Yep, Hardee's is owned by the parent company of Carl's (CKR is their ticker). Carl's bought them a few years ago as Hardee's was headed for bruptcy. The burger is a 5+ oz pre-cooked by the manufacturer(so you don't end up getting any pink in the middle), all-beef patty made by Pierre Foods. No fillers or extenders, it's not bad, made from quality, all-US trimmings, thouggh a little spongy to me. What it's not is a CAB (certified black angus beef) burger that Friday's was promoting for $6 (I'm in the food biz).