Carl’s Jr. is a fast food restaurant chain operated by CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc., with locations primarily in the Western and Southwestern United States.
Carl Karcher (1917–2008) and his wife Margaret founded the predecessor of Carl’s Jr. in 1941, starting as a hot-dog cart in Los Angeles. In 1945, the Karchers moved the short distance to Anaheim, California, and opened their first full-service restaurant, Carl’s Drive-In Barbeque. As the restaurant became successful, Carl expanded his business by opening the first two Carl’s Jr. restaurants in Anaheim and nearby Brea in 1956. They were so named because they were smaller versions of Carl’s original drive-in restaurant. That same year, the chain was officially renamed Carl’s Jr. and the fast-food chain took off.
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