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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
The Board of Directors
CKE Restaurants, Inc.:
 
     We consent to the use of our reports incorporated herein by reference and
to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus.
 
                                                /s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 
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                                                    KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 
Orange County, California
June 5, 1996