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title: "Long Island Business News: Quick-service franchisees seeking Long Island expansion"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c07260cd-e36e-4633-9f29-2ecf188731c2
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/long-island-business-news-quick-service-franchisees-seeking-long-island-expansion-1720
category: "QSR"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "QSR"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2015-05-27T17:12:39.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:54.010Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc5018.jpeg
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# Long Island Business News: Quick-service franchisees seeking Long Island expansion

**TL;DR:** Franchisees Kamal and Al Raza are seeking to expand their portfolio with additional Checkers locations on Long Island. They currently operate several quick-service restaurants, including Checkers, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and KFC locations.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-05-27. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/long-island-business-news-quick-service-franchisees-seeking-long-island-expansion-1720).*

## Story

With three Checkers, two Pizza Huts, six Taco Bells and a KFC location under his belt, Kamal Raza and his brother Al are successful franchisees looking to expand their portfolio with the addition of more Checkers locations in the Nassau County, Queens and Brooklyn areas. The Razas chose Checkers among other investments because its initial franchise expenses are on the affordable side for a QSR restaurant.

“It’s a good opportunity for a newcomer to get into the quick-service restaurant industry,” Raza told the Long Island Business News.

A Checkers restaurant can cost as little as $400,000 depending on the location, size and store model.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Taco Bell (company)
- KFC (company)
- Pizza Hut (company)
- franchise investment (topic)
- Checkers (company)
- quick service restaurant (topic)
- Long Island (location)
- Nassau County (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/long-island-business-news-quick-service-franchisees-seeking-long-island-expansion-1720). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c07260cd-e36e-4633-9f29-2ecf188731c2).