• January 20, 2010

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. has added two new senior marketing professionals.

Todd Coerver, formerly VP, marketing and innovation of Whataburger Restaurants LP, has been named CMO of Carrols' Taco Cabana division.

Jason Abelkop, formerly SVP, marketing and national media for Arby's Restaurant Group, has been named CMO of Carrols' Pollo Tropical division.

In addition to owning/operating the Taco Cabana and Pollo Tropical restaurant brands, Syracuse, N.Y.-based Carrols is the largest Burger King franchisee, based on number of restaurants.--Karlene Lukovitz