Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Credit Conference

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TAST) today announced that the Company will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Credit Conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Times Square in New York on Wednesday, December 2, 2009. The presentation will begin at 7:50 AM ET.

Investors and interested parties may listen to a live webcast of this presentation by visiting the Company’s website at www.carrols.com, under the investor relations section.

About the Company

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc., operating through its subsidiaries, including Carrols Corporation, is one of the largest restaurant companies in the United States. The Company operates three restaurant brands in the quick-casual and quick-service restaurant segments with 560 company-owned and operated restaurants in 17 states as of September 27, 2009, and 31 franchised restaurants in the United States, Puerto Rico, Ecuador and the Bahamas. Carrols Restaurant Group owns and operates two Hispanic Brand restaurants, Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana. It is also the largest Burger King franchisee, based on number of restaurants, and has operated Burger King restaurants since 1976.