The founder of the Carl’s Jr. chain of burger restaurants, Carl Karcher moved to California before World War Two, and based his business around other developing burger stands in the region—all of which were adapting to the new car- and highway-based culture of the suburbs. Karcher’s first Carl’s Jr. soon became a chain of franchises, and after the company acquired Hardee’s in the 1990s, Carl’s Jr. began to spread across the country—making Karcher a great deal of money.
Carl Karcher Quotes in Fast Food Nation
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Chapter 1: The Founding Fathers
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When I first met my wife . . . this road here was gravel . . . and now it’s blacktop.
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Carl Karcher Quotes in Fast Food Nation
The Fast Food Nation quotes below are all either spoken by Carl Karcher or refer to Carl Karcher. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 1: The Founding Fathers
Quotes
When I first met my wife . . . this road here was gravel . . . and now it’s blacktop.
Related Characters:
Carl Karcher (speaker), Eric Schlosser
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
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