Rally's featured in Indianapolis Star

Rally's was recently featured in an article in the Indianapolis Star. The article, written by Bruce Smith, provides details of Rally’s plans of expanding to 30 additional stores in the Indianapolis area over the next few years. The story includes interviews from Rally’s-Indianapolis franchisees Ted Amick and Fred Kaufman, as well as Jennifer Durham, chief development officer and vice president of finance for Checkers/Rally’s. A portion of the article is below and can be read in its entirety by clicking here.

Rally's is looking for a bigger bite of Central Indiana

Quick-serve restaurant veteran Fred Kaufman was bored with his golf retirement, and small-business owner Tim Amick is new to burgers and fries.

The two share a future as two of the newest franchise owners of Rally's drive-through eateries. Both opened new restaurants in Indianapolis in the past month.

They also could have key roles in Rally's corporate plan to add 30 locations in Central Indiana in the next few years. That effectively would double the number of Rally's here, and many will be owned by local franchisees such as Kaufman and Amick.

Tampa, Fla.-based Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, the parent corporation of about 800 locations of Rally's and Checkers nationwide, is working on a study of potential areas for growth and development, according to company executives.

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Rally's featured in Indianapolis Business Journal

Rally’s was recently featured in the Indianapolis Business Journal, in an article titled “Rally’s planning to add up to 30 local restaurants.” In the article, Jennifer Durham, VP of finance and chief development officer for the brand, discusses how Indianapolis is a great market for the burger chain. Durham said the brand can grow two to three times its size in the city to create a heavy presence without fear of over-saturation. The article also discusses the two newest local franchisees, Tim Amick and Fred Kaufman, who each have plans to continue to develop throughout Indianapolis. A portion of the article is included below and can be read in its entirety by clicking here.

Rally's planning to add up to 30 local restaurants

The owner of the drive-through focused burger chain Rally's, which got its start in southern Indiana, hopes to double the number of locations in the Indianapolis area over the next 10 years.

Rally's has 30 locations in Indianapolis, 24 of them owned by the chain's privately held parent company, Tampa-based Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc.

Franchisees own the other six local restaurants and also would own most of the up to 30 new restaurants on the drawing board. The focus of the growth, a few new restaurants per year, will be in suburban areas, said Jennifer Durham, the chain's vice president of finance and chief development officer.

The newest location, at 5235 E. Southport Road, opened in August. The next one is under construction at 4905 Kentucky Ave.

"We think Indianapolis is a great market for the company," Durham said. "I think we can grow by two or three times and still have a nice presence without an over-saturation."

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Checkers featured in Nation's Restaurant News

Nation’s Restaurant News published an article/video called “What goes into Checkers’ strawberry cheesecake sundae.” The article was built from an in-depth interview with Ryan Joy on what makes Checkers sundaes so delicious. In this Q&A style article, Ryan points out that creating a high-quality sundae is a high traffic driver for Checkers. A portion of the article is included below and can be read in its entirety by clicking here.


What goes into Checkers' strawberry cheesecake sundae


Checkers’ premium strawberry cheesecake sundae has sold so well since it was rolled out this summer the quick-service chain is developing three new limited-time sundaes in apple pie, blueberry and tropical flavors.

The strawberry shortcake sundae, which sells for $3.69, is the second-biggest selling ice cream at Tampa, Fla.-based Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc., which began offering soft-serve cones, shakes and sundaes only a few month ago.



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