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title: "Daily News Journal: New Checkers & Rally’s Drive-Thru Heading to Smyrna, Tennessee"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/32ff580f-59a2-4396-9eda-7ebdb4c0ad7a
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/daily-news-journal-new-checkers-rallys-drive-thru-heading-to-smyrna-tennessee-8592
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit","Operations"]
published: 2016-12-14T21:16:44.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:34:24.140Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/e5885e1d2762d30767dcc45d2de9a6c45554.jpg
---

# Daily News Journal: New Checkers & Rally’s Drive-Thru Heading to Smyrna, Tennessee

**TL;DR:** Checkers & Rally's is continuing its development in Tennessee with upcoming openings in La Vergne and Smyrna, with over 800 corporate- and franchise-owned restaurants.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-12-14. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/daily-news-journal-new-checkers-rallys-drive-thru-heading-to-smyrna-tennessee-8592).*

## Story

Checkers & Rally's is continuing its development in Tennessee with upcoming openings in La Vergne and Smyrna.

Earlier this year, the brand successfully reopened the Murfreesboro Checkers, along with those in Nashville and Madison and the growth in continuing.

Based in Tampa, Fla., Checkers & Rally's Restaurants Inc. operates more than 800 corporate- and franchise-owned restaurants.

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## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Tennessee (location)
- Checkers (company)
- restaurant development (topic)
- Tampa (location)
- Smyrna (location)
- La Vergne (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/daily-news-journal-new-checkers-rallys-drive-thru-heading-to-smyrna-tennessee-8592). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/32ff580f-59a2-4396-9eda-7ebdb4c0ad7a).