Carl’s Jr. opened its first U.K.-based restaurant April 3 in partnership with Boparan Restaurant Group in the St. David’s Shopping Centre in Cardiff, according to a press release.
Carl’s Jr. has plans for a national rollout in the U.K. and Republic of Ireland.
The Cardiff location saw more than 200 transactions in the first hour of opening.
BRG plans to open, operate and franchise restaurants throughout the region as the Carl’s Jr. Master Franchisee.
“We’re very excited about the expansion of Carl’s Jr. into the UK and Republic of Ireland,” Rodrigo de la Torre, interim president of CKE International, said in the release. “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,” Satnam Leihal, CEO of BRG, said in the release. “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.”
Carl’s Jr. is run by CKE Restaurant Holdings, which has more than 1,100 international restaurants in more than 35 countries around the world.
Source: QSR Web
