Margaret Karcher

Margaret Karcher
Born	March 2, 1915(1915-03-02) Big River, Wisconsin, United States
Died	June 6, 2006(2006-06-06) (aged 91) Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Spouse	Carl Karcher (1939–2006, her death)

Margaret Magdalen Heinz Karcher (born March 2, 1915 in Big River (Wisconsin) – 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. On January 16, 1945, they opened their first restaurant, Carl's Drive-In Barbecue in Anaheim, California. They also opened Carl's Sr.

Their restaurant quickly grew and they opened several more restaurants, numbering 100 by 1974 and more than 300 by 1981.

External links

• Margaret Karcher, wife of Carl's Jr. founder, dies at 91 (CKE Restaurants press release)

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Name	Karcher, Margaret H.
Alternative names	Karcher, M. Mom
Short description
Date of birth	March 2, 1915
Place of birth	Big River, Wisconsin, United States
Date of death	June 6, 2006
Place of death	Scottsdale, Arizona, United States