Carrols Restaurant (TAST) 28 Feb 232022 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Welcome to Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.’s Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.

Following the presentation, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. Instructions on how to ask a question will be given at that time. I would like to remind everyone that this conference call is being recorded today, Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. be replay. will and Time available for Eastern

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