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Hardee's Gets A Little Bit Country And A Little Bit Espanol At Breakfast

Oct 15, 2007

<p><em>New Country Breakfast Burrito<sup>&trade;</sup> Fits a Hearty Meal Inside a Warm Tortilla</em></p> <p><strong>ST. LOUIS, Mo.</strong> &ndash; October 15, 2007 &ndash; Hardee's has always focused on giving its customers the kind of high-quality breakfast items people normally expect to find only at sit-down restaurants. Starting today, anyone who loves a hearty meal in the morning but is pressed for time has a tasty new option: the Country Breakfast Burrito. Offering the down-home flavors of a complete "country breakfast" with a south-of-the-border twist, the Country Breakfast Burrito is now available at all Hardee's locations.</p> <p>"This is no ordinary breakfast burrito," said Brad Haley, executive vice president of Marketing for Hardee's restaurants. "It's an entire country breakfast in the palm of your hand.&nbsp; It represents the first time that hungry breakfast customers can get eggs, bacon, ham, hash browns and sausage gravy in a portable form that can easily be eaten on the go. True breakfast fans are really going to enjoy the Country Breakfast Burrito once they get their hands on it."</p> <p>The Country Breakfast Burrito features two egg omelets filled with crumbled bacon and sausage, diced ham and shredded cheddar cheese with hash rounds and a generous ladle of sausage gravy, all wrapped in a warm flour tortilla. It is offered for a limited time only and will be sold for $2.69 by itself or $4.09 for a small combo, which includes hash rounds and coffee. Prices may vary.</p> <p>Hardee's Food Systems, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) of Carpinteria, Calif.&nbsp; As of the fourth fiscal quarter ended Jan. 29, 2007, CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,105 franchised or company-operated restaurants in 43 states and in 13 countries, including 1,087 Carl's Jr.<sup>&reg;</sup> restaurants, 1,906 Hardee's restaurants and 96 La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill<sup>&reg;</sup> restaurants.&nbsp; For more information, or to find a Hardee's near you, go to <a href="http://www.ckr.com/">www.ckr.com</a> or <a href="/">www.hardees.com</a>.</p>