Food Retailing / Supermarkets

Carl’s Jr. Heads to Indonesia

Parent company CKE Restaurants on pace to double international presence by 2016

Published

14 years ago

August 6, 2010

VMSD Staff

Chain operator CKE Restaurants Inc. (Carpinteria, Calif.) has opened the first of 25 Carl’s Jr. restaurants to hit Jakarta, Indonesia, over the next six years. The restaurants will be operated by PT. Fortune Food Intl., which has the exclusive rights to develop Carl’s Jr. restaurants in Jakarta and Bali, Indonesia. The company is a subsidiary of holding company PT. Aneka Makmur Sejahtera Group Inc.

The openings are part of CKE Restaurants strategic plan to grow its franchise development throughout Asia. In May 2010, the restaurant chain operator opened a Carl’s Jr. in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with plans to open 25 additional restaurants in Vietnam over the next six years.

“We are determined to make Carl’s Jr. the leading QSR brand in Jakarta and have aggressive growth plans for Indonesia,” says Henry Kwan of PT. Fortune Food Intl.

Currently, CKE franchises 346 international restaurants between its Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s brands. The company has strategic development plans to double its international presence within the next five years. The privately held company operates 3134 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and in 16 countries, including 1233 Carl's Jr. restaurants and 1901 Hardee's restaurants.

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