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title: "QSR: How Checkers & Rally’s Leverages a Small Footprint"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/a5374312-acff-41f4-b51a-4dc4d9a79692
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-how-checkers-rallys-leverages-a-small-footprint-8314
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2016-12-07T14:09:37.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:19:51.859Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8898840644133213537ce22f3a4cac621556.jpg
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# QSR: How Checkers & Rally’s Leverages a Small Footprint

**TL;DR:** Checkers & Rally's Restaurants, Inc. has launched 'Checkers and Rally's 4.0' with three new building designs for smaller spaces. The brand has over 800 locations and aims to increase efficiency and sales for franchisees.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-12-07. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-how-checkers-rallys-leverages-a-small-footprint-8314).*

## Story

Good real estate is hard to find, so for many growing franchise brands - finding creative ways to make the most out of a smaller footprint is key in a competitive market. In the December issue of QSR, they examined how some expanding restaurant brands like Tampa-based Checkers & Rally's Restaurants, Inc. are making the most out of their spaces to maximize efficiency and increase sales for franchisees.

The brand, with more than 800 locations, launched "Checkers and Rally's 4.0" earlier this year, featuring three new building designs that all take advantage of the outdoors. The designs take advantage of smaller spaces, leading to increased efficiency for franchisees, and utilize a walk-in cooler/freezer that can be added easily during construction.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Checkers (company)
- Tampa (location)
- restaurant design (topic)
- Checkers & Rally's (company)
- small footprint (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-how-checkers-rallys-leverages-a-small-footprint-8314). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/a5374312-acff-41f4-b51a-4dc4d9a79692).