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Locals in any community can recommend the best restaurants in town, but they also know the prime places to open one. That&#39;s why franchisors tapping into new markets focus on finding a local franchisee to open restaurants.&nbsp;

&quot;What we bring is the brand and the science around site selection, and that&#39;s how we target markets,&quot; said Jennifer Durham, chief development officer for <a href="http://checkersfranchising.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=nations-restaurant-news-checkers-rallys-partners-with-local-franchisees-and-experts-to-find-the-best-real-estate-11885" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Checkers &amp; </a>Rally&#39;s. &quot;What [local franchisees] bring is color commentary.&quot;

Durham shared examples with Nation&#39;s Restaurant News about opening locations in different parts of Texas for the first time and how different flavors fit various communities.&nbsp;

&quot;Analytics will help direct you to a certain area,&quot; Durham said. &quot;It never replaces local knowledge that the franchisee would have of that market.&quot;

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