Carl’s Jr.® is celebrating 70 years in the quick-service industry and is known as the place to go for big, juicy, delicious charbroiled burgers. What began as a lone hot dog cart in Los Angeles, Calif. in 1941 is today a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the end of Q2 fiscal 2012, CKE, through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,202 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and in 23 countries, including 1,278 Carl’s Jr. restaurants and 1,914 Hardee's® restaurants. For more information on the Carl’s Jr. franchise opportunity, go to www.ckefranchise.com. To find a Carl’s Jr. near you, go to www.carlsjr.com.