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Carl Nicholas Karcher SMOM (January 16, 1917 – January 11, 2008) was an American businessman who founded the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain, now owned by parent company Snow Star LP.
On January 11, 2008, Carl Karcher, the founder of hamburger chain Carl's Jr., died at the age of 90. A spokeswoman for CKE Restaurants said Karcher suffered from Parkinson's disease and was being treated for Parkinson's-related pneumonia when he died at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, California .
Jan 12, 2008 · Carl Karcher, who parlayed a single hot dog pushcart into a chain of more than 1,000 fast-food restaurants bearing his name, died Friday. He was 90.
Jan 13, 2008 · ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Carl N. Karcher, who parlayed a $325 investment in a hot dog cart into one of the largest hamburger chains in the western United States, died Friday. He was 90.
Jan 21, 2008 · Carl Karcher started with a hot dog pushcart in 1937 and built a burger empire with over 3,000 branches. He was a self-made entrepreneur, a devout Catholic and a philanthropist who faced legal challenges and survived bankruptcy.
Jul 21, 2016 · Learn how Carl Karcher, a poor Ohio farm boy, started a hot dog cart and built a fast-food empire with charbroiled burgers, innovative ideas and the American dream. Read about his family, his innovations and his impact on the industry.
Jan 13, 2008 · FULLERTON Calif. Fast-food legend Carl N. Karcher, whose $326 investment to launch a Los Angeles hot dog cart in 1941 grew into the 3,000-plus-branch CKE Restaurants system, died at the St....
