Carl Nicholas Karcher SMOM (January 16, 1917 – January 11, 2008) was an American businessman, founder of the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain, now owned by parent company CKE Restaurants, Inc. Read full biography of Carl Karcher →
If the money we donate helps one child or can ease the pain of one parent, those funds are well spent.
It's no secret that I've become known for my strong political views.
We have developed overlays for the keys of the cash registers with the help of the Braille Institute, so that blind crew members can take orders and... →
I am happy to donate funds to various organizations that help people in need.
In addition we also hire many senior citizens.
And for a very special group of people, we've provided their only job. I'm speaking of course of the disabled. They have stated they... →
We find that other employees are very enthusiastic about their fellow crew members who have disabilities-or what they previously thought of as... →
In other restaurants you'll see employees signing to each other, since we also hire many deaf men and women.
Whenever you're successful you owe that success to the people in the community, because they are the ones buying your product.
We have people working for us full-time because they were forced to retire at 65. I know that I never want to stop working, and I am glad that I can... →
I've often been asked to run for office. I have no desire to do that, I would not want my time with the family or the company restricted because... →
Carl Nicholas Karcher SMOM (January 16, 1917 – January 11, 2008) was an American businessman, founder of the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain, now owned by parent company CKE Restaurants, Inc.