May 20, 2013

Checkers

Subway, Checkers Execs Back for More on "Undercover Boss"
A Chick-fil-A restaurant boosted sales by opening a second drive thru lane.
Double Trouble?
March 2013

Dual drive thrus may help a busy unit keep up with customer demand, but they also come with a unique set of challenges.
Checkers/Rally's Shows Some Skin
Checkers' New Prototype Takes a Bite Out of the Big Apple

Burger-and-fries chain Checkers is taking the Big Apple by storm on October 26 and 27 when it shows off its newly available single drive-thru concept on morning show “FOX & Friends.”

But Checkers won’t just be highlighting its new store design in pictures or words;...

Checker's Shows Off Its Best of the Best

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, the largest double drive-thru chain in the United States, honored its outstanding employees and franchisees at the company’s Best of the Best Awards Ceremony held at its National Convention in Las Vegas from September 25–28, 2012.

The awards...

Winging It
October 2012

It would seem strange these days to attend a Super Bowl party that didn’t have chicken wings available on the snack line. Wings are America’s “party food,” showing up at all manner of celebrations, from tailgating to graduation parties.

But now that party is...

The Drive-Thru Fixer-Upper
October 2012

On a recent visit to shop his competition, operator Thom Crosby saw disappointment after disappointment in the drive thru. Bad customer service while placing and paying for his order, poorly dressed employees, and backed-up cars plagued operation after operation.

But to Crosby, the...

The Evolution of Checkers/Rally’s

Checkers/Rally’s, the nation’s largest double drive-thru chain, unveiled a new store prototype that updates the look of the building and loses the iconic second drive-thru window in favor of a covered seating area.

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JobApp Keeps Efficiency High at Checkers, Rally’s

Tampa, Florida-based Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, the nation’s largest chain of double drive-thru restaurants, knows that people drive its success.

When the national quick-service chain decided that one of its core corporate values, “Obsessed with Excellence:...

Checkers Salutes RTI as Supplier of the Year

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., recognized Restaurant Technology, Inc. (RTI) as a winner of its 2011 Supplier of the Year Award for its back office software, RTIconnect, which Checkers uses to control food and labor costs in its corporate restaurants...

IFA Board Appoints Four New Professionals

Four leading franchise professionals have been newly elected to the International Franchise Association Board of Directors and will assume their positions February 14, 2012, at the conclusion of the IFA 52ndAnnual Convention in Orlando.

6 Tips for Better Store Financing
June 2011

As president of National Restaurant Development Inc., a board member for the International Franchise Association, and owner of more than 50 quick-serve restaurants, Aziz Hashim is a veteran of the franchise business.

With brands like Popeyes, Checkers/Rally’s, Subway, and Moe’...

Don't Waste Your Sponsorships
May 2011

In 2000, David Miller went from being the COO at Checkers Drive-In Restaurants to being the owner/operator of 28 Rally’s restaurants in Kentucky and southern Indiana. Since that deal, Miller has successfully promoted his restaurants by using sports to draw in customers. Miller has been a...

How to Be a Pro at Quick Service

Angelo Crowell is a big man. At 6 feet 1 inch tall and about 250 pounds, you might take the broad-shouldered 29-year-old for a football player.

You probably wouldn’t pin him as the perfect restaurant franchisee.

With the first presumption, you’d be right. Crowell played...

Checkers Launches Expansive Digital Campaign

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc., the largest double drive-thru restaurant chain in the U.S., announced the launch of its new digital campaign, which includes new websites for both its Checkers and Rally’s brands, a companion mobile Web experience, a comprehensive franchise sales website...

These Spuds Aren’t Duds
November 2010

Potato fries may have originated in Europe, but Americans have certainly embraced them as their own.

After all, nearly 8 billion servings of french fries were sold in U.S. restaurants during the 12 months that ended in June, according to statistics from NPD Group, a global market research...

The Dirty Work
November 2010

Some might say that the last three years have not been very, well, accommodating for the quick-service industry. With lenders and customers alike pulling their dollars off the table, the industry has been left to make due with the circumstances and struggle to stay afloat until the economic...

Warning: New Checkers Menu Could Freeze You
Double-drive-thru chain introduces its brand new Cold Creations Menu to South Florida.
Strike When It's Hot: Checkers to Grow in Brooklyn
New multiunit store development agreement part of company's plan to expand presence in existing markets.
New Checkers Agreement Expands CT Presence
Five-restaurant deal is set for Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Checkers Drives In to Hartford with Development Deal
Burger chain announces five-store agreement with Tommy Barnard of Nutmeg Burger Corporation to move into Connecticut capital.
Checkers Bolsters Executive Team
New director of real estate, director of franchising and new business development, and senior manager of franchise administration added to double drive-thru company.
Checkers Welcomes Maureen DiStefano to Team
Maureen DiStefano of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will serve as Checkers Drive-In Restaurants' director of franchise sales and business recruitment.