New Hardee’s Opens Oct. 19 in Fuquay-Varina, N.C.

Opening Celebration Includes Free Thickburgers for a Year and Breakfast for Early Birds

FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. (Oct. 15, 2015) – The opening of the new Hardee’s® of Fuquay-Varina will be on Oct. 19 with planned promotional activities to follow including the opportunity for early risers to win free Thickburgers® for a year. The new Hardee’s is located at 1560 N. Broad St. and opens at 5 a.m.

Planned opening celebration activities will follow several days later on Saturday, Oct. 24. On that morning, in conjunction with radio station WRAL-FM Mix 101.5, the first 101 people in line at opening at 5 a.m. will receive free Thickburgers for a year (coupons for one a week). Those guests also will get a free Made From ScratchTM Sausage Biscuit and a beverage that morning. From 6-8 a.m. that day the Hardee’s will also have an on-site broadcast by a disc jockey from the radio station during which guests can win prize wheel giveaways.

The new Hardee’s will employ 55 to 60 people, according to Hardee’s franchise operator Boddie-Noell Enterprises. The company now operates 131 Hardee’s locations throughout North Carolina, including some 16 locations in the greater Triangle area.

In addition to a menu that is built around the famous Made From Scratch Biscuits, charbroiled 100% Black Angus Beef Thickburgers and Hand-Breaded Chicken TendersTM, the new Hardee’s location will also feature the chain’s fresh-baked buns for the full selection of 1/3-pound and larger Thickburgers.

Seating up to 47 guests, the new restaurant has a distinctive look, featuring the latest “retro” Hardee’s restaurant design and includes a flatscreen TV. The restaurant also features drive-thru service.

“We’re really excited to bring this newest Hardee’s location to Fuquay-Varina and surrounding communities,” said Mike Boddie, president of Boddie-Noell’s Restaurant Division. “As a family owned company, we look forward to being involved in the community and to supporting the growth of the area.”

Operating hours for the Hardee’s are 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays, 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays.

This newest location will be the 337th Hardee’s operated by Boddie-Noell, which has been a Hardee’s franchise operator for more than 50 years and is the largest Hardee’s franchisee in the United States.

About Boddie-Noell Enterprises
Boddie-Noell is proud to have been a Hardee’s franchise operator for more than 50 years. Family owned, Boddie-Noell is the largest Hardee’s franchisee in the United States with 337 restaurant locations in four states. The company is based in Rocky Mount, N.C. For more information, visit www.bneinc.com.