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Sep 20, 2023 · Hardee's started in North Carolina in the 1960s, but Carl's Jr. first popped up in California 20 years prior. IN the '90s, Carl's Jr.'s parent company bought Hardee's and rather than risk losing an already established identity, simply decided to keep each name the same.
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May 27, 2011 · History. The Story of Hardee’s. Burger chain founder Wilber Hardee abandoned his namesake brand soon after launching it, but he never ventured far from the burger business. by Jerry Bledsoe. My first encounter with Hardee’s came in the summer of 1964.
Mar 3, 2023 · Hardee's are generally found in the Midwest, Southeast, and now the Mid-Atlantic, while Carl's Jr. dominates the West Coast and Southwest. In fact, there are only two states where these brands overlap, smack dab in Middle America.
May 26, 2015 · While Carl Karcher was in the midst of building his empire in California, Wilber Hardee’s dream of a fast food empire was just beginning in Greenville, NC, in 1960.
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Wilber started on plans to open the second location a year later in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. It was here that the trajectory of the Hardee’s chain would change forever. He met accountant Leonard Rawls and his friend James Gardner. The duo convinced Wilber that by selling Hardee’s franchises, they could all be financially secure for life. Hardee...
By August 1961, Rawls had become president of Hardee’s with Gardner as vice president. The first Hardee’s franchisees were their friends and acquaintances. In mid-August 1963, Hardee’s Food Systems went public, selling four-dollar shares that provided three hundred thousand dollars to develop more restaurants. In 1966, James Gardner stepped down as...
In February 1981, Hardee’s merged with Imasco Ltd. of Montreal, Canada, and became a subsidiary under their banner. On March 10, 1982, Imasco purchased Burger Chef for forty-four million dollars. The conversion from Burger Chef to Hardee’s was gradual, giving the franchises the opportunity to stay on board or go their separate ways. Hardee’s also p...
Then, in a weird turn of events, after a rough 1996, during which Hardee’s lost ten million dollars, the 675-unit Carl’s Jr. bought them for $327 million. It appeared that the plan was to convert all Hardee’s into Carl’s Jr. restaurants, but that never materialized. The charbroiled burgers from Carl’s Jr. replaced Hardee’s current crop of sandwiche...
Mar 25, 2024 · Four years later, in 1960, Wilber Hardee opened the windows on his first restaurant on the other side of the country in Greenville, North Carolina. Interestingly enough, Hardee was joined by...
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May 31, 2024 · Where Has Hardee's Been Closing Locations? So far this year, in Central Illinois, Hardee's has closed restaurants in Champaign, Chatham, Monticello, Springfield, and Virden.
