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                                                                   Exhibit  99.1



                                                                    NEWS RELEASE

FOR:         CKE Restaurants, Inc.

CONTACT:     Loren Pannier
             Senior Vice President
             (714) 778-7109

                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                 CKE RESTAURANTS AND SUMMIT FAMILY RESTAURANTS
                 ANNOUNCE SECOND AMENDMENT TO MERGER AGREEMENT

         ANAHEIM, Calif. - April 3, 1996 - CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:CKR) and
Summit Family Restaurants Inc. (NASDAQ:SMFR) today announced a second amendment
to the previously announced merger.

         Under the terms of the amended merger agreement, CKE Restaurants will
acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Summit Family Restaurants for a
purchase price equal to $2.63 per share in cash and .165 shares of CKE common
stock provided that the average CKE common stock price is between $15.00 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 $15.00 at the closing, the exchange
ratio will be adjusted accordingly.  If the average CKE common stock price is
below $13.25 and CKE elects not to adjust the exchange ratio in favor of
Summit, Summit has the right to terminate the agreement.  At the current
average CKE common stock price of approximately $16.00, the total consideration
would be $5.27 per share. CKE Restaurants also has agreed to immediately
purchase, for cash, the 946,714 outstanding preferred shares for $5.27 per
share, which represents a discount from the $5.50 liquidation preference that
the shareholder would otherwise receive in the merger. The merger, which is
subject to Summit Family Restaurants' shareholder approval, is expected to
close by the end of May 1996.

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         Commenting on the adjustment to the purchase price, Don McComas,
president and chief executive officer of Summit Family Restaurants said,
"Several of the company's franchisees are experiencing financial difficulty
thereby reducing the value of the company's franchise system to CKE.  This
reduced value was the basis for the adjustment to the previously agreed upon
purchase price.  The board of directors of Summit has concluded that the
revised merger consideration still represents the lowest risk and best known
alternative for Summit's shareholders," continued McComas.

         William P. Foley II, CKE Restaurants' chairman and chief executive
officer, said, "We remain committed to completing a successful transaction that
will benefit shareholders of both CKE Restaurants and Summit Family
Restaurants."

         Summit Family Restaurants operates restaurants under three concepts:
78 company-owned and 24 franchised family style JB's Restaurants; six Galaxy
Diner restaurants; and 16 HomeTown Buffet restaurants.  CKE Restaurants, Inc.
is the parent of Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc., which, along with its
franchisees and licensees, operates approximately 665 Carl's Jr. quick-service
restaurants, primarily located in California, Nevada, Oregon, Arizona, Mexico
and the Pacific Rim.

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