1 EXHIBIT 21.1 CKE RESTAURANTS, INC. LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES Set forth below is a list of the Registrant's subsidiaries as of January 26, 1998: CONTROL BY JURISDICTION OF ----------------------- NAME OF SUBSIDIARY ORGANIZATION REGISTRANT SUBSIDIARY ------------------ --------------- ---------- ---------- Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc.......... California 100% Boston Pacific, Inc.................... California 100% CBI Restaurants, Inc................... Delaware 100% Taco Bueno Restaurants, Inc............ Texas 100% Taco Bueno Equipment Company........... Texas 100% Taco Bueno West, Inc................... Delaware 100% Taco Bueno Texas, L.P.................. Texas 100% JB's Family Restaurants, Inc........... Delaware 100% Hardee's Food Systems, Inc............. North Carolina 100% Fast Food Restaurants, Inc............. Pennsylvania 100% HFS Ventures, Inc...................... North Carolina 100% FFM Marine Corporation................. North Carolina 100% Hardee's of Green Bay, Inc............. Delaware 100% HED, Inc............................... North Carolina 100% HFS Georgia, Inc....................... Georgia 100% Central Iowa Food Systems, Inc......... Iowa 100% Hardee's of Ames, Inc.................. Iowa 100% Hardee's at Onslow Mall, Inc........... North Carolina 100% Burger Chef Systems, Inc............... North Carolina 100% Rix Systems, Inc....................... Indiana 100% Burger Chef Distributing Corporation... Delaware 100% 1233 Corporation....................... Ohio 100% Sandy's Franchise, Inc................. Illinois 100% Hardee's Capital USA, Inc.............. Delaware 100% Hardee's Venture Properties, Inc....... Delaware 100% Hardee's of Sam Houston................ Texas 100%