Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked food & drink chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers and El Patron sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
F
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
|
▲6 | +18.6% |
| 2 | E El Patron | ▲12 | +18.1% |
| 3 |
G
Guthrie's
|
▲11 | +16.5% |
| 4 |
E
Edgar's Bakery
|
▲5 | +15.7% |
| 5 |
H
Half Shell Oyster House
|
▲5 | +11.6% |
| 6 |
F
First Watch
|
▲4 | +11.2% |
| 7 |
C
Chick-fil-A
|
▲1 | +9.6% |
| 8 |
S
Scooter's Coffee
|
▲4 | +9.4% |
| 9 |
J
Jack's
|
- | +9.3% |
| 10 |
O
Outback Steakhouse
|
▲4 | +8.9% |
| 11 | J Jefferson's | ▲6 | +8.2% |
| 12 |
R
Rock N Roll Sushi
|
▲4 | +7.1% |
| 13 | L Los Arcos | ▲1 | +6.6% |
| 14 |
U
Urban Cookhouse
|
▲7 | +6.4% |
| 15 |
B
Burger King
|
▲1 | +6.0% |
- Burger Chains
- Casual Dining
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food
- Other restaurants
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
10,424 tracked store locations in Alabama, colored by category.
- Burger Chains (1,182)
- Casual Dining (847)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (702)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (689)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (668)
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food (656)
- Other restaurants (649)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
S
Subway 273
-
2
M
McDonald's 248
-
3
J
-
4
W
Waffle House 167
-
5
B
-
6
D
Domino's Pizza 146
-
7
S
Starbucks 139
-
8
T
Taco Bell 129
-
9
S
Sonic Drive-In 112
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10
W
Wendy's 110
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11
A
Arby's 107
-
12
L
Little Caesars 103
-
13
C
-
14
P
Papa John's Pizza 97
-
15
P
Pizza Hut 96
-
16
Z
Zaxby's 95
-
17
C
Captain D's 80
-
18
H
Hardee's 79
-
19
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 71
-
20
D
Dairy Queen 71
-
21
K
KFC 66
-
22
D
Dunkin' 58
-
23
F
Firehouse Subs 51
-
24
W
Whataburger 45
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25
H
Huddle House 44
-
26
C
Church's Chicken 41
-
27
M
Marco's Pizza 40
-
28
A
American Deli 39
-
29
B
Bojangles' 38
-
30
J
Jimmy John's 38
-
31
K
Krystal 36
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32
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 33
-
33
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 33
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34
A
Applebee's Grill + Bar 32
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35
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 32
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36
M
Moe's Southwest Grill 32
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37
S
Smoothie King 32
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38
P
Panera Bread 31
-
39
F
Five Guys 31
-
40
W
Wingstop 29
-
41
P
Panda Express 28
-
42
S
-
43
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 27
-
44
C
Chicken Salad Chick 26
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45
7
7 Brew Coffee 22
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46
G
-
47
T
Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe 19
-
48
L
LongHorn Steakhouse 19
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49
L
Logan's Roadhouse 19
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50
M
Moe's Original BBQ 18
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