Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc announced that on November 15, the company completed the acquisition of 17 Burger King restaurants. These restaurants are located in Western Pennsylvania in and around the Pittsburgh and Johnstown markets.

Carrols is the largest Burger King franchisee in the United States and has operated Burger King restaurants since 1976. The company has purchased 49 restaurants to date in 2016 and currently operates a total of 755 Burger King restaurants in 16 states, including 65 restaurants in Pennsylvania.