May 18, 2013

Rally's

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
Chicken wings are popping up on several fast food restaurant menus.
Winging It
October 2012

Chicken wings are showing up on more quick-serve menus, and not just during football season.
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...

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...

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...

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...

Another Rally's Opens in Richmond
Largest double drive-thru chain in the U.S. opens at 4380 National Road East in Richmond, Virginia.
Checkers/Rally's Run Auto-Racing Promotion
Partnership with Starbridge Media Group produces NASCAR-themed kids meal products.
New COO at Raising Cane's
Ian Vaughn has been promoted from SVP of operations to his new role as COO.
Checkers/Rally’s Adds New Item to Value Menu
New Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Chicken Sandwich to sell for "2 for $3."
Checkers/Rally’s Debuts Toasted Frisco Melt
Double-drive thru chain expands its line of toasty Melts.
Checkers/Rally’s Offers Multiple Building Options
Double drive-thru chain expands building prototypes to fuel growth plans.
Detroit Rally's Rebranded as Checkers
The Detroit rebranding campaign is part of Checkers's multi-million dollar investment in market and growth plans for Michigan.
Local Rally’s® Manager Surprised with 2006 Dodge® Charger SE
Johnny Huynh, General Manager of the Rally’s® located at 1901 Russellville Road in Bowling Green, KY now go through the restaurant’s double drive-thru lanes in style after being surprised yesterday, November 29th, with the keys to a new 2006 Dodge® Charger SE.
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Will Go Private
Private equity firm Taxi Holdings Corp. will acquire all Checkers outstanding shares for $15.00 per share in cash.
Checkers/Rally's Launches Major New Brand Campaign
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., the nation's largest chain of double drive- thru restaurants, announces the launch of its new creative brand campaign.
Checkers/Rally's Launches New Loaded Fries
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., the nation's largest chain of double drive- thru restaurants, today announced a new limited time offer: Checkers/Rally's Loaded Fries.
Checkers/Rally's Donates $135,000 to American Red Cross Katrina Relief Efforts Through Sale of NASCAR Combo Meals
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. , 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 Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
Memphis-Area Rally's Converted to Checkers Increases Traffic Count and Sales
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., the nation's largest chain of double drive-thru restaurants and parent company of both Checkers and Rally's concepts, today announced that Memphis-area Rally's® locations have been rebranded as Checkers® double drive-thru restaurants, driving an increase in...