{"id":354398,"date":"2026-06-10T08:18:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/354398\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T08:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:18:30","slug":"major-carls-jr-operator-to-close-and-sell-59-california-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/354398\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Carl\u2019s Jr. operator to close and sell 59 California locations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A major Carl\u2019s Jr. franchisee is planning to offload 59 locations across California after filing for bankruptcy protection<\/a> earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Harshad Dharod intends to close 10 restaurants and sell 49 others operating under the Anaheim-born fast-food chain, according<\/a> to the Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n

Dharod\u2019s Friendly Franchisees Corporation, which touts itself as the largest California-based Carl\u2019s Jr. franchisee, has acquired at least 65 locations since 2000, according to its website.<\/p>\n

However, rising operating costs and California\u2019s $20-per-hour fast-food minimum wage have reportedly strained the business, prompting the company to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April, the Times reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n

PIZZA HUT TO CLOSE AROUND 250 LOCATIONS<\/a><\/p>\n

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A customer is seen leaving a Carl’s Jr. fast food location on Aug. 16, 2023.\u00a0 (Xavi Lopez\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Dharod also blamed what he described as a lack of support and innovation from Carl\u2019s Jr.<\/a> for the restaurants\u2019 financial struggles, according to the outlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bankruptcy filings reportedly show Dharod\u2019s restaurants generated more than $6 million in monthly revenue while losing more than $600,000 per month in 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Understaffing, workplace injuries and violent encounters with customers also contributed to the restaurants\u2019 challenges<\/a>, employees told the outlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

RED LOBSTER TO CLOSE TIMES SQUARE RESTAURANT AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS<\/a><\/p>\n

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Carl’s Jr.’s logo seen on a Carl’s Jr. restaurant in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on May 28, 2025. (Artur Widak\/NurPhoto \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Carl\u2019s Jr. previously told<\/a> Restaurant Business that the restructuring is specific to Dharod\u2019s operations and will not affect other Carl\u2019s Jr. locations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We are aware that Carl\u2019s Jr. franchisee Harshad Dharod entities and its affiliates, which together independently own and operate certain Carl\u2019s Jr. restaurants in California<\/a>, have entered into a court-supervised restructuring process under Chapter 11 of the United States bankruptcy code,” a company representative said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“This situation is specific to this individual\u2019s financial and business circumstances.<\/p>\n

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Customers exit a Carl’s Jr. location in Madrid, Spain, on Oct. 24, 2023. (Xavi Lopez\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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According to brokerage firm National Franchise Sales, there is already interest from prospective buyers, the Times reported.<\/p>\n

If the locations are sold, operations could continue largely uninterrupted, as employees and managers often remain in place when franchise ownership changes hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n

FOX Business reached out to Carl’s Jr., Harshad Dharod and the Friendly Franchisees Corporation for more information.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. A major Carl\u2019s Jr. franchisee is planning to offload 59 locations across…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":354399,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8],"class_list":["post-354398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354398\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/354399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}