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In all, the merger crated a chain with 3,828 restaurants, of which 3,152 were Hardeeâs and 676 were Carlâs Jr locations, mostly located in California. Over the next several years, many Hardeeâs restaurants were converted to Carlâs Jr., while some other locations were closed for an array of reasons including dwindling sales.
The two burger chains started out as totally separate entities, one in the West and one in the East. Carlâs Jr. is the elder statesman of the two, founded as a Los Angeles hot dog stand in 1941 by Carl Karcher. Business thrived, and five years later there were five full-sized Carlâs Drive-In Barbecue restaurants, which by then had begun serving hamburgers.