Carl’s Jr.® Launches New Bacon Truffle Angus Burger and Bacon Truffle Cheese Fries

Restaurant Continues to Drive Burger Innovation through Its Menu with Craveable New Flavors

Carl's Jr. Bacon Truffle Angus Burger (Photo: Business Wire)

FRANKLIN, Tenn.--()--Carl’s Jr.®, known for impossible to ignore flavors and craveable menu items, today introduced its latest menu innovations, the Bacon Truffle Angus Burger and Bacon Truffle Cheese Fries, now available for a limited time at participating Carl’s Jr. locations.

The new Bacon Truffle Angus Burger features a decadent truffle-infused white cheddar sauce*, which has a deep, rich and savory flavor including notes of garlic, toasted onion and aged parmesan. The burger includes a charbroiled 100% Black Angus beef patty topped with the premium white cheddar truffle sauce, two slices of Applewood smoked bacon, crispy onion strings, Swiss cheese, caramelized onions and mayonnaise on a premium bun.

“The launch of our new Bacon Truffle Angus Burger connects back to our dedication to introducing bold, craveable and unexpected flavors to our menu in interesting ways. Truffle is traditionally viewed as a rare indulgence, and we’re bringing it to the everyday dining experience by infusing the distinct truffle flavor into an entirely new offering for our burger-loving customers,” said Owen Klein, Vice President, Culinary Innovation, CKE Restaurants. “During the testing phase, Carl’s Jr. Bacon Truffle Angus Burger outperformed all benchmarks, including taste, uniqueness and quality– and we’re thrilled to add the elegant taste of truffle to the menu.”

Bacon Truffle Cheese Fries will also be introduced for a limited time. The new Bacon Truffle Fries take our crispy, natural-cut French fries, cover them in decadent truffle-infused white cheddar sauce and are finished with Applewood-smoked bacon pieces, delivering the ultimate in luxury snacking.

Beginning today, the new Bacon Truffle Angus Burger and Bacon Truffle Fries will be available at participating Carl’s Jr. restaurants nationwide. Bacon Truffle Angus Burger will start at $5.99, and Bacon Truffle Fries will start at $2.79, price and participation may vary.

*Truffle cheese sauce with natural and artificial truffle flavors.

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About CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc.

CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (“CKE”), a privately held company based in Franklin, Tennessee, runs and operates Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, two beloved regional brands, known for one-of-a-kind premium and innovative menu items such as 100 percent Black Angus Thickburgers®, Made from Scratch™ Biscuits and Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™. With both a US and international footprint, Carl’s Jr. Restaurants LLC and Hardee’s Restaurants LLC have over 3,800 franchised or company-operated restaurants in 44 states and 43 foreign countries and U.S. territories. For more information about CKE, please visit www.ckr.com or its brand sites at www.carlsjr.com and www.hardees.com.

Contacts

CKE Communications
Candice Jacobson, 615-538-9317
CJacobson@CKR.com

Release Summary

Carl’s Jr. today introduced its latest menu innovations, the Bacon Truffle Angus Burger.and Bacon Truffle Cheese Fries.

Contacts

CKE Communications
Candice Jacobson, 615-538-9317
CJacobson@CKR.com