1 EXHIBIT 21-1 CKE RESTAURANTS, INC. LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES Set forth below is a list of the Registrant's subsidiaries as of January 25, 1999: 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% Hardee's Food Systems, Inc. North Carolina 100% Flagstar Enterprises, Inc. Alabama 100% Spardee's Realty, Inc. Alabama 100% Fast Food Restaurants, Inc. Pennsylvania 100% HFS Ventures, Inc. North Carolina 100% HED, Inc. North Carolina 100% HFS Georgia, Inc. Georgia 100% Central Iowa Food Systems, Inc. Iowa 100% Hardee's at Onslow Mall, Inc. North Carolina 100% Burger Chef Systems, Inc. North Carolina 100% 1233 Corporation Ohio 100% Hardee's Food Systems LTD, Switzerland 98% Fribourg Hardee's REIT I Delaware 100% Hardee's REIT II Delaware 100% CKE REIT I, Inc. Delaware 100% CKE REIT II, Inc. Delaware 100% Carl's Jr. Region VIII, Inc. Delaware 100%