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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


                                                                    NEWS RELEASE

FOR: CKE Restaurants, Inc.

CONTACT:  Loren Pannier
          CKE Restaurants, Inc.
          (714) 778-7109


                         CKE RESTAURANTS, INC. ANNOUNCES
                        INTENTIONS TO RAISE $200 MILLION


                  ANAHEIM, Calif. -- February 19, 1999 -- CKE Restaurants, Inc.
(NYSE:CKR) today announced plans to raise $200 million in a private placement of
senior subordinated notes due 2009, subject to market and other conditions. The
Company intends to use the proceeds from this offering to repay a portion of the
indebtedness outstanding under its senior credit facility. The notes will be
non-callable for the first five years. No other terms were disclosed.


                  The securities offered have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or applicable state securities laws, and may
not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable
exemption from registration requirements. This announcement shall not constitute
an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of such securities.


                  CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, franchisees
and licensees, operates 789 Carl's Jr. quick-service restaurants, including 163
Carl's Jr./Green Burrito dual-brand locations, primarily located in California,
Nevada, Oregon, Arizona and Mexico; 2,876 Hardee's quick-service restaurants in
34 states and 10 foreign countries; 111 Taco Bueno quick-service restaurants in
Texas and Oklahoma; and 25 Rally's quick-service restaurants.