The Checkers® & Rally's® Fast Food Franchise
 Restaurants don't have to be big to be a big deal. Checkers/Rally's is the small box quick service chain that offers franchisees significant advantages over its big box competitors.
Our restaurants are just 700 square feet of burger flippin', deep fryin', double drive-thru fun that fit on just a half acre - providing a big break from expensive real estate costs. That small but efficient space makes our restaurants easy to operate and typically reduces overhead costs.
And just like cars through our drive-thru lanes, our buildings are all about speed. Our in-factory, modular construction makes it possible for franchisees to be up and running just weeks after the restaurant arrives on site.
 But it's not just about our buildings. Checkers/Rally's full flavored, adult focused food is consistently ranked #1 or #2 in taste tests, especially our famous fries and signature Big Buford.
Our brand awareness has doubled recently. We're the Official Burger of NASCAR and other sports teams, giving our brand a big, relevant presence in the lives of our guests.
The restaurant industry thinks we're hot stuff, too. Just last year, Nation's Restaurant News named us the Hot Again restaurant concept for our sizzling business performance and QSR Magazine named us the Best Drive-Thru in America.
Becoming A Franchisee
The skills that have made you successful in business or in other restaurant concepts can make you a successful Checkers/Rally's franchisee. These are just a few of the characteristics we look for in a franchise partner:
- Unwavering desire to succeed
- Aggressive pursuit of growing sales
- Understanding of the benefits and commitments that franchise systems offer
- Successful record in business, preferably fast food
- Willingness to hire an Operations Manager with fast food experience
- Proven ability to recruit, hire and train a team
- Appreciation for the importance of marketing
- Obsession for great guest service
Financial Requirements
Whether you are looking to open 100 Checkers/Rally's restaurants, or just one, we have a wide variety of opportunity markets available for development agreements of different sizes.
If you are looking to open a single Checkers/Rally's restaurant unit, you must have a minimum net worth of $400,000, excluding your primary residence and $150,000 in liquidity.
If you are a franchisee prospect desiring to acquire an Area Development Agreement to develop multiple Checkers/Rally's restaurants, you must be able to demonstrate sufficient net worth and the capital to fund your business objectives.
These numbers are just a minimum and could vary by the loan requirements of your lending institution.
The Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC) provides you with the range of costs and expenses that you can plan to incur when developing either a Checkers or a Rally's restaurant. These are estimates based upon the actual experience of ourselves and our franchisees but can vary by area of the country.
Our Franchisees Speak For Us
 "I am very excited to be such a part of the Checkers team. The Checkers brand is stronger than ever and we're beating all the other guys. I am in my restaurants on a daily basis, jumping in wherever I can, on the grill or on the cash register. I love it, I love the people I work with, both in my restaurants and the people at Checkers Corporate. I consider myself a leader in the Checkers community and I am glad to have my name associated with such a great concept."
Craig Joy
President Sunstate Restaurant Management, Inc.
Number of Stores: 6
Years with Checkers: 17
The Next Step
The process to become a franchisee begins when you complete and submit the short form below. Someone from our Franchising Department will contact you shortly after we receive your information.
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