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title: "Boston Business Journal: Checkers targeting up to 50 new locations in Massachusetts"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/67c8e267-4143-4ff0-8590-2d4eef0d350d
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/boston-business-journal-checkers-targeting-up-to-50-new-locations-in-massachusetts-1758
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2015-06-05T18:13:09.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T13:00:00.179Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc3073.jpeg
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# Boston Business Journal: Checkers targeting up to 50 new locations in Massachusetts

**TL;DR:** Checkers Drive-In Restaurants is targeting up to 50 new locations in Massachusetts, seeking experienced franchise partners to aid in the expansion. The brand is looking to bring 5 to 10 restaurants to Greater Boston in 2016.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-06-05. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/boston-business-journal-checkers-targeting-up-to-50-new-locations-in-massachusetts-1758).*

## Story

Pretty soon, Beantown residents will be able to get their hands on a new quick-service offering. Tampa, Florida-based Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. is targeting Greater Boston for the brand’s first Massachusetts location.

“It’s an under-penetrated market for a lot of franchises,” Jennifer Durham, vice president of franchise development, told the Boston Business Journal. “We think there’s a huge opportunity.”

Checkers is looking to find three to five experienced franchise partners to aid in the expansion. The brand is looking toward franchise partners to bring five to 10 restaurants to Greater Boston in 2016.

The typical Checkers location features drive-thru-only locations that reduce the needs of real estate. The quick-service brand’s menu features seared and seasoned burgers, chicken and fish sandwiches, grilled hot dogs, chicken wings, seasoned fries and ice cream desserts.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Checkers (company)
- massachusetts (location)
- quick service (topic)
- franchise partners (topic)
- Jennifer Durham (person)
- Greater Boston (location)
- massachusetts market (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/boston-business-journal-checkers-targeting-up-to-50-new-locations-in-massachusetts-1758). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/67c8e267-4143-4ff0-8590-2d4eef0d350d).