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    <periodOfReport>2009-06-16</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TAST</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

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            <rptOwnerName>Jefferies Capital Partners IV LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O JEFFERIES CAPITAL PARTNERS</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>520 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001370377</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>JEFFERIES CAPITAL PARTNERS IV LP</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O JEFFERIES CAPITAL PARTNERS</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>520 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001329261</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Jefferies Employee Partners IV LLC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O JEFFERIES CAPITAL PARTNERS</rptOwnerStreet1>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
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            <rptOwnerName>JCP PARTNERS IV LLC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O JEFFERIES CAPITAL PARTNERS</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
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            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001449662</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>JCP IV LLC</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O JEFFERIES CAPITAL PARTNERS</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>520 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001275002</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>FRIEDMAN BRIAN P</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O JEFFERIES CAPITAL PARTNERS</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>520 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001288399</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>LUIKART JAMES L</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O JEFFERIES CAPITAL PARTNERS</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>520 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>6559739</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote 1</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">See Exhibit 99.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">See Exhibit 99.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">See Exhibit 99.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Remarks:  This report is filed jointly by Jefferies Capital Partners, General Partner, Manager, Mr. Friedman and Mr. Luikart, all of whom are 10% owners.  The address of each Reporting Person is c/o Jefferies Capital Partners, 520 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, New York 10022.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Brian P. Friedman</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-06-25</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
