Since when has Checkersrallys owned, operated, and franchised Checkers Restaurants?
Checkersrallys Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We have owned, operated and franchised Checkers Restaurants since 1991. We have owned, operated and franchised Rally's Restaurants since our merger with Rally's Hamburgers, Inc. in August 1999. Before that, our predecessor, Rally's Hamburgers, Inc., owned and operated Rally's restaurants since 1985 and offered franchises for Rally's Restaurants since 1986. We are engaged only in business activities that relate to Restaurants and have not offered franchises in other lines of business.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 9–14)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Checkersrallys's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the company has owned, operated, and franchised Checkers Restaurants since 1991. The document also states that Checkersrallys has owned, operated, and franchised Rally's Restaurants since August 1999, following a merger with Rally's Hamburgers, Inc.
Before the merger, Rally's Hamburgers, Inc. had owned and operated Rally's restaurants since 1985 and began offering franchises for Rally's Restaurants in 1986. This indicates that Checkersrallys's involvement with the Rally's brand came through acquisition, while its involvement with the Checkers brand has been direct since 1991.
For a prospective franchisee, this history demonstrates Checkersrallys's long-term experience in the quick-service restaurant industry, with over three decades of involvement with the Checkers brand and over two decades with the Rally's brand. This extensive experience could be seen as a positive factor, suggesting a stable and well-established franchise system.