CKE Restaurants Inc. said Wednesday it expects a "substantial" loss in its fiscal first quarter, primarily from restaurant closings and the sale of its Taco Bueno chain to a private investment group. CKE lost $2.45 million a year ago.
The struggling Anaheim company, which operates Hardee's and Carl's Jr. fast-food chains, agreed in March to sell its Taco Bueno restaurants for $72.5 million to an affiliate of Jacobson Partners, a private equity buyout firm. The money will be used to reduce debt, the company said.
