
“Andy Puzder, the CEO of CKE Restaurants, the parent company of Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., should know. His company is expanding rapidly abroad due to higher potential outside the U.S., which is hampered by what he sees as too much government regulation. Over the last three years, Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. opened more restaurants internationally than in their own backyards—a first, he added. CKE now operates restaurants in 30 foreign countries. ‘Under the current U.S. business climate, regulatory and tax restrictions tend to curb otherwise dynamic entrepreneurial energy,’ Puzder said. ‘Unfortunately, it’s easier for our franchisees to open a restaurant in Siberia than in California.'”
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101302181
Related posts:
Russian central bank ready to step in to stop ruble panic
France vows to defend jobs as GE bids for bailed-out energy company
Fidel Castro denies Cuba refused Edward Snowden asylum
U.S. auto sales jump 13 percent in 2012
Bank of America to Pay $17 Billion in Justice Department Settlement
3,000 Saudis urge Shura council to debate women’s driving
New gold for a scary new world
Bexar County deputy shoots and kills unarmed motorist
Saudi allies Bahrain, Sudan and UAE join action against Iran
Robot turning Japanese children into calligraphers
Stolen Target Credit Cards Are Selling For $20 - $100 Each
SEC blocks Chicago Stock Exchange sale over Chinese investor participation
Major supermarket chains promise not to sell genetically engineered salmon in the U.S.
Arson charges brought after accidental hash oil homebrew explosions
America: 62% of Your Doctors Plan to Retire in the Next 1-3 Years due to Obamacare