021056 First Carl's Jr. Restaurant to Open in Alaska

Anchorage, AK - Residents of Anchorage will soon be able to enjoy the great charbroiled taste of Carl's Jr. hamburgers and chicken sandwiches at the company's first restaurant in Alaska, located at 2242 Abbot Road in the Fred Myer Shopping Center.

"We are very excited about Carl's Jr.'s expansion into Alaska," said Andy Puzder, president and chief executive officer of CKE Restaurants, Inc. "We are pleased to have Jerry and Debra Kinn on board with us as new franchisees, and anticipate much success in working with them on further development there."

The new restaurant, with its cheery Happy Star icon that has been a beacon for hungry customers in the "lower 48" for years, opens on Monday, Nov. 4. It features seating for 52 guests and drive-thru service.

"We are thrilled to open our first Carl's Jr. restaurant in Anchorage," said Jerry Kinn, co- owner of J & D Restaurants, Inc., the franchise company operating the store. "We look forward to serving everyone the best burgers in town!"

The Carl's Jr. menu includes a tempting selection of big, juicy charbroiled creations including "The Six Dollar Burger," Superstar and Famous Star hamburgers. Also available are delicious chicken sandwiches, both charbroiled and crispy, and a wide variety of side orders.

"We saw our first Carl's Jr. in Hawaii and simply loved the food -- the hamburgers were in a league of their own," said Debra Kinn, co-owner of J & D Restaurants, Inc. "It wasn't long before we realized the potential of Carl's Jr. in Alaska."

The new restaurant will also offer hand-dipped ice cream. Guests can choose from eight different flavors and a variety of toppings when ordering cones, sundaes or flurries.

Breakfast is served until 10:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. on Sunday. In addition to traditional breakfast items such as French Toast Dips, Breakfast Burritos and Sunrise Sandwiches, all of which can be ordered combo-style with hash brown nuggets and coffee, the full Carl's Jr. menu is available for breakfast.

CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, franchisees and licensees, operates more than 3,400 restaurants, including 2,278 Hardee's restaurants; 977 Carl's Jr. restaurants; 100 La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grills; 31 Green Burrito restaurants; and 27 Timber Lodge Steakhouses, in 44 states and 15 foreign countries.

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