Checkers Drive-In Franchise Press Releases and Franchise News

Checkers Plans To Add Six Detroit-area Franchises
Tampa-based Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. plans to add six new franchises in the Detroit area. The drive-through chain is looking to increase its local presence; Checkers has 42 locations thro... more (11/11/2009)

Checkers Drive-in Restaurants Inc. Names Lynette Mckee To The New Post Of Senior Vice President And Chief Development Officer For The Company
CHECKERS DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS INC.on Thursday named LYNETTE MCKEE to the new post of senior vice president and chief development officer for the company, which has 840 units operating under the Checke... more (10/1/2009)

Checkers Grows By Thinking Outside The Box
Brands from Subway to Dunkin' Donuts have found growth opportunities in non-traditional locations. Subway, for example, has more than 7,100 non-traditional locations — nearly one-fourth its total ... more (8/5/2009)

Checkers Signs 20-restaurant Franchise Deal For Las Vegas
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. today announced that it has secured a deal to develop 20 new Checkers restaurants in Las Vegas, expanding the chain's reach in the West. The franchise and devel... more (10/4/2007)

Checkers Challenges Football Fans In Florida To Choose Who's Champ
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., the nation's largest chain of double drive-thru restaurants and Official Burger sponsor of both the University of Florida Gators and Florida State Seminoles, t... more (9/6/2007)

Fast-food Franchise Returns To Area
The Checkers Drive-In Restaurant chain is returning to the Muskegon market. Altes LLC/Selta LLC -- the largest franchisee of Checkers Restaurants -- is opening a new outlet at Creston Street and L... more (11/15/2006)

Amalgamated Named National Agency Of Record For Checkers(r)/rally's(r)
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., (Nasdaq: CHKR), the nation's largest chain of double drive- thru restaurants, today announced that Checkers/Rally's National Production Fund, Inc., has nam... more (2/27/2006)

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. Announces Agency Review
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHKR), the nation's largest chain of double drive- thru restaurants, today announced that it has retained Select Resources International to manage its ... more (11/16/2005)

Checkers(R) Celebrates 20 Years with Free Famous Fries
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHKR), the nation's largest double drive-thru chain, today announced that it is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Checkers(R) and Rally's(R) ... more (11/15/2005)

Checkers(R)/Rally's(R) Donates $135,000 to American Red Cross Katrina Relief Efforts Through Sale of NASCAR(R) Combo Meals
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHKR), the nation's largest chain of double drive- thru restaurants, today announced that it is donating more than $135,000 to the American Red Cross H... more (11/10/2005)

Memphis-Area Rally's(R) Converted to Checkers(R): Increases Traffic Count and Sales
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHKR), the nation's largest chain of double drive- thru restaurants and parent company of both Checkers and Rally's concepts, today announced that ... more (10/20/2005)

Checkers(R)/Rally's(R) Responds to Hurricane Katrina Disaster
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHKR), the nation's largest chain of double drive- thru restaurants, today announced a two-pronged campaign responding to those needing aid in the wake... more (9/13/2005)

Checkers(R)/Rally's(R) Famous Fries to be Found at Wal-Mart
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHKR), today announced that Checkers/Rally's Famous Fries will be available on hundreds of Wal-Mart store shelves in early September in the brand's... more (8/9/2005)

Checkers(R)/Rally's(R) and NASCAR(R) . . . a Perfect #10
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHKR), the Official Burger and Drive-Thru Restaurant of NASCAR(R), today announced that it is accelerating its presence in the sport by signing on as the p... more (8/5/2005)

Checkers(R)/Rally's(R) Provides Keys for Charitable Cause
Today, Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHKR), the nation's largest double drive-thru chain and Official Burger of the Allstate 400(R) at the Brickyard, gave away a brand new Chevy(R) ... more (8/4/2005)

Checkers®/Rally's® Wins 2005 American Business Award(SM)
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHKR), the nation's largest double drive-thru chain, won the 2005 Stevie(TM) Award for Best Human Resources Organization on June 6th at the 3rd Annual ... more (6/9/2005)

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. Awards $80,000 to Checkers(R)/Rally's(R) Indy 500(R) Pit Stop Challenge Winners
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHKR), the Official Burger of the Indy 500(R), part of the IRL IndyCarTM Series, today awarded a cash purse of $80,000 to the winners of the Checkers(R)/Ra... more (5/27/2005)

New Checkers(R) Franchisee Signs on to Develop Southwestern Georgia
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHKR), the nation's largest double drive-thru chain, today announced that it has signed a new franchisee, Strick Chex, LLC, to further penetrate Checke... more (5/24/2005)

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. Receives NRN's 2005 'Hot! Again' Award
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHKR), the nation's largest double drive-thru chain, received the 2005 Nation's Restaurant News Hot! Again Award at a reception in Chicago on May 2... more (5/23/2005)

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. Recognized by The American Business Awards(SM)
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHKR), the nation's largest double drive-thru chain, has recently been named a finalist in five American Business Awards(SM) (The Stevies)(TM) categori... more (5/6/2005)

Checkers®/Rally's® Adds Franchisee Award to Its Growing List of Wins
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., (Nasdaq: CHKR), the nation's largest double drive-thru chain and winner of Nation's Restaurant News' 2005 Hot! Again award, today announced that it has... more (3/22/2005)

Checkers And Rally's 2002 Convention Draws Record Franchisee And Vendor Crowd
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., the nation's leading double drive-thru chain, today announced that the Company's 2002 Convention drew a record crowd of Checkers(R) and Rally's(R) fran... more (10/21/2002)

Checkers Drive-in Restaurants Becomes 'Official Burger Of The Atlanta Falcons'
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. has signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with the Atlanta Falcons football team that includes the status of `Official Burger of the Atlanta Falcons'. ... more (8/13/2001)

Checkers Reacquires Restaurants From Franchisee
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. reported that one of its franchisees, Great Lakes Restaurant Company I, LLC, filed for bankruptcy on January 18, 2001 and closed 35 Rally's restaurants that the... more (1/19/2001)

Checkers Energized By New Ad Campaign
Beginning Wednesday, January 10, more people throughout the country will be seeing America's largest double drive-through chain advertising on television. For people who are on the go and have lit... more (1/9/2001)

Checkers Announces Sale Of 16 Restaurants And Manufacturing Facility
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. announced that it has sold 16 Rally's restaurants in Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Florida to Burgers & More, Inc. of Charleston, South Carolina, a current Chec... more (6/15/2000)

Checkers Franchise Convention Radiates Passion; Franchisees Meet For The First Time In Five Years
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. and its franchisees are seeing eye to eye, and there is even a twinkle there, when one looks at the corporation's new business vision. Last week Checkers Drive-... more (3/30/2000)

Checkers To Sell 43 Restaurants In Detroit And Kansas City Markets
CHECKERS DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS, INC. announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Great Lakes Restaurant Company, LLC of Cleveland, Ohio to sell and franchise 37 Rally's Restaurants in the ... more (9/23/1999)