The history is somewhat interesting. In the mid 90's, CKE (Carls) was somehow in control of the CA Boston Market units then sold them to something called Boston West (a large franchisee). CKE continued to hold an investment in Boston West. When Boston Market went bankrupt, Boston West was somehow impacted (similar to that OR/WA franchisee who had to go out of business when Boston Market went bankrupt due to how it was tied to the corporation), and for a brief time period, CKE gained control of Boston West again. Boston West was the franchisee that expanded the brand in CA getting close to 100 locations. Boston West was not performing well financially. Boston West went bankrupt in 1998 (Boston Market Corporation went bankrupt in 1999). CKE still held an interest in Boston West in the late 90's. In 1999, CKE took control again of the Boston Market units being run by Boston West since Boston West basically went insolvent. So CKE ran the CA Boston Market units for a time in the late 90's again (after dumping them in the mid 90's) but it was not a long term thing, more of a situation that ended up in their lap in the late 90's. A few months after CKE took back the CA Boston Markets in 1999, McDonalds announced a purchase of the entire chain. I don't know exactly when CKE was able to dump the Boston Markets but I don't think it was long after McDonalds took over that CKE was out and all of those CA units became corporate operated Boston Markets.norcalriteaidclerk wrote: ↑June 4th, 2022, 11:30 am As of this writing,only 2 locations left in my neck of the woods:2300 Fair oaks (one of the tamer areas of Arden arcade in the middle of some upscale shopping)and 5003 foothills in west Roseville (in the parking lot of an early 1990's center,the anchor which is presently a 24 hour fitness was initially an Albertsons and later Ralphs).One former location in citrus Heights has since been converted into it's original use(financial institution, currently a credit union branch),while another in Madison/80(near la quinta and a closed office Depot)was razed for either a Chick-fil-A or a car wash.I suspect there were more formal locations around Sacramento but my memory is fuzzy.
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The entire chain (what is left of it) has been corporate units for at least the past 20 years, no franchisees anymore. The main reason Boston Market is sort of concentrated in certain geographies is these are all "pieces" of former franchisees (like Boston West) that developed regions and the franchisees were ultimately taken back over by the corporation.
Carls Jr. units in Sacramento proper (Roseville, Sacramento, Citrus Heights, Rancho Cordova, Elk Grove, and some scraps on the perimeter like Davis) were corporate operated units for decades until about 2014 or 2015 when they re-franchised the market.
That location on Fair Oaks was an old 70's Carls Jr. that was heavily remodeled into Boston Market then demolished for Chickfila. I am not clear if this was a location CKE elected to convert to Boston Market or just a failed Carls that Boston Market moved into.
There were also least two locations along Sunrise.
This one I am certain of: one location:
2300 Sunrise- this converted from Boston Market to Carls during the time CKE had Boston West
This one- I am not 100% sure but think it was also a Boston Market:
1490 Cirby-Roseville- converted to McDonalds during the time McDonalds owned Boston Market
The somewhat unique design attribute of Boston Market 90's units that does not go away with new occupants, is windows in the dining area that spanned from the floor up.