Record #:

3120

Author(s):

Speizer, Irwin

Abstract:

In 1994, Hardee's fell to fourth place in the fastfood business and has remained in that position. The company seeks to improve its position through job cuts, plant closings, modernization, new marketing approaches, and new products.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 16 Issue 8, Aug 1996, p40-43,45,47,49-50, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hardee's Food Systems, Inc.; Fast food restaurants--Economic aspects

Record #:

13259

Author(s):

Business North Carolina Magazine Staff

Abstract:

In this BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA interview, Laughery, president, chairman, and CEO of Rocky Mount-based Hardee's Food Systems, Inc., discusses the company's chances for growth in a depressed economy. Hardee's is the country's fourth-largest hamburger chain.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 1 Issue 3, Dec 1981, p47-52, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hardee's Food Systems, Inc.; Fast food restaurants--Economic aspects

Record #:

24364

Author(s):

Donsky, Martin

Abstract:

Rocky Mount, once a slumbering tobacco and railroad town, has grown as a result of out-of-state manufacturing companies building plants in the area. The Hardees enterprise also helped the local economy after establishing its headquarters in Rocky Mount.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 9 Issue 4, April 1989, p24-31, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Manufacturers; Rocky Mount--Economic conditions; Rocky Mount--Description and travel; Rocky Mount--Industry; Hardee's Inc.; Hardee's Food Systems, Inc.

Record #:

24398

Author(s):

Simon, Debra; Henderson, Chip [Photographer]

Abstract:

William E. Prather Jr., former Burger King executive, is now president of the Hardee’s restaurant chain. This article discusses the changes he has made to the chain since becoming president and how he hopes to increase revenues and penetrate the market.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 6 Issue 9, September 1986, p24-31, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hardee's Food Systems, Inc.; Hardee's Inc.

Record #:

25580

Author(s):

Chase, Nan K.

Abstract:

For many residents in Sparta, the new Hardee’s is not just a fast food restaurant but a beacon of economic hope. The town’s unemployment is low, but so are the wages. The county’s per-capita income is ranked 74th among North Carolina’s 100 counties.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 2 Issue 6, March30-April 2 1984, p, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hardee's Food Systems, Inc.; Hardee's Inc.; Fast food restaurants--Economic aspects; Alleghany County--Economic conditions