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title: "Buffalo Business First: Checkers sees rapid success in New York"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/a7793cb6-a54d-4018-aeb3-f7d1dccb60c7
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/buffalo-business-first-checkers-sees-rapid-success-in-new-york-2725
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2015-10-22T17:12:55.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:15:50.630Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/ca80b29efd45bb27feb65790ae9261e21024151022123855.jpeg
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# Buffalo Business First: Checkers sees rapid success in New York

**TL;DR:** Checkers is experiencing rapid success in New York, with a second location opening in Buffalo and plans for up to 10 more locations in the area. Sibling duo Gail Gentry and Bill Nowak opened their first Checkers in Cheektowaga, N.Y., last year and have seen success far above their expectations.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-10-22. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/buffalo-business-first-checkers-sees-rapid-success-in-new-york-2725).*

## Story

Sibling duo Gail Gentry and Bill Nowak had no idea how successful business would be when they opened their first Checkers in Cheektowaga, N.Y., last year.

“It has been absolutely amazing,” Gentry told Buffalo Business First. “What we are doing there is far, far above any of our expectations.”

Due to the rapid success, Gentry and Nowak opened their second Checkers location in Buffalo, N.Y., on Oct. 20.

The brother-sister pair is also planning to open more locations in coming years and could develop up to 10 locations in the area.

The drive-thru restaurants serve burgers, sandwiches, hot dogs and ice cream.

“People in Buffalo do love their ice cream,” Gentry said.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- location growth (topic)
- Checkers (company)
- quick service (topic)
- Buffalo (location)
- Cheektowaga (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/buffalo-business-first-checkers-sees-rapid-success-in-new-york-2725). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/a7793cb6-a54d-4018-aeb3-f7d1dccb60c7).