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                                                                Exhibit  99.1




                                                         NEWS RELEASE

FOR:             CKE Restaurants, Inc.

CONTACT:         Loren Pannier
                 CKE Restaurants, Inc.
                 714.778.7109

                 William P. Foley
                 CKE Restaurants, Inc.
                 805.563.8600 ext. 248

                                                         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


            CKE RESTAURANTS, INC. AND SUMMIT FAMILY RESTAURANTS INC.
                   ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND
                                 REORGANIZATION


         Anaheim, Calif. - December 1, 1995 - CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:CKR)
and Summit Family Restaurants Inc. (NASDAQ:SMFR) today announced the signing of
an agreement and plan of merger and reorganization.

         Under the terms of this merger agreement, CKE Restaurants will acquire
all of the outstanding common and preferred stock of Summit Family Restaurants
for a purchase price equal to $3.00 per share in cash and .20513 shares of CKE
common stock provided that the average CKE common stock price is between $12.25
per share and $17.00 per share at the closing. If the average CKE common stock
price is higher than $17.00 or lower than $12.25 at the closing, the exchange
ratio may be adjusted accordingly. This transaction will result in the merger
of Summit Family Restaurants into a newly formed subsidiary of CKE Restaurants,
which will survive the merger. The merger, which is subject to Summit Family
Restaurants' shareholder approval and other customary conditions, is expected
to close in the first quarter of 1996.
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         Summit Family Restaurants operates restaurants under three concepts:
79 company and 25 franchised family style JB's Restaurants; six Galaxy Diner
restaurants, which is a promising new 50's diner concept; and 16 HomeTown
Buffet restaurants. CKE Restaurants anticipates the timely disposition for cash
of the 16 HomeTown Buffet restaurants and will consider a possible sale of a
yet to be determined number of JB's Restaurant locations. Any such sales would
generate positive cash flows for use in the expansion of the Galaxy Diner
concept.

         William P. Foley, CKE Restaurants' chairman and chief executive
officer, said, "The merger of Summit Family Restaurants is an excellent
financial transaction that will benefit both CKE Restaurants' and Summit Family
Restaurants' shareholders. We intend to pursue the sale of the 16 HomeTown
Buffet restaurants and will assess the possible sale of certain of the JB's
Restaurants." Foley continued. "Don McComas is a strong operator, who, along
with his management team, has created the Galaxy Diner concept which we are
especially excited about and view as a rapid expansion vehicle."

         Don M. McComas, president and chief executive officer of Summit Family
Restaurants, comments, "This merger will create opportunities for our
restaurant concepts and people which might not otherwise have been available.
Additionally, this merger will allow our shareholders to receive an ownership
position in CKE Restaurants, which is the sixth largest hamburger chain in the
nation and has experienced an extraordinary recovery with substantial growth in
both same-store sales and earnings in the current year."

CKE Restaurants, Inc. is the parent of Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc., which,
along with its franchisees and licensees, operates 668 Carl's Jr. quick-service
restaurants, primarily located in California, Nevada, Oregon, Arizona, Mexico
and the Pacific Rim.
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