Hardee's Pegs Apple Valley, Rosemount for Possible New Locations

When Hardee's announced plans earlier this month to build as many as 59 new locations around the Twin Cities in the next five years, questions remained about where those restaurants would be built.

That question appears to have been answered, per the map City Pages posted on its website of planned homes for the burger chain franchises. Two of the targeted spots for new Hardee's restaurants, it appears, are roughly at County Road 42 and Cedar Avenue in Apple Valley and County Road 42 and Highway 3 in Rosemount.

Jim Sullivan, head of franchise development with CKE Restaurants, told City Pages the tentative locations—59 in total—have high traffic counts, populations in the 40,000 range, good site visibility and drive-thru access.

Michael Sawyer, CKE's market planning manager, said the locations aren't guaranteed to eventually house Hardee's restaurants, but said the preliminary sites will serve as "reference points."

There are 21 Hardee's locations already in Minnesota, but mostly outside the metro area. The nearest locations to the area are on Hamline Avenue in St. Paul, and in Faribault.