Carl's Jr.

Franchise Overview

Carl's Jr. is a quick-service restaurant franchise where franchisees operate fast-food locations serving charbroiled 100% Black Angus Thickburgers, Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders, and Made from Scratch Biscuits across breakfast, lunch, and dinner dayparts.

Key Highlights

Premium, higher-quality ingredients that set the menu apart from typical QSR competitors
Indulgent, full-flavored menu spanning three distinct dayparts for broad sales coverage
Performance-based growth incentive program designed to actively reward franchisee expansion
Backed by a large multi-brand parent operating both Carl's Jr. and Hardee's brands

With dedicated franchise business consultants providing hands-on field support, Carl's Jr. offers franchisees the operational backing of a well-established, multi-brand quick-service restaurant organization.

Just the Facts

For most current information, see Franchise Disclosure Documents

In Business Since1966

Number of Units1,032

Min Liquid Capital—

Required Networth—

$$$Total Investment$1.5M – $3.2M

Carl's Jr. Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDD)

These official Carl's Jr. FDDs contain 23 sections of federally mandated disclosures such as franchisee obligations, franchisor litigation, and financial performance. FDD's are typically 100+ pages long and are critical to evaluate when researching a franchise.

Available Documents

Carl's Jr. FDD 2025

May 2025

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Carl's Jr. FDD 2019

May 2019

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Carl's Jr. Non-Traditional Location FDD 2019

May 2019

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Carl's Jr. Non-Traditional Location FDD 2018

May 2018

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Carl's Jr. FDD 2018

May 2018

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Carl's Jr. Non-Traditional Location FDD 2017

May 2017

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Carl's Jr. FDD 2017

May 2017

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Carl's Jr. Non-Traditional FDD 2016

May 2016

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Carl's Jr. Traditional FDD 2016

May 2016

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Carl's Jr. Traditional FDD 2015

June 2015

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Carl's Jr. Non-Traditional Location FDD 2015

June 2015

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