EXHIBIT 23.3

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
CKE Restaurants, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report dated April 23, 2001 with respect to the
consolidated balance sheets of CKE Restaurants, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
January 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended January 31, 2001, and related financial statement
schedule, incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm
under the headings "Summary-Selected Consolidated Financial Data-CKE
Restaurants, Inc." and "Experts" in the prospectus.


/s/ KPMG LLP


Orange County, California
January 24, 2001