Margaret Karcher
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Margaret Magdalen Heinz Karcher (born June 17, 1915 in Cairo, Illinois – died of liver cancer on June 6, 2006 in Scottsdale, Arizona), was an American fast-food pioneer who co-founded the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain with her husband Carl Karcher, which in turn now owned by parent company CKE Restaurants.
Karcher and her husband started their first business, a hot dog stand, on July 17, 1941 in Los Angeles, California when they borrowed $311 against their Plymouth automobile and added $15 from Margaret's purse. The stand initially sold hot dogs and Mexican tamales. In January 16, 1945, they opened their first restaurant, Carl's Drive-In Barbeque in Anaheim, California.
Their restaurant quickly grew and they opened several more restaurants, numbering 100 by 1974 and more than 300 by 1981.
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