Carl's Jr.(r) Restaurant Patrons Donate More Than $300,000 To Breast Cancer

(Thursday, September 21, 2006) - Month-Long Restaurant Donation Program Raises Breast Cancer Awareness - and Funds Yesterday, Carl's
Jr.(R) (NYSE: CKR) announced that customers supporting an in-store restaurant
fundraising program in May 2006 donated more than $300,00 for breast cancer
awareness and support. A portion of the funds were presented during an annual
franchise conference event last night in Chicago and accepted by Janelle Hail,
founder of the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF). This is the second
year that Carl's Jr. franchise restaurants have conducted the in-store
donation program, and the first that company-operated restaurants joined in to
support the cause.

During the month-long "Pink Star" charity promotion in May of this year,
Carl's Jr. restaurant guests at nearly 1,000 locations across the western U.S.
were encouraged to donate $1 to breast cancer when placing their order at the
register. As a thank-you for the donation, these guests received a
personalized pink Happy Star(TM) to put on display in the lobby and a coupon
redeemable for a free beverage on a future visit. Funds raised during a golf
tournament event in the same month bolstered the cause.

"We at Carl's Jr. are proud of our commitment to community involvement,
and are pleased to see that commitment benefit others through this year's Pink
Star breast cancer donation program," said president and chief executive
officer Andrew F. Puzder. "Together with our franchise community, it was the
goal to raise more than $300,000 for the cause, and our customers came
through. We are humbled by the gesture of support and thrilled to present
these funds to aid in promoting awareness and the early detection of breast
cancer."

The NBCF is a not-for-profit organization committed to saving lives
through increasing awareness of breast cancer through education, and by
providing mammograms to women in need. "The National Breast Cancer Foundation
is grateful and thankful for the support of CKE Restaurants, Inc. and the
generosity of its Carl's Jr. customers. We are amazed at the size of the
gift. There will be women alive this time next year because of these
efforts," said Janelle Hail, NBCF founder.

According to the NBCF, more than 200,000 women in America will be
diagnosed with breast cancer this year -- and one fifth of those will die from
the disease. One woman in eight has or will develop breast cancer in her
lifetime. In addition, more than 1,000 men will be diagnosed with breast
cancer this year; the disease will claim nearly half diagnosed. If detected
early, the five-year survival rate exceeds 95 percent. Mammograms are among
the best early-detection methods, yet 13 million American women over the age
of 40 have never had a mammogram. For more information about the disease,
early detection, and ways you can help, visit the NBCF Web site at
www.nationalbreastcancer.org.

About Carl's Jr.

This year, Carl's Jr. celebrates 65 years in the quick-service industry.
What began as a lone hot dog cart in Los Angeles, Calif. in 1941 is today an
international organization that employs nearly 30,000 people worldwide.
Carl's Jr. is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR)
of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the second fiscal quarter ended Aug. 14, 2006,
CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, had a total of
3,131 franchised or company-owned restaurants in 43 states and in
13 countries, including 1,072 Carl's Jr. restaurants, 1,945 Hardee's(R)
restaurants and 98 La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill(R) restaurants. For more
information, or to find a Carl's Jr. near you, go to www.ckr.com or
www.carlsjr.com.

About the National Breast Cancer Foundation

The National Breast Cancer Foundation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is
a non-profit, charitable foundation whose mission is to save lives by
providing access to free and low-cost mammograms for those with limited
resources, increased awareness through continuing education programs, and
hope-inspired support programs. For details about NBCF, please visit
www.nationalbreastcancer.org.

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