 27, 2009
CKE Restaurants, the parent of the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. fast food chains, jumped $1. 07, or 13. (Click2Houston, TX)
Chicken nuggets grow on trees May 15, 2009
Foley's Fidelity holding company bought and turned around CKE Restaurants, which includes Carl's Jr. and Hardee's. Foley Family Wines include Altvs, Curtis, Firestone, Goodnight, Kuleto, Lincourt, Merus, Sebastiani and Three Rivers. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
IndoorDIRECT Signs Agreement With Hardee's(R); theBITE Network to Air in 324 Locations May 12, 2009
Celebrating more than 48 years in the quick-service industry, Hardee's Food Systems, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: - ) of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the fourth fiscal quarter ended January 26, 2009, CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,116 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and in 14 countries, including 1,195 Carl's Jr. restaurants and 1,908 Hardee's restaurants. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
CKE hires GroupCast Apr 10, 2009
The answer to our needs is hanging on the wall at each location a simple telephone, said Ron Wennerberg, vice president of quality assurance for CKE Restaurants, in a statement ... -based CKE Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: CKR), which also has 1,195 franchised or company-operated Carl s Jr. restaurants. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
CKE Restaurants' Puzder May Give Franchisees Incentives to Keep Expanding Mar 11, 2009
CKE Restaurants Chief Puzder Considering Franchise Incentive - Bloomberg ... CKE Restaurants Chief Puzder Considering Franchise Incentive. (Bloomberg -- US)
Gateway taking shape Mar 4, 2009
Over the next four to five years, CKE Restaurants plans to open at least 20 more Carl s Jr. stores in greater San Antonio, according to Andrew F. Puzder, president and CEO of CKE Restaurants ... That s the $54,000 question, says Richard Buxton, executive vice president of real estate development for CKE Restaurants. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Carls Jr. big on Austin Mar 1, 2009
-based burger chain, part of parent company CKE Restaurants Inc., has targeted Texas and Austin as a growth area over the next decade. The Austin area will see about 50 restaurants as part of that growth, said Andy Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants (NYSE: CKR). (Austin Business Journal, TX)
La-Z-Boy Names Janet Kerr to Board Feb 18, 2009
She is a Member of the Governance Exchange Advisory Council of ISS/Risk Metrics and is also a member of the Board of Directors of CKE Restaurants, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange-listed company, where she is Chairperson of the Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee. James W. Johnston, Chairman of La-Z-Boy Incorporated, said, "We are honored Janet has joined our Board of Directors. She brings a wealth of experience in corporate governance matters and has prior... (PR Newswire)
