Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.carrols.com
Employees: 15,500
Employee growth: (4.9%)

This company has some fast food royalty in its blood. Carrols Restaurant Group is a leading quick-service restaurant operator and the #1 Burger King franchisee in the US, with more than 300 locations in a dozen states, primarily in New York, Ohio, and Michigan. The company also operates two of its own quick-service chains: Taco Cabana and Pollo Tropical. Taco Cabana offers Tex-Mex and Mexican dishes through 155 locations (mostly in Texas), while Pollo Tropical features fresh grilled chicken at more than 90 company-owned locations (primarily in Florida). In addition to its corporate-run units, Carrols has about 30 franchised Pollo Tropical restaurants mostly in Puerto Rico and Ecuador.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2011:
Sales: $822.5M
One year growth: 3.3%
Net income: $11.2M
Income growth: (5.9%)

Officers:
CEO and Chairman: Alan Vituli
President, COO, and Director: Daniel T. Accordino
VP, CFO, and Treasurer: Paul R. Flanders

Competitors:
McDonald's
Whataburger
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