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So weird.

I woke up remebering. scenes from my dreams.

One stuck out, with lots of details.

Dragging a huge bag of frozen chickens, a huge platic bag, like 4x4 ft bag, clear bag, down a residential street and rurning around realizing the ground was tearing up the bag and they were falling out one side, somejow i see someone go by in my truck and a bunch of my random furniture falls out on sidewalk across from me, i run over to house it is near and ask owners for help, they have a small tree at front door full oftiny grey kittens, i go inside house, weird guy is showing mehow he makes half circle domes of cement and wire in his basement, then dream goes back out side and i was in house a bit too long as i now see a passenger truck with a personal trailer just leaving with all my stuff from the street, to far to stop. Now dream is a freeway type road, like european looking, lots of trees side of road, a slowdown, but srill fast, tons of cars and i realize all have lots of kids in the wimdows as i drive past, then one lane a red bronco type truck is in a wreck with a man looking at his truck as little girl with irish setter red hair lays squirming on back of truck smiling like she is modeling. Then dream is in a supermarket, they have me arranging food displays, then have me go in back of store cutting area, no real reason, then to obvious gay men have me cleaning shower areamade of cement and mopping floors and walls with a wax, then all of sudden i am seeing a break room that seems to be givi g me real time job postings with hourly wages for each job and they are all over $25.oo an hour and growing as i watch the screen, then the dream shows Trump and his face and his hand reaches out to me and he shows me his Twitter and all I remember is TAST.

So now awake.

I search all things TAST

Nothing really stands out except it has many links various topics.

One is often which seems to be related to burger king and popeyes chicken.

Not much, but is stock ticker for TAST.

Carrolls Restaurant Group.

Then just to see I hit the NEWS button and this comes up:

Home Dow Jones Newswires

Carrols Restaurant President, CEO Paulo Pena Dies >TAST

Published: Jan. 3, 2023 at 7:38 a.m. ET

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/carrols-restaurant-president-ceo-paulo-pena-dies-tast-271672749493

Carrols Restaurant Group Inc. on Tuesday said Paulo Pena, who took the helm of the largest U.S. Burger King franchisee last year, died suddenly on Saturday at age 50.

I had not read or known of this TAST or anything related until I just woke up about twenty minutes ago.

https://www.streetinsider.com/dr/news.php?id=21022300&gfv=1

StreetInsider

Carrols Restaurant Group (TAST) Announces Passing of CEO Paulo A. Pena

January 3, 2023 7:00 AM

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (“Carrols” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: TAST) today announced the passing of Paulo A. Pena who died unexpectedly in the hospital on Saturday, December 31, 2022. Mr. Pena, who had served as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer since April 1, 2022, was 50 years old.

David Harris, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Carrols, said, “We are deeply saddened by the untimely passing of our friend and colleague Paulo Pena. While his time at Carrols was relatively short, his impact on the Company and its business was undeniable. Paulo was a visionary leader who created a culture of operational excellence and put the customer at the forefront of everything we do. While Paulo’s drive, energy and strategic insights will be greatly missed, I am confident that Carrols will continue to build upon the progress we have made under his leadership as we seek to capture the immense opportunities ahead of us. On behalf of the entire Carrols organization, I would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to Paulo’s wife and family. Our thoughts and prayers are with them, as well as all whose lives he touched.”

>>18074000

StreetInsider

Carrols Restaurant Group (TAST) Announces Passing of CEO Paulo A. Pena

January 3, 2023 7:00 AM

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (“Carrols” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: TAST) today announced the passing of Paulo A. Pena who died unexpectedly in the hospital on Saturday, December 31, 2022. Mr. Pena, who had served as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer since April 1, 2022, was 50 years old.

David Harris, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Carrols, said, “We are deeply saddened by the untimely passing of our friend and colleague Paulo Pena. While his time at Carrols was relatively short, his impact on the Company and its business was undeniable. Paulo was a visionary leader who created a culture of operational excellence and put the customer at the forefront of everything we do. While Paulo’s drive, energy and strategic insights will be greatly missed, I am confident that Carrols will continue to build upon the progress we have made under his leadership as we seek to capture the immense opportunities ahead of us. On behalf of the entire Carrols organization, I would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to Paulo’s wife and family. Our thoughts and prayers are with them, as well as all whose lives he touched.”

Pursuant to the Company’s CEO Succession Plan, the Board of Directors has appointed Anthony E. Hull, Carrols’ Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to serve as Interim President and CEO until a successor has been identified. Mr. Hull will continue serving as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company while serving as Interim President and CEO. The Board will be initiating a search for a successor shortly.

Chief Restaurant Officer Appointment

The Company also announced the appointment of Joseph Hoffman as Chief Restaurant Officer, a new executive level position created to oversee Carrols’ restaurant operations, effective January 1, 2023. In his new role, which was approved by the Board on December 20, 2022, Mr. Hoffman will report directly to Interim President and CEO Anthony Hull.

Mr. Hoffman served as Senior Vice President, Operations of Carrols from May 2022 to December 31, 2022, as a Division Vice President, Operations from June 2017 until April 2022, and as a Vice President, Region Director from June 1997 until May 2017. Mr. Hoffman has been an employee of Carrols since 1993, when he joined the Company as a District Manager.

About the Company

Carrols is one of the largest restaurant franchisees in North America. It is the largest BURGER KING® franchisee in the United States, currently operating 1,022 BURGER KING® restaurants in 23 states as well as 65 POPEYES® restaurants in seven states. Carrols has operated BURGER KING® restaurants since 1976 and POPEYES® restaurants since 2019. For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.carrols.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for the historical information contained in this news release, the matters addressed are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, written, oral or otherwise made, represent Carrols' expectation or belief concerning future events. Without limiting the foregoing, these statements are often identified by the words "may", "might", "believes", "thinks", "anticipates", "plans", "expects", "intends" or similar expressions. In addition, expressions of our strategies, intentions, plans or guidance are also forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect management’s current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as there are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements, many of which are beyond our control. Investors are referred to the full discussion of risks and uncertainties as included in Carrols' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Investor Relations:Jeff Priester332-242-4370investorrelations@carrols.com

Source: Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.