What does 'CJR' refer to in the Carls Jr. disclosure document?
Carls_Jr Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
To simplify the language in this disclosure document, "we," "us" and "CJR" refer to Carl's Jr. Restaurants LLC, the franchisor. "You" refers to the person or legal entity who buys the franchise. If you are a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity, certain provisions of this disclosure document also apply to your owners and will be noted.
CJR is offering, in connection with this disclosure document, the opportunity to become a franchisee and operate a Carl's Jr. Restaurant at either a Travel Center Location or a Gas and Convenience Location (as defined below). The franchise described in this disclosure document is for all franchisees who desire to operate a Carl's Jr. Restaurant at a Travel Center Location or a Gas and Convenience Location.
In addition to offering franchises for the operation of Carl's Jr. Restaurants from Travel Center Locations and Gas and Convenience Locations, CJR offers franchises to operate Carl's Jr. Restaurants at traditional locations and nontraditional locations under one or more separate disclosure documents. That offer will be on terms and conditions different from those described in this disclosure document. Nontraditional locations include, but are not limited to, airports, train stations, bus stations, stadiums, arenas, convention centers, military facilities, schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, recreational theme parks, business or industrial foodservice venues, venues in which foodservice is or may be provided by a master concessionaire or contract foodservice provider, Indian reservations, casinos or any similar captive market location.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS, AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 8–20)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Carls Jr. Franchise Disclosure Document, the abbreviation 'CJR' refers to Carl's Jr. Restaurants LLC, the franchisor. The document uses this abbreviation to simplify the language and refer to the entity offering the franchise opportunity.
This means that whenever a franchisee sees 'CJR' in the document, it is referring to the company they will be dealing with directly for the franchise. This is important for understanding the obligations, rights, and responsibilities outlined in the FDD and any franchise agreements.
Carls Jr. Restaurants LLC is offering the opportunity to become a franchisee and operate a Carl's Jr. Restaurant at either a Travel Center Location or a Gas and Convenience Location. The franchise terms and conditions for these locations may differ from those for traditional or nontraditional locations, which are offered under separate disclosure documents.