May 13, 2005

CORNELIUS , N.C. – Hardee's franchisee Restaurant Management Group (RMG) has named its restaurant of the year, general manager of the year and restaurant supervisor of the year from among its 47 restaurants. The company also identified its top restaurant in terms of sales.

The winners were announced and awards given at a recognition celebration last week. RMG is the fifth largest Hardee's franchisee in the United States and the company owns and operates Hardee's restaurants in and around the Tri-Cities region of Virginia and Tennessee as well as in West Virginia , Ohio and Pennsylvania . The company is based here.

RMG's restaurant of the year is located in Elizabethton, Tenn. and the restaurant recognized for the highest sales percent increase is in Abingdon, Va. General Manager of the Year award went to both Becky Croy in Elizabethton, Tenn. and Nancy Brobeck in Greeneville, Tenn. Bill Loyd, who supervises seven RMG franchises in Tennessee and Virginia, was named Supervisor of the Year.

Hardee's Food Systems, Inc. recently honored RMG with national franchise awards for Operations Excellence and Franchisee Sales in 2004 and the company has also been recognized as Franchisee of the Year in the past.