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Carl’s Jr opens first restaurant in the UK

The restaurant is located in St. David's Shopping Centre.

CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. has opened its first restaurant in the UK at St. David's Shopping Centre in Cardiff.

Boparan Restaurant Group is the master franchisee of Carl’s Jr in the UK.

"We're very excited about the expansion of Carl's Jr. into the UK and Republic of Ireland," said Rodrigo de la Torre, interim president of CKE International. "This was one of our most successful openings in Europe to date, and we look forward to seeing Boparan's continued success."

"We are thrilled to bring Carl's Jr. to Cardiff. The team at BRG has been working hard to bring the Carl's Jr. experience to life," said Satnam Leihal, CEO of BRG. "We've seen incredible excitement from fans eager to try our food, and we're confident our range of juicy 100% Angus Beef Burgers, Hand-Breaded Chicken Burgers and Tenders, and irresistible Ice Cream Shakes will become customer favorites.”

CKE currently operates more than 1,100 international restaurants in more than 35 countries around the world.

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