Question: What North Carolina-born fast-food chain opened its first restaurant in 1960?
Answer: Wilber Hardee opened the first Hardee’s restaurant on Sept. 3, 1960, in Greenville near what was then East Carolina College. After watching crowds at North Carolina’s first McDonald’s in Greensboro and seeing how much business 15-cent hamburgers generated, he believed he could do better, using charcoal grills for more flavor.
