Carl's Jr.(r) Honors Founders By Awarding $60,000 In Scholarships

Applications Available Online for 2008 Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founders' Scholarship Program

(Thursday, January 03, 2008) - Carl's Jr.(R) is
pleased to announce that applications for the 2008 Carl N. and Margaret
Karcher Founders' Scholarship are now available online at
http://www.carlsjr.com/promotions. The application deadline is Feb. 1, 2008.


As a young married couple in 1941, Carl N. and Margaret Karcher started
their company believing that they could earn success through their commitment
to faith, service and hard work. More than 65 years later, Carl's Jr. is
proud to continue their commitment to the community by offering 60
hard-working high school students a $1,000 scholarship to the two- or
four-year college or vocational school of their choice.


Scholarship winners will be selected based on their academic record,
school and community leadership and participation, work experience and future
goals. Financial need and other family circumstances will also be considered.


Applicants for the Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founders' Scholarship must
be high school seniors or graduates, up to 21 years of age, planning to enroll
for the first time at an accredited two- or four-year college or vocational
school. Applicants must be a resident of the states in which Carl's Jr.
operates restaurants: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho,
Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, or Washington state.


For the past nine years, Carl's Jr. has rewarded academic excellence in
its locaI communities through ongoing scholarship award commitments. Carl's
Jr. has granted $325,000 in scholarships since the inception of its program in
1999.


More information about the Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founders'
Scholarship application process and a downloadable application are available
only at the Carl's Jr. Web site: http://www.carlsjr.com/promotions.


The Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founders' Scholarship is administered by
Scholarship America, a national nonprofit educational support and student aid
service organization. Employees, affiliates and franchisees of Carl Karcher
Enterprises, Inc., Scholarship America, affiliated agencies, and their
immediate families are not eligible to receive a scholarship pursuant to this
program.


Carl's Jr. is celebrating more than 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 Nov.
5, 2007, CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,036
franchised or company-operated restaurants in 43 states and in 14 countries,
including 1,121 Carl's Jr. restaurants and 1,915 Hardee's(R) restaurants. For
more information, or to find a Carl's Jr. near you, go to http://www.ckr.com
or http://www.carlsjr.com.


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