Carl’s Jr.® Celebrates Opening in Jakarta,
Indonesia
CKE Restaurants On Pace to Double International Presence In Next Five Years
August 05, 2010 12:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time
CARPINTERIA, Calif.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--CKE Restaurants, Inc. announced the opening of the
first Carl’s Jr.® restaurant in Jakarta, Indonesia. This marks the first of at least 25 Carl’s Jr. restaurants to be opened
in Indonesia over the next six years. The restaurants will be operated by PT. Fortune Food International, whose
parent company, PT. Aneka Makmur Sejahtera Group, Inc., is a successful holding company specializing in sales of
Yamaha motorcycles, parts and Dunlop tires. PT. Aneka Makmur Sejahtera Group, Inc. also operates businesses in
the retail, consumer goods, and banking and finance sectors. PT. Fortune Food International has the exclusive rights
to develop Carl’s Jr. restaurants in Jakarta and Bali, Indonesia.
The 25-restaurant development deal in Indonesia is part of CKE Restaurants’ strategic plan to accelerate franchise
development throughout Asia. In May 2010, Carl’s Jr. became the first Western quick-service hamburger restaurant
in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. CKE has signed a development agreement with the Mesa Asia Pacific Trading
Services Company Limited Group to open 25 additional Carl’s Jr. restaurants in Vietnam over the next six years.
Currently, CKE Restaurants operates Carl’s Jr. restaurants in China, Singapore, Malaysia, Russia, Mexico and
American Samoa and is actively seeking to expand its presence through-out China and Southeast Asia.
”We are very pleased to welcome PT. Fortune Food International as a part of the CKE team. With our strong
presence in the Southeast Asia region and the local talent of PT. Fortune Food International, we are confident that
we will have a bright future in the market,” said Andrew F. Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, Inc.
“It is a great honor to bring Carl’s Jr. to the Indonesian market,” added Chandra Firmanto, Marketing Director of
PT. Fortune