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CKE Restaurants Holdings Inc., owner of both <a href="https://www.carlsjr.com/company/franchise?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=nations-restaurant-news-carls-jr-breaks-up-with-hardees-2705610" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Carl&#39;s Jr</a>. And <a href="https://www.hardees.com/company/franchise?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=nations-restaurant-news-carls-jr-breaks-up-with-hardees-2705610" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Hardee&#39;s </a>will be making a conscious effort to separate the two brands. According to a&nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/2HvDIRF?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=nations-restaurant-news-carls-jr-breaks-up-with-hardees-2705610" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">recent article in Nation&#39;s Restaurant News</a>, this turning point comes after nearly 20 years of attempting to merge the two.&nbsp;

One reason for doing this is maintaining the integrity of the customer perception of each brand. CEO Jason Maker said that the parent company sees&nbsp;&quot;them as two regionally iconic brands. We think they have distinct customers, I often talk to people [and say] these brands grew up very differently. And they stand for very different things.&rdquo;

The two franchises will focus on building on the key points of their existing images. For Carl&#39;s Jr., that will mean emphasizing its status as a bold brand while saying goodbye to advertising elements that may have alienated a female audience in the past. Hardee&#39;s will focus on expressing its authenticity and southern roots.&nbsp;

Read the full article&nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/2HvDIRF?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=nations-restaurant-news-carls-jr-breaks-up-with-hardees-2705610" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">here</a>.&nbsp;

Nation's Restaurant News: Carl’s Jr. breaks up with Hardee’s

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