Carl's Jr. Canada
Carl's Jr. Canada is the Canadian expansion of the Carl's Jr. brand, currently operating in western Canada with locations in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
Subsidiary | |
Industry | Fast food |
Founded | June 22, 2011 |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 21 (2017) |
Area served | Western Canada |
Parent | CKE Restaurants |
Website | carlsjr.ca |
History
When CKE Restaurants, parent company of both the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's American fast food chains, sought to expand into Canada, they came into a trademark dispute with the Harvey's Canadian fast food chain. As a result, CKE was prohibited from using the Hardee's brand in Canada (which was similar to "Harvey's"), but free to use the Carl's Jr. name.[1]
The first Carl's Jr. in Canada opened on June 22, 2011, in Kelowna, British Columbia.[2]
Ontario locations became affiliated with Toronto franchisee 6Points Food Services.[1] By May 2015, four locations had opened in SouthCentral Ontario, including two in Toronto that opened in April. The two Toronto restaurants closed in January 2016.[3] They had intended to open 30 locations within six years in the market.[4]
On October 30, 2016, Carl's Jr closed down all of its Okanagan locations, with the exception of the original Kelowna location, which remained open until November 17, 2016.[5][6]
References
- "Carl's Jr. set to launch in Ontario". Ontario Restaurant News. March 31, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- "Carl's Jr. Opens First Restaurant in Canada". Business Wire. June 22, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- Dasilva, Laura (January 14, 2016). "Carl's Jr. stores in Toronto close their doors". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- "The problem with Carl's Jr.'s 'Six Dollar Burger'". Maclean's. May 12, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- "Carl's Jr. closes in three cities, including Kamloops". Kamloops This Week. November 1, 2016. Archived from the original on November 27, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- "Final Carl's Jr. closed". Castanet.net. November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.