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Carl's Jr. vs Godfather's Pizza

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

Carl's Jr. is the older of the two, founded in 1941 — 32 years before Godfather's Pizza.

Founded
1941
1973
Status
Active
Active
Headquarters
Carpinteria
Omaha
Industry
fast food
fast food
Founders
Carl Karcher, Margaret Karcher
Not recorded
Legal form
subsidiary company
Not recorded
Parent
CKE Restaurants
Not recorded

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Carl's Jr. and Godfather's Pizza.