Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Checkers openings up 70 percent in 2009

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. opened 31 restaurants in 2009.

The openings to date, along with several restaurants planned, amount to a 70 percent increase in openings over last year.

The new openings include non-traditional locations, such as airports, universities and turnpike plazas, the company, based in Tampa, said in a release. Checkers restaurants are typically known as stand-alone facilities with double drive-thru lines.

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