returning to the role of CEO after years of mismanagement by his immature, sex-obsessed son.
and Hardee's launched an advertising campaign based around the company's fictional founder, Carl Hardee, Sr. Jack in the Box, Inc., was eventually settled and dismissed, but the terms of the settlement were not publicly disclosed. As of March 2016, CKE has a total of 3,664 franchised or company-operated restaurants in 44 states and 38 foreign countries and U.S. The company's headquarters are located in Carpinteria, California.
CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc., is the parent company of the Carl's Jr., Hardee's, Green Burrito, and Red Burrito restaurants, which are competitors to Jack in the Box and former Jack in the Box subsidiary Qdoba Mexican Grill.