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                                  EXHIBIT 20.1
                                                                    NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Tuesday, April 2, 1996
CONTACT:          David E. Pertl
                  Senior Vice President, CFO
                  Summit Family Restaurants Inc.
                  (801) 463-5500

          SUMMIT FAMILY RESTAURANTS AND CKE RESTAURANTS ANNOUNCE SECOND
                          AMENDMENT TO MERGER AGREEMENT

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH -- Summit Family Restaurants Inc. (NASDAQ: SMFR) and CKE
Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) today announced a second amendment to the
previously announced merger agreement.

Under the terms of the amended merger agreement, CKE Restaurants will acquire
all of the outstanding common stock of Summit Family Restaurants for a purchase
price equal to $2.63 per share in cash and .165 shares of CKE common stock
provided that the average CKE common stock price is between $15.00 per share and
$17.00 per share at the closing. If the average CKE common stock price is higher
than $17.00 or lower than $15.00 at the closing, the exchange ratio will be
adjusted accordingly. If the average CKE common stock price is below $13.25 and
CKE elects to not adjust the exchange ratio in favor of Summit, Summit has the
right to terminate the agreement. At the current average CKE common stock price
of approximately $16.00, the total consideration would be $5.27 per share. CKE
Restaurants has also agreed to immediately purchase, for cash, the 946,714
outstanding preferred shares for $5.27 per share, which represents a discount
from the $5.50 liquidation preference, which the preferred shareholder would
otherwise receive in the merger As a result, the common shareholders will
receive a higher value than if the preferred shares were acquired in the merger.
The merger, which is subject to Summit Family Restaurants' shareholder approval,
is expected to close by the end of May 1996.

Commenting on the adjustment to the purchase price, Don McComas, president and
chief executive officer of Summit Family Restaurants said, "Several of the
Company's franchisees are experiencing financial difficulty thereby reducing the
value of the Company's franchise system to CKE. This reduced value was the basis
for the adjustment to the previously agreed upon purchase price. The Board of
Directors of Summit has concluded that the revised merger consideration still
represents the lowest risk and best known alternative for Summit's
shareholders," continued Mr. McComas.

William P. Foley, CKE Restaurants' chairman and chief executive officer, said,
"We remain committed to completing a successful transaction that will benefit
both CKE Restaurants' and Summit Family Restaurants' shareholders."

Summit Family Restaurants operates restaurants under three concepts: 78 Company
and 24 franchised family style JB's Restaurants; 6 Galaxy Diner restaurants; and
16 HomeTown Buffet restaurants. CKE Restaurants, Inc. is the parent of Carl
Karcher Enterprises, Inc., which, along with its franchisees and licensees,
operates 668 Carl's Jr. quick-service restaurants, primarily located in
California, Nevada, Oregon, Arizona, Mexico and the Pacific Rim.

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