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class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Hardee's</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B2" title="هارديز – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="هارديز" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8" title="হার্ডিস – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="হার্ডিস" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%E2%80%99s" title="Hardee’s – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Hardee’s" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%81" title="Хардис – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Хардис" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%27s" title="Hardee's – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Hardee's" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%E2%80%99s" title="Hardee’s – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Hardee’s" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%27s" title="Hardee's – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Hardee's" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%27s" title="Hardee's – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Hardee's" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B2" title="هاردیز – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="هاردیز" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%E2%80%99s" title="Hardee’s – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Hardee’s" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%27s" title="Hardee's – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Hardee's" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%95%98%EB%94%94%EC%8A%A4_(%EA%B8%B0%EC%97%85)" title="하디스 (기업) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="하디스 (기업)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="हार्डी का – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="हार्डी का" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%27s" title="Hardee's – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Hardee's" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%27s" title="Hardee's – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Hardee's" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%27s" title="Hardee's – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Hardee's" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A1" title="הארדיס – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="הארדיס" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%E2%80%99s" title="Hardee’s – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Hardee’s" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="हार्डी का – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="हार्डी का" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B9%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%A1%E0%B4%BF" title="ഹാർഡി – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഹാർഡി" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9D" title="हार्डीझ – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="हार्डीझ" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%E2%80%99s" title="Hardee’s – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="Hardee’s" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B2" title="هارديز – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="هارديز" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%27s" title="Hardee's – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Hardee's" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%27s" title="Hardee's – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="Hardee's" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9C" title="हार्डीज – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="हार्डीज" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA" title="ハーディーズ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ハーディーズ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%E2%80%99s" title="Hardee’s – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Hardee’s" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%88%D9%8A%D8%B2" title="ہارڈيز – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ہارڈيز" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%27s" title="Hardee's – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Hardee's" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%E2%80%99s" title="Hardee’s – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Hardee’s" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%27s" title="Hardee's – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Hardee's" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%84%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%A9%E0%B7%93%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A" title="හර්ඩීස් – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="හර්ඩීස්" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%27s" title="Hardee's – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Hardee's" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%27s" title="Hardee's – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Hardee's" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardee%E2%80%99s" title="Hardee’s – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Hardee’s" 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title="Fast-food restaurants">Fast-food restaurants</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">June 23, 1960<span class="noprint">; 64 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1960-06-23</span>)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mount,_North_Carolina" title="Rocky Mount, North Carolina">Rocky Mount, North Carolina</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Wilber_Hardee" title="Wilber Hardee">Wilber Hardee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label">6700 Tower Circle<br /><a href="/wiki/Franklin,_Tennessee" title="Franklin, Tennessee">Franklin, Tennessee</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of locations</div></th><td class="infobox-data">5,812 (February 2016)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Area served</div></th><td class="infobox-data">United States, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent">Ned Lyerly (<a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">CEO</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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title="Nachos">Nachos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coffee" title="Coffee">Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breakfast" title="Breakfast">Breakfast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrap_(food)" title="Wrap (food)">Wraps</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Imasco" title="Imasco">Imasco</a> (1981–1997)<br /><a href="/wiki/CKE_Restaurants" title="CKE Restaurants">CKE Restaurants</a><br /> (1997–present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hardees.com/">hardees.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Hardee's Restaurants LLC</b> is an American <a href="/wiki/Fast_food_restaurant" class="mw-redirect" title="Fast food restaurant">fast-food restaurant</a> chain operated by <a href="/wiki/CKE_Restaurants" title="CKE Restaurants">CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc.</a> ("CKE") with locations primarily in the Southern and Midwestern <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. The company has evolved through several corporate ownerships since its establishment in 1960 in <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>. </p><p>In April 1997, CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc., the parent company of <a href="/wiki/Carl%27s_Jr." title="Carl's Jr.">Carl's Jr.</a>, paid $327 million to Montreal-based <a href="/wiki/Imasco" title="Imasco">Imasco</a> Limited for Hardee's.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The merger created a chain of 3,828 restaurants – 3,152 Hardee's outlets in 40 states and 10 foreign countries and 676 Carl's Jr. outlets, primarily in <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>. In June 2018, former CKE CEO Jason Marker announced that Carl's Jr. and Hardee's would become separate brands, claiming that CKE's racy advertising and marketing campaigns were incompatible with a family-oriented chain like Hardee's.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2019, Ned Lyerly, a 30-year veteran of the company and formerly president of CKE's International division, was named CEO, replacing Jason Marker. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wilber_Hardee" title="Wilber Hardee">Wilber Hardee</a> (1918–2008) opened his namesake restaurant in <a href="/wiki/Greenville,_North_Carolina" title="Greenville, North Carolina">Greenville, North Carolina</a>, on September 3, 1960.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a year of success, Wilber decided to look into expanding his restaurant and opening another location so he met with James Gardner and Leonard Rawls to discuss doing so.<sup id="cite_ref-ourstate_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ourstate-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly thereafter, the first company store was opened in <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mount,_North_Carolina" title="Rocky Mount, North Carolina">Rocky Mount, North Carolina</a>, in May 1961 by <a href="/wiki/James_Carson_Gardner" class="mw-redirect" title="James Carson Gardner">James Carson Gardner</a> and Leonard Rawls at 329 North Church Street in Rocky Mount, known within the chain as building number 1. That location was demolished in 2007 and replaced with a veterans' park named for <a href="/wiki/Jack_Laughery" title="Jack Laughery">Jack Laughery</a>, a former Hardee's chairman and military veteran.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to Wilber Hardee, Gardner and Rawls won a controlling share of the company from him during a game of poker. After realizing that he had lost control over his namesake company, Hardee sold his remaining shares to them as well.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, this story has been disputed by Gardner & Rawls, who bought out Wilber Hardee and began establishing franchises in 1961. According to Jack Laughery, CEO of Hardee's from 1975 to 1990, "Leonard put together an organization with relatively little capital. If it weren't for him and Jim Gardner, there wouldn't be anything of Hardee's Food Systems."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rawls and Gardner sold their first franchises to a small group of longtime friends and acquaintances who formed their own companies and over time, built hundreds more franchised locations. Hardee's Food Systems went public in 1963 with Rawls as president. Gardner, who was vice president, had political ambitions and left the company when he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-ourstate_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ourstate-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 1964 menu included hamburger for 15 cents, cheeseburgers for 20 cents, french fries for 10 cents, apple turnovers for 15 cents, milk for 12 cents, coffee for 10 cents, soft drinks for 10 cents, and milkshakes (chocolate, strawberry, vanilla) for 20 cents.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Strawberry milkshakes were created from vanilla by addition of a berry syrup which had to be mixed with a spindle.<sup id="cite_ref-ourstate_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ourstate-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:OldHardeeslogo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/OldHardeeslogo.jpg/220px-OldHardeeslogo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/OldHardeeslogo.jpg/330px-OldHardeeslogo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/OldHardeeslogo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="425" data-file-height="107" /></a><figcaption>Hardee's logo used from 1976 to 1999. Revived as part of a marketing campaign in 2018, alongside the current "Happy Star" logo.</figcaption></figure> <p>At the end of the 1960s, the corporation operated nearly 200 restaurants in the Midwest and Southeastern U.S., as well as its first international locations in West Germany.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around this same time, Hardee's began an expansion into the mid-Atlantic states, notably Southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware. The expansion was done via the franchisee Hardee Northern, Inc, which was a subsidiary of Acme Markets, a prominent grocery store chain based in Philadelphia. </p><p>Hardee's purchased <a href="/wiki/Sandy%27s" title="Sandy's">Sandy's</a> in 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-wsj-1971dec01_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wsj-1971dec01-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ct-1971dec01_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ct-1971dec01-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the mid-and-late 1970s, Hardee's saw rapid chain growth and high profits on the strength of its two key sandwiches: the "Big Twin" and the "Big Deluxe".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Another acquisition occurred in the late 1970s when Hardee's purchased the Utah-based burger chain <a href="/wiki/Dee%27s_Drive-In" title="Dee's Drive-In">Dee's Drive-In</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-vanleer_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vanleer-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1977; following a test run at a <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Beach,_Virginia" title="Virginia Beach, Virginia">Virginia Beach</a> location owned by longtime Hardee's franchise operator Boddie-Noell Enterprises,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hardee's introduced its breakfast menu and its Made from Scratch breakfast biscuits nationwide.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Original_Hardee%27s_franchise.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Original_Hardee%27s_franchise.jpg/220px-Original_Hardee%27s_franchise.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Original_Hardee%27s_franchise.jpg/330px-Original_Hardee%27s_franchise.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Original_Hardee%27s_franchise.jpg/440px-Original_Hardee%27s_franchise.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="807" /></a><figcaption>First Hardee's franchise, in <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mount,_North_Carolina" title="Rocky Mount, North Carolina">Rocky Mount, North Carolina</a>, 1980s</figcaption></figure> <p>Hardee's was purchased by Canadian company Imasco Limited in 1981. In 1982, <a href="/wiki/General_Foods" title="General Foods">General Foods</a> sold <a href="/wiki/Burger_Chef" title="Burger Chef">Burger Chef</a> to Imasco for $44 million.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt-1981dec10_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-1981dec10-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Imasco converted many locations to Hardee's restaurants and let franchises and locations near existing Hardee's locations convert to other brands. Remaining restaurants that did not convert to Hardee's or new names and branding simply closed. </p><p>A new management team, in the early 1980s, seeking to cut costs, changed the signature burger recipe and eliminated the flagship menu item, the Big Twin. The Big Deluxe continued to be offered throughout the 1990s. </p><p>For a few years after acquiring the <a href="/wiki/Roy_Rogers_Restaurants" title="Roy Rogers Restaurants">Roy Rogers Restaurants</a> fast food chain in the early 1990s,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hardee's outlets sold fried chicken prepared using the popular Roy Rogers Restaurant recipe hoping it could compete with <a href="/wiki/KFC" title="KFC">KFC</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In addition to Roy Rogers, Hardee's also owned <a href="/wiki/Rax_(restaurant)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rax (restaurant)">Rax Roast Beef</a> for a period of time and sold roast beef sandwiches throughout the Hardee's system.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Merger_with_Carl's_Jr._and_aftermath"><span id="Merger_with_Carl.27s_Jr._and_aftermath"></span>Merger with Carl's Jr. and aftermath</h3></div> <p>In April 1997, CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Carl's Jr., bought Hardee's from Imasco for $327 million. The merger created a chain of 3,828 restaurants – 3,152 Hardee's outlets in 40 states and 10 foreign countries and 676 Carl's Jr. outlets primarily in California.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Initially, the plan was for the larger Hardee's chain to completely rebrand as Carl's Jr but continue to offer Hardee's existing <a href="/wiki/Breakfast" title="Breakfast">breakfast</a> menu branded as "Hardee's breakfast" (due to Hardee's stronger sales during breakfast hours, unusual among fast food chains), and even ran a test by rebranding Hardee's locations in the <a href="/wiki/Peoria,_Illinois" title="Peoria, Illinois">Peoria, Illinois</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City,_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma City, Oklahoma">Oklahoma City, Oklahoma</a> markets as Carl's Jr. However, by 1999 CKE instead rebranded Hardee's into the Carl's Jr. imaging including the Happy Star logo and parts of its lunch menu but kept the Hardee's name and left the breakfast menu intact, though the Oklahoma City locations kept the Carl's Jr. branding permanently.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2001, Hardee's headquarters moved to <a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis, Missouri">St. Louis, Missouri</a>. In 2005, Hardee's introduced Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Shakes & Malts. </p><p>In September 2013, it was announced that Hardee's would expand into the <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" title="Northeastern United States">Northeastern United States</a>. In April 2015, Hardee's announced the opening of its 300th restaurant in the Middle East with longtime franchisee, The Americana Group. </p><p>In 2015, Nation's Restaurant News ranked Hardee's as the No. 28 foodservice chain by sales in the United States through 2011. Carl's Jr. was ranked at No. 37. Combined sales would rank the two at No. 15. In 2013, QSR listed Hardee's at No. 20 and Carl's Jr. at No. 24; if combined they would have been listed at No. 14.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2015, Hardee's announced that it would be offering The All-Natural Burger, which launched at sister-chain Carl's Jr. restaurants in December 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of March 2016, CKE has a total of 3,664 franchised or company-operated restaurants in 44 states and 37 foreign countries and U.S. territories.<sup id="cite_ref-ckr.com_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ckr.com-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies,_disputes,_and_legal_issues"><span id="Controversies.2C_disputes.2C_and_legal_issues"></span>Controversies, disputes, and legal issues</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Burger_Chef_trademark_dispute">Burger Chef trademark dispute</h3></div> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> for the use of the <a href="/wiki/Burger_Chef" title="Burger Chef">Burger Chef</a> trademark and name. Shortly thereafter, Hardee's reissued the Burger Chef Big Shef sandwich in <a href="/wiki/Terre_Haute,_Indiana" title="Terre Haute, Indiana">Terre Haute, Indiana</a>, as a trial offering and later in additional <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> markets and Dayton, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>, for a limited time. The reissue of the Big Shef has also used the Burger Chef name and logo in advertisements in the markets in which it is offered, and has claimed to provide Burger Chef fans with their Big Shef "fix". On April 16, 2009, River West Brands dropped their petition for cancellation and both parties agreed to pay their own attorney's fees.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Harvey's_controversy"><span id="Harvey.27s_controversy"></span>Harvey's controversy</h3></div> <p>Due to a trademark dispute with Canada's <a href="/wiki/Harvey%27s" title="Harvey's">Harvey's</a> burger chain, the Hardee's brand name cannot be used in the country. Instead, CKE Restaurants operates exclusively under the Carl's Jr. banner.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Advertising">Advertising</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hkhardees.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Hkhardees.jpg/220px-Hkhardees.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Hkhardees.jpg/330px-Hkhardees.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Hkhardees.jpg/440px-Hkhardees.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="360" /></a><figcaption>A Hardee's in Hong Kong</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hardee%27s_Red_Burrito,_US90,_Lake_City.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Hardee%27s_Red_Burrito%2C_US90%2C_Lake_City.jpg/220px-Hardee%27s_Red_Burrito%2C_US90%2C_Lake_City.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Hardee%27s_Red_Burrito%2C_US90%2C_Lake_City.jpg/330px-Hardee%27s_Red_Burrito%2C_US90%2C_Lake_City.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Hardee%27s_Red_Burrito%2C_US90%2C_Lake_City.jpg/440px-Hardee%27s_Red_Burrito%2C_US90%2C_Lake_City.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>A Hardee's Red Burrito location in Florida</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hardees_Big_Twin_hamburger.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Hardees_Big_Twin_hamburger.jpg/220px-Hardees_Big_Twin_hamburger.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Hardees_Big_Twin_hamburger.jpg/330px-Hardees_Big_Twin_hamburger.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Hardees_Big_Twin_hamburger.jpg/440px-Hardees_Big_Twin_hamburger.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Big Twin hamburger</figcaption></figure> <p>A new Hardee's logo was unveiled in 2006 that featured script lettering and retained the iconic Happy Star, further unifying the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. brands. Hardee's also marketed special Super Bowl celebratory pins in the early 1990s.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Controversy">Controversy</h3></div> <p>Several Hardee's ad campaigns in the 2000s have been criticized by groups including <a href="/wiki/Parents_Television_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Parents Television Council">Parents Television Council</a> for their sexually suggestive nature. A campaign titled "More Than a Piece of Meat" featured scantily clad women appearing to receive sexual gratification from consuming Hardee's products, and "Name Our Holes" – an ad campaign and website promoting Hardee's Biscuit Holes.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2015, Carl's Jr. released a commercial online featuring model <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_McKinney" title="Charlotte McKinney">Charlotte McKinney</a> advertising its new <a href="/wiki/Organic_food" title="Organic food">All Natural</a> Burger to air regionally <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_advertising" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Bowl advertising">during</a> <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIX" title="Super Bowl XLIX">Super Bowl XLIX</a>. The ad features McKinney walking around a <a href="/wiki/Farmers%27_market" title="Farmers' market">farmers' market</a>, implying that she is <a href="/wiki/Naturism" title="Naturism">"all natural"</a> and uses <a href="/wiki/Double_entendre" title="Double entendre">double entendres</a> to suggest that she is naked with strategically placed items in the market until it reveals McKinney in a <a href="/wiki/Bikini" title="Bikini">bikini</a> eating the All Natural Burger. Critics suggested that the ad "sets <a href="/wiki/Feminism" title="Feminism">feminism</a> back four decades," while others, including McKinney's elderly grandfather, enjoyed the ad.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Until the <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> video of the ad was privatized by Carl's Jr. in March 2017, it had over 13 million views and 10 thousand likes.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Carl_Hardee_Sr._campaign">Carl Hardee Sr. campaign</h3></div> <p>In March 2017, Hardee's began to move away from the sexualized ads by releasing a commercial featuring a white bearded character played by <a href="/wiki/Charles_Esten" title="Charles Esten">Charles Esten</a> as "Carl Hardee Sr." who had come back into the office (much to the delight of the employees) to find his son (<a href="/wiki/Drew_Tarver" title="Drew Tarver">Drew Tarver</a>), a.k.a. "Carl Jr." who was focusing on sex appeal over its food. The commercial marked a turning point in CKE's advertising, as the company wanted to move away from its provocative ads and focus more on food and as a competitor to <a href="/wiki/Five_Guys" title="Five Guys">Five Guys</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steak_%27n_Shake" title="Steak 'n Shake">Steak 'n Shake</a>, and <a href="/wiki/In-N-Out_Burger" title="In-N-Out Burger">In-N-Out Burger</a>. "Carl Hardee Sr." was also expected to become the new company spokesperson.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tastes_Like_America">Tastes Like America</h3></div> <p>In 2018, CKE resumed producing separate campaigns for their Hardee's and Carl's Jr. brands. For Hardee's, it started the <i>Tastes Like America</i> campaign with music by Big Wet.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For this campaign, Hardee's restored its 1976 logo, now in white; however, the Happy Star still appears, replacing the A in "Tastes". The previous logo will also continue to be used as well. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_franchises">International franchises</h2></div> <p>Many international Hardee's franchises are located in countries in the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, most being owned and operated by <a href="/wiki/Americana_Group" title="Americana Group">Americana Group</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Americana Group opened the Middle East's first Hardee's restaurant in <a href="/wiki/Kuwait" title="Kuwait">Kuwait</a> in June 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-ckr.com_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ckr.com-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2016, there are over 300 Hardee's restaurants throughout <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a> and the Middle East, specifically in <a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kuwait" title="Kuwait">Kuwait</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a>, and plans to open in <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ckr.com_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ckr.com-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> had a Hardee's franchise first opened in 1984, but the last three outlets closed in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hardee's opened a store in <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> in 1990, but it pulled in 2004, due to poor performance.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hardee's also used to operate in <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a>, but it pulled out in 2006, due to licensing issues with its US parent.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Specifically, in the Middle East, the Hardee's menu does not include any pork items and each beef is certified Halal due to religious and cultural beliefs. The same menu is offered at Hardee's locations in Pakistan, which opened its first location in the country in 2009 in <a href="/wiki/Lahore" title="Lahore">Lahore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hardee's currently has 18 locations in Pakistan, with six in Lahore, four in <a href="/wiki/Karachi" title="Karachi">Karachi</a>, two each in <a href="/wiki/Islamabad" title="Islamabad">Islamabad</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rawalpindi" title="Rawalpindi">Rawalpindi</a> and one each in <a href="/wiki/Faisalabad" title="Faisalabad">Faisalabad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bhera" title="Bhera">Bhera</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peshawar" title="Peshawar">Peshawar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Multan" title="Multan">Multan</a>. In 2014, it opened a restaurant in <a href="/wiki/Erbil" title="Erbil">Erbil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iraqi_Kurdistan" title="Iraqi Kurdistan">Iraqi Kurdistan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There is also a Hardee's location at <a href="/wiki/Jomo_Kenyatta_International_Airport" title="Jomo Kenyatta International Airport">Jomo Kenyatta International Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Nairobi" title="Nairobi">Nairobi</a>, Kenya, Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carl%27s_Jr." title="Carl's Jr.">Carl's Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Laughery" title="Jack Laughery">Jack Laughery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_hamburger_restaurants" title="List of hamburger restaurants">List of hamburger restaurants</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.aggdata.com/aggdata/complete-list-hardees-locations">"Complete List of Hardee's Locations"</a>. aggdata.com. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160805000515/https://www.aggdata.com/aggdata/complete-list-hardees-locations">Archived</a> from the original on August 5, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Bagels">Einstein Bros.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Five_Daughters_Bakery" title="Five Daughters Bakery">Five Daughters Bakery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_American_Cookies" title="Great American Cookies">Great American Cookies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honey_Dew_Donuts" title="Honey Dew Donuts">Honey Dew Donuts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Insomnia_Cookies" title="Insomnia Cookies">Insomnia Cookies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krispy_Kreme" title="Krispy Kreme">Krispy Kreme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mochinut" title="Mochinut">Mochinut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mrs._Fields" title="Mrs. Fields">Mrs. Fields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panera_Bread" title="Panera Bread">Panera Bread</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paris_Baguette" title="Paris Baguette">Paris Baguette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pretzelmaker" title="Pretzelmaker">Pretzelmaker/Pretzel Time</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Ribbon_Bakeshop" title="Red Ribbon Bakeshop">Red Ribbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shipley_Do-Nuts" title="Shipley Do-Nuts">Shipley Do-Nuts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Hortons" title="Tim Hortons">Tim Hortons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wetzel%27s_Pretzels" title="Wetzel's Pretzels">Wetzel's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchell%27s_Donuts" title="Winchell's Donuts">Winchell's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Barbecue" title="Barbecue">Barbecue</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dickey%27s_Barbecue_Pit" title="Dickey's Barbecue Pit">Dickey's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%26L_Hawaiian_Barbecue" title="L&L Hawaiian Barbecue">L&L Hawaiian Barbecue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logan%27s_Roadhouse" title="Logan's Roadhouse">Logan's Roadhouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mission_BBQ" title="Mission BBQ">Mission BBQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morton%27s_The_Steakhouse" title="Morton's The Steakhouse">Morton's The Steakhouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outback_Steakhouse" title="Outback Steakhouse">Outback Steakhouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saltgrass_Steak_House" title="Saltgrass Steak House">Saltgrass Steak House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Roadhouse" title="Texas Roadhouse">Texas Roadhouse</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Drink" title="Drink">Beverages</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bamb%C5%AB" title="Bambū">Bambū</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biggby_Coffee" title="Biggby Coffee">Biggby Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caribou_Coffee" title="Caribou Coffee">Caribou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Coffee_Bean_%26_Tea_Leaf" title="The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf">Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coffee_Beanery" title="Coffee Beanery">Coffee Beanery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunkin%27_Donuts" title="Dunkin' Donuts">Dunkin'</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunn_Brothers_Coffee" title="Dunn Brothers Coffee">Dunn Bros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Bros._Coffee" title="Dutch Bros. 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href="/wiki/Tropical_Smoothie_Cafe" title="Tropical Smoothie Cafe">Tropical Smoothie Cafe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Breakfast" title="Breakfast">Breakfast</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_Bear_Diner" title="Black Bear Diner">Black Bear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cracker_Barrel" title="Cracker Barrel">Cracker Barrel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denny%27s" title="Denny's">Denny's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Corral" title="Golden Corral">Golden Corral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IHOP" title="IHOP">IHOP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Original_Pancake_House" title="The Original Pancake House">The Original Pancake House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waffle_House" title="Waffle House">Waffle House</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Chicken_as_food" title="Chicken as food">Chicken</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bojangles_(restaurant)" title="Bojangles (restaurant)">Bojangles'</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonchon_Chicken" title="Bonchon Chicken">Bonchon Chicken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Market" title="Boston Market">Boston Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brown%27s_Chicken_%26_Pasta" title="Brown's Chicken & Pasta">Brown's Chicken & Pasta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Wild_Wings" title="Buffalo Wild Wings">Buffalo Wild Wings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bush%27s_Chicken" title="Bush's Chicken">Bush's Chicken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester%27s" title="Chester's">Chester's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chick-fil-A" title="Chick-fil-A">Chick-fil-A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicken_Express" title="Chicken Express">Chicken Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicken_Salad_Chick" title="Chicken Salad Chick">Chicken Salad Chick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church%27s_Chicken" class="mw-redirect" title="Church's Chicken">Church's/Texas Chicken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave%27s_Hot_Chicken" title="Dave's Hot Chicken">Dave's Hot Chicken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Pollo_Loco_(United_States)" title="El Pollo Loco (United States)">El Pollo Loco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Chick" title="Golden Chick">Golden Chick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Skillet" title="Golden Skillet">Golden Skillet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guthrie%27s" title="Guthrie's">Guthrie's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartz_Chicken" title="Hartz Chicken">Hartz Chicken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hooters" title="Hooters">Hooters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jollibee" title="Jollibee">Jollibee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFC" title="KFC">KFC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krispy_Krunchy_Chicken" title="Krispy Krunchy Chicken">Krispy Krunchy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyochon" title="Kyochon">Kyochon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee%27s_Famous_Recipe_Chicken" title="Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken">Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Famous_Fried_Chicken" title="Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken">Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mrs._Winner%27s_Chicken_%26_Biscuits" title="Mrs. Winner's Chicken & Biscuits">Mrs. Winner's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pollo_Tropical" title="Pollo Tropical">Pollo Tropical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Popeyes" title="Popeyes">Popeyes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raising_Cane%27s_Chicken_Fingers" title="Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers">Raising Cane's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Rogers_Restaurants" title="Roy Rogers Restaurants">Roy Rogers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slim_Chickens" title="Slim Chickens">Slim Chickens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wingstop" title="Wingstop">Wingstop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pizza_Hut#WingStreet" title="Pizza Hut">WingStreet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zaxby%27s" title="Zaxby's">Zaxby's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Frozen_dessert" title="Frozen dessert">Frozen<br />desserts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baskin-Robbins" title="Baskin-Robbins">Baskin-Robbins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_%26_Jerry%27s" title="Ben & Jerry's">Ben & Jerry's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braum%27s" title="Braum's">Braum's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruster%27s_Ice_Cream" title="Bruster's Ice Cream">Bruster's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carvel_(franchise)" title="Carvel (franchise)">Carvel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_Stone_Creamery" title="Cold Stone Creamery">Cold Stone Creamery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dairy_Queen" title="Dairy Queen">Dairy Queen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dippin%27_Dots" title="Dippin' Dots">Dippin' Dots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fosters_Freeze" title="Fosters Freeze">Fosters Freeze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friendly%27s" title="Friendly's">Friendly's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graeter%27s" title="Graeter's">Graeter's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%A4agen-Dazs" title="Häagen-Dazs">Häagen-Dazs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handel%27s_Homemade_Ice_Cream_%26_Yogurt" title="Handel's Homemade Ice Cream & Yogurt">Handel's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paleter%C3%ADa_La_Michoacana" title="Paletería La Michoacana">La Michoacana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MaggieMoo%27s_Ice_Cream_and_Treatery" title="MaggieMoo's Ice Cream and Treatery">MaggieMoo's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marble_Slab_Creamery" title="Marble Slab Creamery">Marble Slab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menchie%27s_Frozen_Yogurt" title="Menchie's Frozen Yogurt">Menchie's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oberweis_Dairy" title="Oberweis Dairy">Oberweis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_Leaf_Frozen_Yogurt" title="Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt">Orange Leaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinkberry" title="Pinkberry">Pinkberry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Popbar" title="Popbar">Popbar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Mango" title="Red Mango">Red Mango</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rita%27s_Italian_Ice" title="Rita's Italian Ice">Rita's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Frog" title="Sweet Frog">Sweet Frog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tastee-Freez" title="Tastee-Freez">Tastee-Freez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TCBY" title="TCBY">TCBY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tropical_Sno" title="Tropical Sno">Tropical Sno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tutti_Frutti_Frozen_Yogurt" title="Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt">Tutti Frutti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yogen_Fr%C3%BCz" title="Yogen Früz">Yogen Früz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yogurtland" title="Yogurtland">Yogurtland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hamburger" title="Hamburger">Hamburgers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A%26W_Restaurants" title="A&W Restaurants">A&W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Applebee%27s" title="Applebee's">Applebee's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arctic_Circle_Restaurants" title="Arctic Circle Restaurants">Arctic Circle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Back_Yard_Burgers" title="Back Yard Burgers">Back Yard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Boy_Restaurants" title="Big Boy Restaurants">Big Boy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BurgerFi" title="BurgerFi">BurgerFi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burger_King" title="Burger King">Burger King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl%27s_Jr." title="Carl's Jr.">Carl's Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Checkers_and_Rally%27s" title="Checkers and Rally's">Checkers/Rally's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_Out_(restaurant)" title="Cook Out (restaurant)">Cook Out</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culver%27s" title="Culver's">Culver's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fatburger" title="Fatburger">Fatburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Five_Guys" title="Five Guys">Five Guys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freddy%27s_Frozen_Custard_%26_Steakburgers" title="Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers">Freddy's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuddruckers" title="Fuddruckers">Fuddruckers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Habit_Burger_Grill" class="mw-redirect" title="The Habit Burger Grill">The Habit</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hardee's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hwy_55_Burgers_Shakes_%26_Fries" title="Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries">Hwy 55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/In-N-Out_Burger" title="In-N-Out Burger">In-N-Out</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack%27s" title="Jack's">Jack's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_in_the_Box" title="Jack in the Box">Jack in the Box</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Rockets" title="Johnny Rockets">Johnny Rockets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krystal_(restaurant)" title="Krystal (restaurant)">Krystal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s" title="McDonald's">McDonald's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mooyah" title="Mooyah">Mooyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Robin" title="Red Robin">Red Robin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Rogers_Restaurants" title="Roy Rogers Restaurants">Roy Rogers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruby_Tuesday_(restaurant)" title="Ruby Tuesday (restaurant)">Ruby Tuesday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shake_Shack" title="Shake Shack">Shake Shack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smashburger" title="Smashburger">Smashburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonic_Drive-In" title="Sonic Drive-In">Sonic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_%27n_Shake" title="Steak 'n Shake">Steak 'n Shake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayback_Burgers" title="Wayback Burgers">Wayback</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wendy%27s" title="Wendy's">Wendy's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whataburger" title="Whataburger">Whataburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Castle_(restaurant)" title="White Castle (restaurant)">White Castle</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hot_dog" title="Hot dog">Hot dogs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nathan%27s_Famous" title="Nathan's Famous">Nathan's Famous</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portillo%27s_Restaurants" title="Portillo's Restaurants">Portillo's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wienerschnitzel" title="Wienerschnitzel">Wienerschnitzel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Mexican_cuisine" title="Mexican cuisine">Mexican</a> / <a href="/wiki/Tex-Mex" title="Tex-Mex">Tex-Mex</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baja_Fresh" title="Baja Fresh">Baja Fresh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cafe_Rio" title="Cafe Rio">Cafe Rio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chevys_Fresh_Mex" title="Chevys Fresh Mex">Chevys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chili%27s" title="Chili's">Chili's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chipotle_Mexican_Grill" title="Chipotle Mexican Grill">Chipotle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Taco" title="Del Taco">Del Taco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Torito" title="El Torito">El Torito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuzzy%27s_Taco_Shop" title="Fuzzy's Taco Shop">Fuzzy's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CKE_Restaurants" title="CKE Restaurants">Green/Red Burrito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guzman_y_Gomez" title="Guzman y Gomez">Guzman y Gomez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Salsa" title="La Salsa">La Salsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moe%27s_Southwest_Grill" title="Moe's Southwest Grill">Moe's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/On_the_Border_Mexican_Grill_%26_Cantina" title="On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina">On the Border</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pancheros_Mexican_Grill" title="Pancheros Mexican Grill">Pancheros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qdoba" title="Qdoba">Qdoba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roberto%27s_Taco_Shop" title="Roberto's Taco Shop">Roberto's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rubio%27s_Coastal_Grill" title="Rubio's Coastal Grill">Rubio's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salsarita%27s_Fresh_Mexican_Grill" title="Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill">Salsarita's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taco_Bell" title="Taco Bell">Taco Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taco_Bueno" title="Taco Bueno">Taco Bueno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taco_Cabana" title="Taco Cabana">Taco Cabana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taco_John%27s" title="Taco John's">Taco John's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TacoTime" title="TacoTime">TacoTime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tijuana_Flats" title="Tijuana Flats">Tijuana Flats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torchy%27s_Tacos" title="Torchy's Tacos">Torchy's Tacos</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pizza" title="Pizza">Pizza</a> / <a href="/wiki/Italian_cuisine" title="Italian cuisine">Italian</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blaze_Pizza" title="Blaze Pizza">Blaze Pizza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domino%27s" title="Domino's">Domino's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fazoli%27s" title="Fazoli's">Fazoli's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Caesars" title="Little Caesars">Little Caesars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MOD_Pizza" title="MOD Pizza">MOD Pizza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Mike%27s_Pizza" title="Mountain Mike's Pizza">Mountain Mike's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olive_Garden" title="Olive Garden">Olive Garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papa_Gino%27s" title="Papa Gino's">Papa Gino's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papa_John%27s" title="Papa John's">Papa John's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pizza_Hut" title="Pizza Hut">Pizza Hut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pizza_Patr%C3%B3n" title="Pizza Patrón">Pizza Patrón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Round_Table_Pizza" title="Round Table Pizza">Round Table Pizza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sbarro" title="Sbarro">Sbarro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shakey%27s_Pizza" title="Shakey's Pizza">Shakey's Pizza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Straw_Hat_Pizza" title="Straw Hat Pizza">Straw Hat Pizza</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Salad" title="Salad">Salads</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Salad_and_Go" title="Salad and Go">Salad and Go</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saladworks" title="Saladworks">Saladworks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweetgreen" title="Sweetgreen">Sweetgreen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sandwich" title="Sandwich">Sandwiches</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arby%27s" title="Arby's">Arby's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blimpie" title="Blimpie">Blimpie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capriotti%27s" title="Capriotti's">Capriotti's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleys_Philly_Steaks" title="Charleys Philly Steaks">Charley's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cousins_Subs" title="Cousins Subs">Cousins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%27Angelo_Grilled_Sandwiches" title="D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches">D'Angelo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erbert_%26_Gerbert%27s" title="Erbert & Gerbert's">Erbert & Gerbert's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Firehouse_Subs" title="Firehouse Subs">Firehouse Subs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason%27s_Deli" title="Jason's Deli">Jason's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jersey_Mike%27s_Subs" title="Jersey Mike's Subs">Jersey Mike's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_John%27s" 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