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Checkers spreads throughout Brooklyn

September 19, 2010

Four Checkers Drive-In Restaurants will open in the Brooklyn, N.Y. area beginning in late September. A multi-store development agreement was signed with Kalex Partners LLC for the plans, which will be completed within the next five years.

Checkers' development in Brooklyn is part of a strategic growth strategy to expand the brand in new and existing markets throughout the country.

"Checkers is excited to expand its footprint in Brooklyn with Kalex Partners LLC," said Checkers' chief development officer Lynette McKee, CFE. "Our current Brooklyn restaurants have experienced great success and we are confident local residents will continue to crave our incredibly flavored burgers and uniquely seasoned fries."

Sean McDevitt and Richard Bowditch are the founders of Kalex Partners LLC. Both are longtime Brooklyn residents who are excited to be investing in their hometown, according to a company statement.

Currently, Checkers Restaurants has more than 800 locations open across the U.S. The company is eyeing expansion in several markets, including New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago and Atlanta.