The fast-food restaurant known from their flame-grilled burgers has permanently closed their Armstrong Creek location.
When American fast-food chain Carl’s Jr went into administration back in July, it was a telling sign of things to come for stores across the state. However, the Armstrong Creek site located on Torquay Road kept slinging burgers for months following the announcement.
That is up until last night when the restaurant sat darkened with a sign on the door stating they “are closed due to circumstances beyond our control”. The stores designated Facebook page, which had only been advertising their breakfast menu the day prior, now lists their opening hours as ‘Permanently Closed’, and their Uber Eats listing no longer appears.
Carl’s Jr Armstrong Creek
- Where: 540, Torquay Road, Armstrong Creek Victoria
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Outside of the sign, the Carl’s Jr Armstrong Creek store has yet to release a statement and the fate of other Carl’s Jr stores is currently undetermined. Carl’s Jr have yet to release further statements since their administration takeover which saw KPMG’s David Hardy, George Georges and Emily Seeckts appointed administrators of CJ’s Group, which is the master licensee for Carl’s Jr in Australia.
CJ Group held 24 Carl’s Jr franchises in Victoria, with 25 independent sites told to be unaffected by the administration. The Armstrong Creek Carl’s Burger site was one of the independently run and locally owned site.
Information on the staff and employment status of the Armstrong Creek location is yet to be determined.
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