Scantily-Clad Women Not Helping Carl's Jr.?

It looks like, uh, suggestive commercials with Paris Hilton and Padma Lakshmi aren't quite doing the trick for Carl's Jr. The burger chain's parent, CKE Restaurants, is having trouble in an environment where McDonald's is thriving. Jim Cramer of "Mad Money" talks to CKE's CEO Andy Pudzer about the burger...

By Ian Ritter | June 25, 2009 at 09:06 AM

It looks like, uh, suggestive commercials with Paris Hilton and Padma Lakshmi aren't quite doing the trick for Carl's Jr. The burger chain's parent, CKE Restaurants, is having trouble in an environment where McDonald's is thriving.Jim Cramer of "Mad Money" talks to CKE's CEO Andy Pudzer about the burger wars.

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