by jim muehlhausen | May 26, 2010 | Business Model Tips, Carls Jr, Fast Food Business Model, Hardees, McDonalds, Public Companies, Success Stories
In late February, THL Partners agreed to take CKE Restaurants (CKR) private in a transaction worth $694 million. CKE operates both Hardees and Carl’s Jr Restaurants. As you can see from the chart below, CKE operates about 3100 locations whereas McDonalds (MCD)...
by jim muehlhausen | May 11, 2010 | Burger King, Business Model Tips, Failure Stories, McDonalds, Public Companies, Success Stories
In the latest round of the burger wars, Burger King has apparently given up. As you can see from the following commercial, Burger King has apparently run out of ideas and has changed its model to “Hey, we are not as good as McDonalds, but we are cheaper.” This...
