Carl Karcher
Posted by: Mark1962
N 33° 48.589 W 117° 46.111
11S E 428870 N 3741334
There is a Monument East of the Family area.
Waymark Code: WM65NW
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2009
Views: 6
Please refer to the Description. Here is his Memorial on Find a Grave ( visit link)
Description: Entrepreneur. In 1941, he made a $326 investment in a hot dog stand and turned it into the multimillion-dollar fast food empire known as Carl Jr.'s restaurants. CKE Restaurants Inc., the company Karcher founded, operates 3,052 restaurants in 42 states and 13 countries, employees 62,000 people and has annual sales in excess of $1 billion. In addition to the Carl Jr.'s chain, his company also manages the Green Burrito product marketing plan in the restaurants. Karcher was known in elite circles, counting former Presidents Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and entertainer Bob Hope as friends. A devout Catholic, he had several audiences with Pope John Paul II, whom knighted him into the Order of Malta, one of the highest honors a layperson can attain.
Date of birth: 01/16/1917
Date of death: 01/11/2008
Area of notoriety: Other
Marker Type: Horizontal Marker
Setting: Outdoor
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
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