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Even Jim Cramer Likes Carl’s Jr.

June 3rd, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit Comment (2)

A friend of mine told me that Jim Cramer did a special on Mad Money about Hardee’s/Carl’s Jr.  Apparently he loves their stock, but “…wouldn’t enter a Carl’s unless 24’s Tony Almeida had planted a canister full of pathogen there, millions of lives were on the line and [he] was the only person who could diffuse it.”

As a result, Andy Puzder (the CEO) came on the show to talk with Cramer about his company, their burgers and, most importantly, their sexy ads with Padma Lakshmi and Paris Hilton.  In the end, Cramer tried one of their burgers and loved it.

Looks like I’m not the only one who enjoys a burger from Carl’s Jr.


2 Responses to “Even Jim Cramer Likes Carl’s Jr.”

  1. Chris says:

    Haha, great interview… that’s funny that they brought the restaurant to him for this segment… perhaps someday restaurants will be doing that for your reviews.

  2. The Unvegan says:

    Haha one can only dream…

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