Financing

BK franchisee Carrols goes from tragedy to triumph

The big Burger King franchisee has overcome a pandemic, inflation, questions about its future and the death of multiple executives to become the industry’s best turnaround story of 2023.
CFO Anthony Hull, CEO Deborah Derby and Chief Restaurant Officer Joe Hoffman. | Photos courtesy of Burger King

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