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title: "Hampton Roads Business Journal: Rally's Franchises Growing In Virginia"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d8990fd2-4fb2-4b7b-a5ae-13f6bfb2de24
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/hampton-roads-business-journal-rallys-franchises-growing-in-virginia-2794
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2015-11-03T22:17:45.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:13:56.566Z
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# Hampton Roads Business Journal: Rally's Franchises Growing In Virginia

**TL;DR:** Rally's multi-unit franchisee Debbie Leonard attributes her 14 percent revenue increase to her team and plans to open more locations in Virginia. Leonard's company recently won Rally's market turnaround award for their success.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-11-03. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/hampton-roads-business-journal-rallys-franchises-growing-in-virginia-2794).*

## Story

Two years ago Rally's multi-unit franchisee Debbie Leonard took on a challenge when she purchased several struggling Hampton Roads, Virginia-area restaurants.

After a 14 percent revenue increase in the last year, Leonard attributes much of her success to her team. Her company recently won Rally's "market turnaround award" for all of their success.

"You can't do it without your people," Leonard told The Hampton Roads Business Journal. "I put our people first. We're always hiring new talent, and we continuously try to promote from within.”

Leonard said she hoped to open more Rally's locations in the area, including ones at Independence Boulevard and Pleasure House Road in Virginia Beach and one in Norfolk.

"We should open two to three new restaurants next year and hopefully keep doing that moving forward," she said.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Multi-Unit Franchisee (person)
- revenue growth (topic)
- Virginia (location)
- multi-unit franchisee (topic)
- Rally's (company)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/hampton-roads-business-journal-rallys-franchises-growing-in-virginia-2794). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d8990fd2-4fb2-4b7b-a5ae-13f6bfb2de24).