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title: "Checkers & Rally's Expansion in VA"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/507a03e5-823c-4a19-8893-2d9bc8c167cb
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-roanoke-times-checkers-rallys-plans-to-expand-presence-in-virginia-11974
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-04-26T22:17:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:35:23.865Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/26a10dfd6601e2fed79c5cba91e504d31657.jpg
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# Checkers & Rally's Expansion in VA

**TL;DR:** Checkers & Rally's plans to expand in Virginia, focusing on the Roanoke area, with room for eight area restaurants in coming years. The brand also introduced a new design using environmentally friendly shipping containers.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-04-26. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-roanoke-times-checkers-rallys-plans-to-expand-presence-in-virginia-11974).*

## Story

Checkers & Rally's has plans to increase its presence in Virginia, with a specific focus on the Roanoke area for growth.

According to The Roanoke Times, the brand has room for eight area restaurants in coming years. Checkers & Rally's Director of Franchise Development, John Palumbo told The Roanoke Times that the brand hopes for one of these sites to be selected in 2017.

Checkers & Rally's also recently introduced a new design that includes a build-out option based around environmentally friendly former shipping containers. If used in Virginia, the model would speed up the statewide development timeline as it significantly streamlines construction.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- location growth (topic)
- Checkers (company)
- Virginia (location)
- John Palumbo (person)
- Roanoke (location)
- environmentally friendly design (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-roanoke-times-checkers-rallys-plans-to-expand-presence-in-virginia-11974). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/507a03e5-823c-4a19-8893-2d9bc8c167cb).