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Hardee's
Type	Wholly owned subsidiary
Founded	1960 (Greenville, North Carolina)
Headquarters	St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Key people	Wilbur Hardee, Founder
Industry	Fast food
Products	Fast food (including hamburgers, french fries, and milkshakes)
Parent	CKE Restaurants
Website	www.hardees.com

Hardee's is an American fast-food restaurant chain, located primarily in the Eastern half of the United States in Southern, Southeast, and East Coast regions. There are several restaurants located in the Midwest. Along with its sister restaurant chain Carl's Jr., Hardee's is the number four U.S. QSR hamburger chain^[1] after McDonald's,^[2] Burger King^[3], and Wendy's.^[4] Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Hardee's. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location of Greenville shown within North Carolina Coordinates: , Country State County Pitt County Settled 1771 Founded 1774 (Martinsborough) Founded 1786 (Greenville) Government  - Mayor Ted Hendricks Area  - City  26. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: , Country State County Independent City Government  - Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area  - City  66. ... Wilbur Hardee was the founder of Hardees fast-food restaurant chain, which has been acquired by CKE Restaurants since 1997. ... Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ... Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ... This article is about the food item. ... French fried potatoes, commonly known as French fries or fries (North America) or chips (United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Commonwealth) are pieces of potato that have been chopped into batons and deep fried. ... A strawberry milkshake topped with whipped cream and strawberry syrup A milkshake is a sweet, cold beverage which is made from milk, ice cream, and sweet flavourings such as fruit syrup or chocolate sauce (in Canada and most regions of the United States, and the United Kingdom. ... For the band, see Big Brother and the Holding Company. ... CKE Restaurants, Inc. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... A fast-food restaurant is a restaurant characterized both by food which is supplied quickly after ordering, and by minimal service. ... Historic Southern United States. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ... A Carls Jr. ... A fast-food restaurant is a restaurant characterized both by food which is supplied quickly after ordering, and by minimal service. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ... Burger King (NYSE: BKC), often abbreviated to BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. ... Wendys is an international chain of fast food restaurants founded by Dave Thomas in 1969 in Columbus, Ohio. ...

Company profile

History

Hardee's founder Wilbur Hardee opened his first restaurant in Greenville, North Carolina in 1960. On the strength of its two distinctive signature sandwiches (the Big Deluxe and the Big Twin), the chain experienced rapid growth by franchising and, to a lesser extent, by acquiring other restaurant chains. The first "franchise" store opened in Rocky Mount, North Carolina in May 1961 by Jim Gardner and Leonard Rawls. The chain was headquartered in Rocky Mount until 2001. Wilbur Hardee was the founder of Hardees fast-food restaurant chain, which has been acquired by CKE Restaurants since 1997. ... Nickname: Location of Greenville shown within North Carolina Coordinates: , Country State County Pitt County Settled 1771 Founded 1774 (Martinsborough) Founded 1786 (Greenville) Government  - Mayor Ted Hendricks Area  - City  26. ... Franchising (from the French for honesty or freedom[1]) is a method of doing business wherein a franchisor licenses proven methods of doing business to a franchisee in exchange for a recurring payment, fees and a percentage of sales or profits. ... Nickname: Location of Rocky Mount within North Carolina Coordinates: , Country State Counties Nash, Edgecombe Founded Circa March 22, 1816 Incorporated February 28, 1867 Government  - Mayor Frederick E. Turnage Area  - City 35. ...

The 1960s

Many original Hardee's were built with a hexagonal style building with a pointed roof. In keeping with that theme, for a short period of time, Hardee's hamburgers were actually hexagonal, particularly the quarter-pound patties. Some early locations had lobbies, but almost all were fresco-walk-up style. As of 1965, franchisees had a choice of four different free-standing signs, with the "Home of the Huskee" slogan designated HH-1. Another promised "Jet Service - Charco Broiled". A regular hexagon A hexagon (also known as sexagon) is a polygon with six edges and six vertices. ...

The 1964 menu included: Hamburger 15 cents, Cheeseburger 20 cents, Fries 10 cents, Milk 12 cents, Coffee 10 cents, Coke, Pepsi, Root Beer and Orange, 10 cents and 15 cents, and Milk shake (Chocolate-Strawberry-Vanilla) 20 cents. Strawberry shakes were created from vanilla by addition of a berry syrup which had to be mixed on a spindle.

The 1970s

In the early-1970s, the regular menu featured the Big Twin (a two-patty burger with a unique sauce) and the Big Deluxe (a quarter-pound burger with a tangy mayonnaise). Hardee's purchased Sandy's in 1972, but primarily emphasized franchise growth on the strength of its menu. During the 1970s, when Hardee's saw rapid growth, the burgers were "charco-broiled" and were cooked in a process using heated "char-rocks" that caused the fat content dripping off the cooking beef to ignite for a distinctive "flame-broiled" taste. The charco-broiling process was discontinued throughout the '80s and '90s. Charbroiling (minus the rocks) was reintroduced in 2001 with the addition of their Thickburger menu. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Sandys Drive-In was a fast-food restaurant chain that sold fast food (including hamburgers, french fries and milkshakes). ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Advertising campaigns in the early 1970s included cartoon characters of a '49er, "Gilbert Giddyup", and his nemesis, a purple-coated villain named "Speedy McGreedy". Radio adverts featured "Mama Cass" Elliot singing the jingle "Hurry on down to Hardee's, where the burgers are charco broiled!" The ads were pulled after her death. For the member of the Texas House of Representatives, see Ellen Cohen. ...

The 1980s and 1990s

Red Burrito/Hardee's in Belleville, Illinois.

Hardee's was affected by the buy-out phenomena of the 1980s. A new management team in the early 1980s seeking to cut costs immediately changed the signature burger recipe. When sales declined, the chain eliminated altogether the flagship menu items of the Big Twin and the Big Deluxe. The Hardee's of the 1980s and '90s was frequently criticized for its very low hamburger quality. The chain leveraged itself to acquire Burger Chef in 1982 and Roy Rogers in 1990. Several Hardee's locations closed in the 1990s, however, as the chain faltered. Image File history File links Redburrito. ... Image File history File links Redburrito. ... Belleville is a city in St. ... Burger Chef logo used from the 1970s Burger Chef was an American fast-food restaurant chain that started in 1954 and lasted until 1996. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... A Roy Rogers Family Restaurant currently operating at the Indian Castle Service Plaza on the New York State Thruway Roy Rogers Family Restaurants is a chain of U.S. fast-food family restaurants, numbering over 800 at its peak, named for cowboy actor Roy Rogers. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

For a short time in the early 1990s, Hardee's outlets sold the popular fried chicken recipe acquired from Roy Rogers, which Hardee's claimed in their advertisements beat KFC in a taste test, 63 to 37. However, they had only compared it to KFC's Original Recipe, thus giving KFC a clever counter-advertisement in which they claim that their Extra Tasty Crispy chicken beat Hardee's chicken. Hardee's chicken was quickly discontinued at some locations a few years later in another series of cost-cutting moves. However, some Hardee's franchisers still offer fried chicken and traditional chicken dinner side dishes at a few locations. Commercials advertising a free bottle of Texas Pete hot sauce with the purchase of a family-sized chicken dinner were aired as recently as the summer of 2006. At one point the chain expanded to over 4,000 locations in the United States, but the chain's expansion has contracted in recent years. KFC, also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a food chain based in Louisville, Kentucky, known mainly for its fried chicken. ... Texas Pete is a retail brand name for a tabasco hot sauce in the United States. ...

An Experimental Hardee's existed in Rocky Mount, North Carolina until the early 2000's. This Hardee's is where menu items tried out to test market appeal, as well as restaurant designs and amenities. Menu items featured constantly changed, featuring such things as buffets, pizza, philly cheesesteaks, unique ice cream flavors, and pasta. The interior featured a lounge area with sofas and chairs, a television, and children's toys. On the outside there was a playground similar to those at McDonald's restaurants. The restaurant was torn down in 2005 and replaced with an Advance Auto Parts

Hardee's today

In 1997, the chain was acquired by CKE Restaurants, the parent company of the Carl's Jr. fast-food restaurant chain. (Imasco retained the few remaining Roy Rogers locations, though CKE is reported to do some supplying of them). Over time, some Hardee's restaurants were converted to serve the relatively higher-quality hamburgers and other products available from Carl's Jr., and also took on the Carl's Jr. star logo in the process. Some locations were simply fully-rebranded Carl's Jr., this was a year after Wendy's and Tim Horton's purchased all the Hardee's stores in Michigan. For the band, see 1997 (band). ... CKE Restaurants, Inc. ... A Carls Jr. ... A fast-food restaurant is a restaurant characterized both by food which is supplied quickly after ordering, and by minimal service. ... A Carls Jr. ... A Carls Jr. ... A Carls Jr. ... Wendys is an international chain of fast food restaurants founded by Dave Thomas in 1969 in Columbus, Ohio. ... Tim Hortons (written without an apostrophe) is the largest coffee and doughnut chain in Canada. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Largest metro area Metro Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ...

CKE Restaurants has been dual branding some Hardee's locations with Red Burrito, similar to its Green Burrito/Carl's Jr. dual brand concept. Red Burrito is an American fast-food restaurant chain run by CKE Restaurants, Inc. ... Green Burrito is an American fast-food restaurant chain]] run by CKE Restaurants, Inc. ... A Carls Jr. ...

As of 2006, Hardee's operates 1,993 restaurants in 31 US states. Hardee's has found a niche market in smaller towns that may lack franchises of the other major hamburger chains. Hardee's closed its restaurants in Hong Kong on December 27, 2006 due to problems with franchising rights^[5]. Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (362nd in leap years). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On March 12, 2007 the first ever franchised Hardee's restaurant (located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina) was demolished to make room for a veterans memorial park named after Jack Laughery, a former Hardee's executive and US army veteran.^[6]

Controversies, disputes and legal issues

Burger Chef Copyright Challenge

In January, 2007 Hardee's had a challenge filed against it with the U.S. Patents and Trademarks Office by River West Brands, LLC of Chicago, IL for the use of the Burger Chef trademark and name. Shortly thereafter, Hardee's reissued the Burger Chef Big Shef sandwich in Terre Haute, IN as a trial offering and later in other Indiana, Ohio and Missouri markets for a limited time. The reissue of the Big Shef has also utilized the Burger Chef name and logo in advertisements in the makets it is being offered. The claim was to provide Burger Chef fans with their Big Shef "fix". Some claim, however, that the move is an attempt by CKE and Hardee's to prohibit the revival of the Burger Chef franchise. The trademark case is still pending.

Advertising

In the early days of the take-over by CKE, Hardee's began to use the anthropomorphic smiling star logo that Carl's Jr. had used for many years. "The Hardee's Star", as it was now called, appeared in a series of commercials played by a dwarf in a costume likeness of the star. Norm MacDonald provided the voice for the Hardee's Star. For a time, many Hardee's locations even gave out free antenna toppers in the shape of the recently adopted star. The star remains Hardee's logo, but the mascot ceased appearing in the commercials with the advent of the Thickburger campaign. A new Hardee's logo was unveiled in 2006 that featured script lettering and further minimized the smiling star icon. Anthropomorphism, also referred to as personification or prosopopeia, is the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, forces of nature, and others. ... Norman Gene Macdonald (born October 17, 1963) is a Canadian actor and comedian. ...

Thickburger campaign

Early commercials during the Thickburger campaign made a point of acknowledging and apologizing for the poor quality of Hardee's past cuisine and service. Later commercials demonstrated adults attempting to fit their mouths around the large Thickburger.

Advertising Controversies

Hardee's cavalier marketing is not simply confined to burgers. Recent ads for its chicken products state that "we have chicken breast strips because scientists have proven chickens don't have nuggets" and another for its 1/3-pound chicken breast sandwich where a chicken walks around with a black "censored" bar over where its breasts would be if it was a human to burlesque music. Photograph of Sally Rand, 1934. ...

In 2005, Carls Jr. and Hardee's aired a controversial commercial featuring hotel heiress Paris Hilton soaping up a Bentley in a skimpy bikini while striking poses and eating the Six-Dollar Burger/Thickburger in a sensuous manner. Carl's Jr. aired the ad first, and Hardee's soon followed. Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American celebrity and socialite. ... Bentleys winged B badge and hood ornament 1929 Blower Bentley from the Ralph Lauren collection. ...

My Town My Hardee's

In late May of 2007 a Tennessee Valley regional marketing campaign was launched stressing the small-town nature of Hardee's throughout the Southeastern United States by focusing on the stories of local residents. The campaign was developed by Coptix and Big Boom Town and was called "My Town My Hardees".^[7] Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Tennessee Valley is the drainage basin of the Tennessee River and is largely within the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... Established in 2000, Coptix, Inc. ...

Children's advertising

The popular California Raisins (1987) and Beach Bunnies (1989).

Although the franchise would come to humorously criticize such concepts, Hardee's has conceived several memorable Kids' Meal toys throughout the past few decades. The 1980s featured popular, nonposeable figures of the Smurfs as well as Beach Bunnies. Renditions of other cartoon characters would later premiere, including the Ghostbusters and Nickelodeon characters. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The California Raisins are a fictional rhythm and blues musical group made up of four anthropomorphized raisins. ... Happy Meal logo, English Happy Meal logo, Japanese. ... A teddy bear A toy is an object used in play. ... Zarbon action figure from Dragon Ball Z made by Bandai An action figure is a posable plastic figurine of a character, often from a movie, comic book, video game, or television program. ... The Smurfs (Les Schtroumpfs in French) are a fictional race of small blue creatures who live in a forest somewhere in Europe. ... For the band, see Cartoons (band). ... For other uses, see Ghostbusters (disambiguation). ... This article is about the TV channel. ...

Other popular licenses were garnered as well. Marvel Comics characters would be featured in the 1990 Marvel Super Hero Vehicles collection. And in the summer of 2000, DC Comics' DC Super Heroes finally found a spot in the Hardee's toy scene. This article is about the comic book company. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ...

Possibly the most well known Hardee's premiums, however, would be the Dancin' Singin' California Raisins. Several collections of the nonposeable figures were produced in 1987, 1988, 1991, and once again in 2001. Traditionally, they would be available with the purchase of Hardee's cinnamon raisin biscuits. The California Raisins are a fictional rhythm and blues musical group made up of four anthropomorphized raisins. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Hardee's also marketed special Super Bowl celebratory pins in the early 1990s. The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ...

Slogans

• Hurry On Down to Hardees - Where the Burgers are Charcobroiled (60's -early 70's)
• Hardee's - Best Eatin' in Town, Up and Down and All Around (late 70's)
• Hardee's - Where Good People Go for Good Food (1984)
• We're out to win you over. (1989)
• Are You Ready for Some Real Food? [early 1990's; featuring Hank Williams Jr. singing to the tune of the longtime MNF theme (itself derived from 1984's "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight")].
• Hardee's - Where the food's the star. (post 1997)

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Products

Monster Thickburger

The Monster Thickburger is a type of double-bacon cheeseburger with mayonnaise. The burger contains 1,410 Calories (5,900 kJ), 107 grams of fat, and 2740 mg of sodium. Reference Daily Intake (RDI) is the daily dietary intake level of a nutrient considered sufficient to meet the requirements of nearly all (97–98%) healthy individuals in each life-stage and gender group. ... For other uses, see Bacon (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Cheeseburger (disambiguation). ... Etymology: French calorie, from Latin calor (heat), from calere (to be warm). ... A kilojoule (abbreviation: kJ) is a unit of energy equal to 1000 joules. ... For other uses, see FAT. Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely insoluble in water. ... For sodium in the diet, see Edible salt. ...

Ingredients include a sesame-seed bun, mayonnaise, bacon, cheese, butter-flavored shortening and two patties of ground beef made from Angus cattle for a total of 2/3 lb (300 g uncooked) of meat. Binomial name Sesamum indicum Sesame (Sesamum indicum) is a crop grown primarily for its oil-rich seeds. ... A Swedish-style saffron bun traditionally consumed en masse with Christmas at hand. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see Mayonaise (song). ... For other uses, see Bacon (disambiguation). ... Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals. ... Shortening is a semisolid fat used in food preparation, especially baked goods, and is so called because it inhibits the formation of long gluten strands in wheat-based doughs, giving them a short texture (as in shortbread). ... Image:Minced beef USDA.jpg Minced beef in industrial grinder Ground beef, beef mince or hamburger meat, is a meat product, made of beef finely chopped by a meat grinder. ... This article is about the Black Angus breed. ... The pound or pound-mass (abbreviations: lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass (sometimes called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... For other meanings of gram, see gram (disambiguation). ...

The marketing of this burger may represent a neo-comfort food movement against alarms raised by nutritionists about an obesity epidemic. In an interview on CNBC, Hardee's CEO Andrew Puzder said the sandwich was "not a burger for tree huggers." The burger was also parodied on an episode of the Late Show with David Letterman when the "CEO of Hardee's" came out to talk about the then-new Monster Thickburger to David Letterman, only to die from a heart attack after just taking one bite. Nevertheless, sales for the 2,067-restaurant chain have risen steadily since the introduction of the Thickburger family in 2003, with same-store sales up 7.8% annually. The term comfort food refers to a style of familiar, simple food or drink that is usually home-cooked, or consumed in informal restaurants. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about CNBC U.S., the business news channel in the U.S.. For other uses, see CNBC (disambiguation). ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Andrew Puzder received his juris doctorate in 1978 from Washington University School of Law in St. ... Villagers hugging the trees to stop them from felling The Chipko movement (literally to hug in Hindi) was a group of peasants in the Uttarakhand region of India who acted to prevent the felling of trees and reclaim their traditional forest rights that were threatened by the contractor system of... Late Show redirects here. ... David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.) is an award-winning American comedian, late night talk show host, television producer, philanthropist, and IRL IndyCar Series car owner. ... Heart attack redirects here. ... Same-store sales is a business term which refers to the revenue generated by one of a retail chains specific outlets during a certain period of time (often a fiscal quarter or a particular shopping season), compared to an identical period in the past, usually in the previous year. ...

The Monster Thickburger is based on the Monster Burger, which had similar ingredients but was the size of a double quarter pounder instead of two-thirds of a pound.

Breakfast

While Hardee's has experienced extensive changes in its lunch and dinner menus over the years, its breakfast menu has remained largely unchanged. As a result, Hardee's still retains significant customer loyalty for this time of the day. The average Hardee's restaurant generates 40 to 45 percent of its business from breakfast, and the median age of its breakfast customers is 45, as it is particularly popular among the elderly in the Southeastern states.^[8] Regional definitions vary from source to source. ...

The core of the Hardee's breakfast menu are its biscuit sandwiches, reflecting the southern origins of this chain. The meats on these biscuit sandwiches vary regionally. Most Hardee's biscuits have traditional fare such as a sausage, bacon, or ham. More unusual biscuits with chicken fried steak or pork chop can be found in the southeast, but are more difficult to find in Hardee's outside this region. For other uses, see Biscuit (disambiguation). ... This article is about the prepared meat. ... For other uses, see Bacon (disambiguation). ... This article is about the cut of meat. ... Chicken fried steak, served with mashed potatoes and baked beans. ... Pork chops, cooked and served. ...

In 2002, CKE Restaurants removed several of the breakfast items from the menu, including the popular cinnamon raisin biscuit, in an attempt to focus Hardee's on its new burger menu like its sister restaurant, Carl's Jr. Customers were upset by this, and the restaurant experienced less business as its eastern customers still hadn't fully conformed to the burger menu. A year later, the removed items were returned to the menu, and Hardee's advertised the re-additions on regional television.^{[citation needed]}

See also: Breakfast sandwich

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Country Breakfast Burrito

Launched October 15, 2007, this burrito contains:

• Two egg omelets
• bacon
• sausage
• diced ham
• cheddar cheese
• hash browns
• sausage gravy

Like the Monster Thickburger before it, this menu item has drawn negative criticism from nutrition and health advocates for its high fat and calorie content (920 calories and 60 grams of fat). Jayne Hurley of The Center for Science in the Public Interest said that the burrito was "another lousy invention by a fast-food company" and that it was a "country breakfast bomb".^[9]

Low-carb

Hardee's features low-carb menu items for breakfast and lunch/dinner. Low-carbohydrate diets or low carb diets, are food diet programs for weight loss and dietary health that advocate restricted carbohydrate consumption, based on research that ties carbohydrate consumption with increased blood insulin levels, and increased insulin with obesity. ...

Global locations

Map showing the states with locations of Carl's Jr.'s in yellow and states with Hardee's colored red. States with both Carl's Jr.'s and Hardee's are colored orange.

Countries currently with Hardee's :
United States
Alabama Arkansas Colorado Delaware Florida Georgia Illinois Iowa Indiana Kansas Kentucky Maryland Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri	Montana Nebraska New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Jordan	Egypt
Countries formerly with Hardee's restaurants:
Malaysia Hong Kong

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Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Largest metro area Metro Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Minnesota. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mississippi. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Missouri. ... Official language(s) English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St Louis[1] Area  Ranked 21st  - Total 69,709 sq mi (180,693 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 300 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Montana. ... 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Official language(s) English Capital Bismarck Largest city Fargo Area  Ranked 19th  - Total 70,762 sq mi (183,272 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 340 miles (545 km)  - % water 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ohio. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Greater Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Oklahoma. ... For other uses, see Oklahoma (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Pennsylvania. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Largest metro area Delaware Valley Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Carolina. ... Official language(s) English Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32° 2′ N to 35° 13′ N  - Longitude 78° 32′ W to 83... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Dakota. ... Official language(s) English Capital Pierre Largest city Sioux Falls Area  Ranked 17th  - Total 77,116[1] sq mi (199,905 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 380 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Virginia. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_West_Virginia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Largest metro area Charleston metro area Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wisconsin. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Largest metro area Greater Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42° 30′ N to 47° 05′ N  - Longitude 86° 46′ W to... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wyoming. ... Official language(s) English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Area  Ranked 10th  - Total 97,818 sq mi (253,348 km²)  - Width 280 miles (450 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 0. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jordan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Egypt. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malaysia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hong_Kong. ...

See also

• Yum! Brands (#2 QSR chain world wide, similar business concepts for multi-brand store locations)^[10]

Yum! Brands, Inc. ...

References

• Historical, promotional franchise materials, on display in lobby of Hardee's, Chipley, Florida as of 27 December 2006. Sign options drawing by Allen Displays, dated 29 December 1964.

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External links

• Indianapolis Star Article About Hardee's Burger Chef Trademark challenge
• Hardee's being challenged for Burger Chef trademark
• Hardee's official website
• Sandy's, national fast food chain bought out by Hardees in 1973
• My Town My Hardee's
• Nation's Restaurant News, August 11, 2003
• Article on the release of the Monster Thickburger with information on the marketing and success

v • d • e CKE Restaurants
People	Carl Karcher (founder)  · Wilbur Hardee  · Byron E. Allumbaugh (Chairman)  · Andrew F. Puzder (CEO)  · Theodore (Ted) Abajian (CFO)
Food	Monster Thickburger
Related companies	CKE Restaurants (Parent Company) · Carl's Jr. · Hardee's · Green Burrito · Red Burrito · La Salsa (former division) · Rally's (former division)
Websites	CKR Corporate · Carl's Jr. · Hardee's
Annual Revenue: $1,588.4m (USD) (2007) · Employees: 30,000 (2007) · Stock Symbol: NYSE: CKR