Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (TAST) Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript February 25, 2010 8:00 AM ET
Executives
Paul Flanders – VP, CFO and Treasurer
Dan Accordino – President and COO
Alan Vituli – Chairman and CEO
Analysts
Reza Vahabzadeh – Barclays Capital
Bryan Hunt – Wells Fargo Securities
Jeff Omohundro – Wells Fargo Securities
Greg Ruedy – Stephens
Tom Forte – Telsey Advisory Group
Operator
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by. Welcome to Carrols Restaurant Group's fourth quarter 2009 earnings conference call. As a reminder, today's call is being recorded. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Following the presentation, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. Instructions will be provided at that time for you to queue up for questions. I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Paul Flanders, Carrols' Chief Financial Officer, for opening remarks. Please go ahead.
Paul Flanders
Good morning, and welcome to our fourth quarter and full year 2009 conference call. By now, everyone should have access to the announcement released this morning, which you can also find at our Web site at www.carrols.com, under the Investor Relations section.
Before we begin our formal remarks, I need to everyone that our discussion may include forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance. And therefore, undue reliance should not be placed on them. We also refer you to our filings with the SEC for a more detailed discussion of the risks that could impact our business and our financial results.
On the call with me today Alan Vituli, our Chairman and CEO; and, Dan Accordino, our President and Chief Operating Officer. Dan will provide some commentary on the business. And then I'll walk through the financial results for the quarter and provide some commentary regarding 2010. We'll then be happy to
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