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title: "The Charlotte Weekly: Checkers & Rally's Targets South Charlotte"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c7b4778a-2d92-40f7-9684-142b13b5b865
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-charlotte-weekly-checkers-rallys-targets-south-charlotte-5117
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2016-06-30T20:15:45.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:25.088Z
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# The Charlotte Weekly: Checkers & Rally's Targets South Charlotte

**TL;DR:** Checkers & Rally's aims to expand in the Charlotte area with plans to open one to two restaurants in 2016. The company has identified 100 potential franchisees in the greater Charlotte region.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-06-30. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-charlotte-weekly-checkers-rallys-targets-south-charlotte-5117).*

## Story

The Tampa, Florida-based restaurant has had its eye on the Charlotte market for a while now, and company leaders are working extensively to identify potential franchisees in the area.

The nearest Checkers & Rally's is in Hickory, but the company has already identified 100 leads for potential franchisees in the greater Charlotte region, said Jennifer Durham, vice president of franchise development for Checkers & Rally's.

“We’re looking to bring in one to two new franchisees by the end of (2015),” she said. “… Our goal is to have one to two restaurants open in Charlotte (in 2016).”

John Palumbo, Charlotte-based franchise development director for Checkers & Rally's, relocated to Waxhaw from New York City about two years ago and is focusing on bringing the restaurant to the south Charlotte and Union County areas.

“I love the south Charlotte market,” Palumbo said. “We’re even (considering) bleeding into northern Union County. We’re now focused on … (using) our dollars to spend on generating interest (among franchisees).”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise development (topic)
- Checkers (company)
- restaurant growth (topic)
- charlotte (location)
- Jennifer Durham (person)
- John Palumbo (person)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-charlotte-weekly-checkers-rallys-targets-south-charlotte-5117). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c7b4778a-2d92-40f7-9684-142b13b5b865).