Plenty To Beef About

Vancouver Sun:

When it comes to the fast-food restaurant sec-tor, hamburgers reign supreme and that highly competitive business is getting a little more crowded in Canada. California-based Carl’s Jr. is expanding north, with its first location open in Kelowna, B.C., and up to 450 more locations planned across Canada.

“We’re very active now in our entry plans,” says Ned Lyerly, a spokesman for Carl’s, the iconic hamburger chain founded by Carl Karcher and his wife, Margaret, in 1941. Operated by CKE Restaurants, which also owns Hardee’s, Carl’s Jr. began as a lone hotdog cart in Los Angeles in 1941 and now operates in 23 countries.
“It’s a green light for us all the way, and we think we’re going to do quite well.” Read more here.

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