HARDEE’S® ANNOUNCES GRAND OPENING OF NEW RESTAURANT IN ROGERS, MN

Rogers, Minn. – 7/11/11 –

HARDEE’S® ANNOUNCES
GRAND OPENING OF NEW RESTAURANT IN ROGERS, MN

New Hardee’s® Restaurant Will Serve 100% Black Angus Beef Thickburgers®

and Made From Scratch™ Biscuits

ROGERS, Minn. – 9/19/11 – Hardee’s invites the city of Rogers to celebrate the grand opening of a new restaurant on the corner of Hwy 101 and 141^st Ave N.

The newly-constructed Hardee’s restaurant will be open daily with both inside dining and drive-thru service. The breakfast menu features Hardee’s famous Made from Scratch™ biscuits and sandwiches alongside hearty breakfast bowls, platters and burritos. The lunch/dinner menu at Hardee’s has the much-heralded 100% Black Angus Beef Thickburgers, hand-breaded and charbroiled chicken sandwiches, Natural Cut Fries, Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders and Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Shakes & Malts™.

The restaurant is owned and operated by franchisee MRG Management out of Brooklyn Park, bringing the number of Hardee’s restaurants they own to 20

“We are proud to continue our growth in Rogers with our new Hardee’s location,” said Leah Pidde, Marketing Manager of MRG Management.  “We invite everyone to enjoy our line of Thickburgers and to also make Hardee’s signature breakfasts a part of their
morning routine.”

About Hardee’s

Hardee’s Food Systems, Inc. is a
wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) of Carpinteria,
Calif. As of its fiscal 2008 fourth quarter ended Jan. 28, 2008, CKE
Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,067 franchised,
licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and in 13 countries,
including 1,141 Carl’s Jr. restaurants and 1,926 Hardee’s restaurants. For more
information, or to find a Hardee’s near you, go to www.ckr.com or www.hardees.com.

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