2024 Perfect Burger Competition Winner

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Sept. 18, 2024 – At Carl’s Jr.® making the burgers our guests crave is not just a job, it’s an art form, and it’s celebrated every year during the national Perfect Burger Competition. Today, Carl’s Jr. announces the winner of its annual competition is Martha Galvan, hailing from Irvine, Calif.,and representing longtime Carl’s Jr. Franchisee Amir Siddiqi and Tom Thompson Entities. The final competition was held, and the winner was announced, in front of a cheering crowd at the annual Star Franchise Association Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

"We are incredibly proud to have Martha as this year’s Perfect Burger Competition Winner," said Blake Devillier, President of Carl’s Jr. U.S. "Her performance during regional competitions, and ultimately during the final competition in front of a live audience, speaks perfectly to the pride and passion Carl’s Jr.burger chefs have for this brand, and that’s our true secret sauce.”

Perfect Burger Competition finals was proceeded by a series of local and regional competitions beginning in May, during which burgers were judged on criteria including appearance, speed, packaging and assembly. The competition also serves as an annual recertification in Carl’s Jr.’s proprietary burger procedures. In addition to bragging rights, the final six burger chefs competed at the conference in Salt Lake for a grand prize of $4,000. 

Martha Galvan has been with Carl’s Jr. for 16 years. As a shift leader and burger chef, she says herfavorite part of her job is coaching and training her team to ensure the guest is always happy. Galvan says that winning the competition makes her feel like she’s accomplished the highest standard of the work she does at Carl’s Jr., and she can’t wait to celebrate with her team soon. 

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About Carl's Jr.

Carl's Jr.® is famous around the world for big, audacious, impossible-to-ignore flavors inspired by its California roots. For a bold move, guests have ordered items like over-the-top, juicy charbroiled burger creations, Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™, Hand-Scooped Ice-Cream Shakes™ and indulgent breakfast burgers for more than 80 years. Together with its franchisees, Carl's Jr. operates more than 1,000 restaurants across the U.S. and has a presence in 24 countries worldwide. Learn more at www.carlsjr.com.

About CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc.

CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc., a privately held company based in Franklin, Tennessee, runs and operates Carl's Jr.® and Hardee's® restaurants, two beloved brands, known for premium and innovative menu items such as iconic charbroiled burgers, Made from Scratch™ Biscuits and Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™. With both a U.S. and international footprint, Carl's Jr. Restaurants LLC and Hardee's Restaurants LLC have more than 3,600 franchised or company-operated restaurants domestically and more than 35 international markets and U.S. territories. For more information about CKE, please visit www.ckr.com or its brand sites at www.carlsjr.com and www.hardees.com.

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