Huge burger chain fights to close dozens of its own restaurants
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If someone asked you to name the top fast-food hamburger chains, the list might look something like this,
McDonald's, Burger King. Wendy's, 5 Guys. Shake Shack, In-and-Out Burger, Whataburger, Carl's Junior, Culver's, Sonic, The Habit Burger Grill, and maybe Johnny Rockets.
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You can debate the order and whether a chain like Culver's is primarily a burger chain, and you may argue that other chains should be on the list. One of those chains, Hardee's, falls on the "is that truly a burger chain list?" and many people may not realize how big the chain actually.
On the first point. Charbroiled Burgers are the key menu item for the chain. For the second, Hardee's may not equal McDonald's, Burger King, or Wendy's, but it still has a massive national and international footprint.
