FRANKLIN, Tenn., July 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. ("CKE") announced today a master franchise agreement with CJ's QSR (Franchise) Group Pty. Ltd. ("CJ's QSR") to expand Carl's Jr.'s presence throughout Australia. The partnership marks an extension of CKE Restaurants' acceleration of international growth following the opening of its 1,000th international restaurant earlier this year in Spain. Since introducing Carl's Jr. to Australia in 2016 in Bateau Bay, New South Wales, the brand has grown to nearly 30 restaurants throughout Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and New South Wales. We already have plans to rapidly grow the Carl's Jr. footprint in Australia with an additional 27 restaurants in the coming year. The Master Franchise with CJ's QSR will further accelerate our growth as we build towards a goal to open 200 restaurants over the next 10 years.