Groups representing retailers and foodservice operators expressed support for President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Labor Secretary, Andrew Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, parent company of Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s and Green Burrito.
Dawn Sweeney, president and CEO of the National Restaurant Association, said Puzder is someone who has worked in the restaurant industry “and understands its vast benefits to the American economy as well as the challenges it currently faces…”