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title: "QSR Magazine: Checkers & Rally’s Recognized as Top Franchise Deal in 2016"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/50d4abb1-3d80-4dba-bdf7-ffe0dd965371
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-checkers-rallys-recognized-as-top-franchise-deal-in-2016-5181
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2016-07-08T18:13:35.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:36:11.812Z
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# QSR Magazine: Checkers & Rally’s Recognized as Top Franchise Deal in 2016

**TL;DR:** Checkers & Rally's was recognized as one of the top franchise deals in 2016 by QSR Magazine, due to its strong franchisee board and system satisfaction. The brand has 828 U.S. units, with 505 being franchised, and has experienced same-store sales growth for the past five years.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-07-08. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-checkers-rallys-recognized-as-top-franchise-deal-in-2016-5181).*

## Story

For the past six years, QSR Magazine has revealed its list of the top 10 to 12 quick-service and fast-casual concepts that provide franchisees the best return on their investment. But this year’s list is slightly different.

QSR teamed up with Franchise Business Review (FBR) to name 2016’s best franchise deals. The leading market research firm, which specializes in franchisee satisfaction and performance, helps the annual report go beyond companies’ financial success to also look at franchisor support and overall system satisfaction.

Checkers & Rally’s was named one of this year’s top ten franchise deals. The publication points to the brand’s active and involved franchisee board as a quality that makes it stand out on the franchising industry. With 828 U.S. units—505 of which are franchised—the Tampa, Florida-based sister chains are fully aligned with their franchisees. Checkers & Rally’s has also experienced same-store sales growth for the past five years.

Both QSR and FBR considered a wide range of factors to determine this year’s best franchise deals, including franchisee satisfaction surveys, management team experience, litigation history, estimated ROI as a factor of average unit volume and average startup costs, unit growth and continuity and momentum.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- fast casual (topic)
- Checkers (company)
- franchise deal (topic)
- franchisee satisfaction (topic)
- quick service (topic)
- system satisfaction (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-checkers-rallys-recognized-as-top-franchise-deal-in-2016-5181). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/50d4abb1-3d80-4dba-bdf7-ffe0dd965371).