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<div style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;"><span style=" "><a href="http://checkersfranchising.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=detroit-free-press-checkers-rallys-plans-to-open-60-locations-in-michigan-5863" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Checkers &amp; Rally's</a> is targeting Michigan for growth, with room to add 60 locations primarily in the Detroit area.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="">According to the Detroit Free Press, Checkers &amp; Rally's is in high demand from Michigan consumers, who are fans of the flavorful, robust menu.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="color: #222222;  ">"We've been there for a long time, and our customers love us," </span><span style="color: #222222;  ">Checkers &amp; Rally's Director of Franchise Development, Bruce Kim told the Detroit Free Press.</span><span style="color: #222222;  "> "In Detroit, you have a lot of our customer base: Value customers, meat-and-potatoes folks, a nice working-class crowd that likes a good burger. For $5, you get more bang for your buck than from anybody else."</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style=" background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; ">The growth that Checkers &amp; Rally's has observed in Michigan is also fueled by motivated franchisees, such as Paul Amell who opened his first Detroit area location nine years ago and has no plans to stop.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style=" background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; ">"Detroit is an exciting place to do business," Paul Amell told the Detroit Free Press. "It is on a rebound."</span></div><div style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;"></div><div style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;"><a href="http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2016/09/12/checkers-rallys-expansion-michigan/90262648/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=detroit-free-press-checkers-rallys-plans-to-open-60-locations-in-michigan-5863" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2016/09/12/checkers-rallys-expansion-michigan/90262648/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1474392498536000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFoIzDjpWt6WEvOc-_O3fWA1fN-WQ" style="color: #1155cc;">Click here to read the full article.</a></div>

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