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title: "The Philadelphia Business Journal: Checkers & Rally's to Add 35 Locations to Philadelphia Market"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/df721695-2114-42f8-b40a-0d334e56cef3
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-philadelphia-business-journal-checkers-rallys-to-add-35-locations-to-philadelphia-market-4774
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2016-05-27T21:16:17.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:13:39.112Z
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# The Philadelphia Business Journal: Checkers & Rally's to Add 35 Locations to Philadelphia Market

**TL;DR:** Checkers & Rally's plans to add 35 locations to the Philadelphia market, with 3-5 restaurants opening this year. The brand already has 15 locations in the Greater Philadelphia region.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-05-27. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-philadelphia-business-journal-checkers-rallys-to-add-35-locations-to-philadelphia-market-4774).*

## Story

Checkers & Rally’s is headed to North Philadelphia, which begins a 35 store expansion the brand has planned for the Philadelphia market.

"We should open three to five restaurants this year," said John Palumbo, director of franchise development. "That clip, 5 restaurants opening in that area over the next 5 years consecutively, should continue."

The Florida based chain already has 15 locations in the Greater Philadelphia region.

"We're very active right now in that market in a few different ways. With traditional development, free standing, locations near train stations that get a lot of foot traffic and other nontraditional spaces like hospitals and universities," Palumbo said.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise development (topic)
- market growth (topic)
- Checkers (company)
- John Palumbo (person)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-philadelphia-business-journal-checkers-rallys-to-add-35-locations-to-philadelphia-market-4774). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/df721695-2114-42f8-b40a-0d334e56cef3).