Total investment:
$ 1,375,000
Franchise fee:
$ 35,000
Royalty fee:
4%
Marketing fee:
$ 0
Number of franchises
Return
Time period
Revenue:
$ 12 000*
* Calculator calculations are provisional, not guaranteed
MAIN INFORMATION
Year founded: 1945
Franchise since: 1984
Company owned units:
Franchise owned units: 1536
Total number of units:
Number of employees per unit:
Contract period: 60 month
FRANCHISE ONLINE
WEBSITECarl’s Jr. Restaurants LLC is an American fast food restaurant chain operated by CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc., with franchisees in the United States and Canada. Carl Karcher and his wife Margaret founded the predecessor of Carl’s Jr. in 1941, starting as a hot-dog cart in Los Angeles. In 2016, Entrepreneur listed Carl’s Jr. as #54 on their Top Franchise 500 list, which ranks the overall financial strength, stability, and growth rate for the top 500 franchisees in any field across the United States.
As of 2017, CKE (the parent company of Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s) has a total of 3,665 franchised or company-operated restaurants in 44 states and 39 foreign countries and U.S. territories.
On-The-Job Training: 80 hours
Classroom Training: 32 hours
Additional Training: 12 weeks of management training & at grand opening
Net-worth Requirement: $1,000,000
Liquid Cash Requirement: $300,000 Ad Royalty Fee: to 7%