CKE Restaurants, Inc.

Brand

Company overview

About CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc.CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc., a privately held company based in Franklin, Tennessee, runs and operates Carl's Jr.® and Hardee's® restaurants, two beloved brands, known for premium and innovative menu items such as iconic charbroiled burgers, Made from ScratchTM Biscuits and Hand-Breaded Chicken TendersTM. With both a U.S. and international footprint, Carl's Jr. Restaurants LLC and Hardee's Restaurants LLC have over 3,800 franchised or company-operated restaurants in 44 states and more than 35 international markets and U.S. territories. For more information about CKE, please visit www.ckr.com or its brand sites at www.carlsjr.com and www.hardees.com.

Founded in 1941

Franklin, Tennessee, USA

1.3K employees (70 in marketing)

Salaries

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People

Marketing leadership

Arturo Perez Calvo

Arturo Perez Calvo

International Chief Marketing Officer at CKE Restaurants Holdings

At the company for 8 years 1 month

Paz Romero

Vice President Brand Marketing - Carl's Jr.

At the company for 2 years

Erica O'Rock

Director of Brand Marketing, Carl’s Jr

At the company for 2 years 8 months

Director of Digital Marketing - Carl's Jr.

At the company for 5 years 9 months

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +0.8% year over year

Funding

Last raise

Series Unknown, 13 years ago

Funding history

May 2013

Venture Round CKE Restaurants

Audience

Monthly website visitors

56.3K

Month over month-15.2%

Quarter over quarter-29.1%

Top sourceDirect (49.6%)

Ad budget per month$0.0

Average search rank45.6

Traffic source mix

Direct

49.6%

Search

29.1%

Referral

13.1%

Social

5.6%

Paid referral

2.5%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

48.9K

12-mo growth

+6.9%

Monthly growth

+0.9%

News

Carls Jr. closes first Florida restaurant in Doral

Sep 15, 2025 • WPLG Local 10

Carl's Jr., Hardee's raise more than $1 million for veterans, military families

Aug 27, 2025 • PR Newswire

Hardee's Rolls Out Cherry-Inspired Summer Sips and Spicy Value Deals

Aug 20, 2025 • PR Newswire

Links

Open positions

Communications Manager

CKE Restaurants, Inc.

Anaheim, CA (Hybrid)

$79K/yr - $130K/yrIn-houseFull-timeMid level7+ years exp.

Shift Leader (Now Corporate Owned @ Commerce)

CKE Restaurants, Inc.

Commerce, GA (On-site)

$15/hr - $18/hrIn-housePart-time

Team Member (Now Corporately Owned @ Commerce)

CKE Restaurants, Inc.

Commerce, GA (On-site)

In-housePart-time

VP, Digital Marketing

CKE Restaurants, Inc.

Franklin, TN (On-site)

In-houseFull-time

VP, Digital Marketing

CKE Restaurants, Inc.

Franklin, TN (On-site)

In-houseFull-time

5 open marketing positions

Communications Manager

CKE Restaurants, Inc.

Anaheim, CA (Hybrid)

$79K/yr - $130K/yrIn-houseFull-timeMid level7+ years exp.

Shift Leader (Now Corporate Owned @ Commerce)

CKE Restaurants, Inc.

Commerce, GA (On-site)

$15/hr - $18/hrIn-housePart-time

Team Member (Now Corporately Owned @ Commerce)

CKE Restaurants, Inc.

Commerce, GA (On-site)

In-housePart-time

VP, Digital Marketing

CKE Restaurants, Inc.

Franklin, TN (On-site)

In-houseFull-time

VP, Digital Marketing

CKE Restaurants, Inc.

Franklin, TN (On-site)

In-houseFull-time