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                                                                    EXHIBIT 21.1
 
                             CKE RESTAURANTS, INC.
 
                              LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
 
     Set forth below is a list of the Registrant's subsidiaries as of June 5,
1996:
 


                                                                                  CONTROL BY
                                                       JURISDICTION OF     -------------------------
                  NAME OF JURISDICTION                  INCORPORATION      REGISTRANT     SUBSIDIARY
    -------------------------------------------------  ---------------     ----------     ----------
                                                                                 
    Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc....................   California             100%
    Boston Pacific, Inc..............................   California             100%
    Summit Merger, Inc...............................   Delaware               100%