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His name was Carl Nicholas Karcher, the founder of Carl’s Jr., a chain of restaurants under CKE Restaurants, Inc. Carl was the son of a farmer who owned a 300-acre farm. Due to the great depression of the 1930s, he was forced to quit school at age 14 to help in the farm.

Special to The Times. 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.

Who is Carl Karcher? What was his role in the early days of McDonald’s? Carl Karcher was an entrepreneur who saw the potential in the McDonald brothers’ Speedee service system. Combined with the new U.S. interstate system, Karcher saw a formula for success and grew McDonald’s locations from 250 to 3,000 in the 1960’s and 70’s.

In 1964, Carl incorporated into Carl Karcher Enterprises (CKE Restaurants) and continued to build his brand. But with other fast food brands in Southern California, like McDonald’s and Taco...

ANAHEIM — Carl N. Karcher, who parlayed a $325 investment in a hot-dog cart into one of the largest hamburger chains in the West, died Friday. He was 90.

Who is Carl Karcher? Carl Karcher is a well-known businessman. He was born in Ohio on January 16th, 1917. Additionally, Carl is most known as the founder of the Carl’s Jr. burger company, which he started with his father. What is Carl Karcher’s weight and height?

The company that would become a fast-food burger empire ironically got its start 75 years ago selling hot dogs. On July 17, 1941, Carl Karcher sold 10-cent hot dogs, tamales and chili dogs at the ...

In 1941, Carl Karcher was a truck driver who lived in Los Angeles with his wife, Margaret. Because his neighborhood had a bunch of successful hot dog stands, he wanted to get in on the action. He...