Trends · data through September 2026

Food & Drink trends in Ames, IA

Iceflower tracks 255 stores from 212 food & drink chains in Ames, IA. McDonald's grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Subway and Pizza Ranch.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
212
Tracked stores
255
Consumer panel
130M+

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. McDonald's and Subway sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 M McDonald's logo McDonald's - +5.0%
2 S Subway logo Subway - +2.3%
3 P Pizza Ranch logo Pizza Ranch - +2.3%
4 S Scooter's Coffee logo Scooter's Coffee ▲1 -0.5%
5 J Jimmy John's logo Jimmy John's - -3.3%
6 D Dairy Queen logo Dairy Queen - -3.9%
7 S Starbucks logo Starbucks ▼1 -7.5%
8 D Domino's Pizza logo Domino's Pizza - -12.5%
  • Bars, Pubs & Breweries
  • Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
  • Sandwich & Sub Shops
  • Casual Dining
  • Other restaurants
  • Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
  • Coffee Chains
  • Other categories

Store footprint

Store map

255 tracked store locations in Ames, IA, colored by category.

  • Bars, Pubs & Breweries (34)
  • Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (28)
  • Sandwich & Sub Shops (26)
  • Casual Dining (20)
  • Other restaurants (18)
  • Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (15)
  • Coffee Chains (12)
  • Other categories

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 S Subway logo Subway 10
  • 2 M McDonald's logo McDonald's 6
  • 3 J Jimmy John's logo Jimmy John's 6
  • 4 D Dairy Queen logo Dairy Queen 5
  • 5 S Starbucks logo Starbucks 5
  • 6 S Scooter's Coffee logo Scooter's Coffee 4
  • 7 P Pizza Ranch logo Pizza Ranch 3
  • 8 D Domino's Pizza logo Domino's Pizza 3
  • 9 P Pizza Hut logo Pizza Hut 2
  • 10 E El Azteca 2
  • 11 P Papa John's Pizza logo Papa John's Pizza 2
  • 12 B Burgie's Coffee 2
  • 13 A Arby's logo Arby's 2
  • 14 T Taco John's logo Taco John's 2
  • 15 T Taco Bell logo Taco Bell 2
  • 16 H Hickory Park 2
  • 17 P Panda Express logo Panda Express 2
  • 18 B Ballard Golf & Country Club 1
  • 19 F Flame & Skewer 1
  • 20 T The Cellar Winery 1
  • 21 S Sweet Oaks Bakery and Bistro 1
  • 22 A Alluvial Brewing Company 1
  • 23 T Torrent Brewing Company 1
  • 24 P Prairie Moon Winery 1
  • 25 K KaffeGeita 1
  • 26 C Cookies, etc. 1
  • 27 H House of Chen 1
  • 28 W Wok N Roll 1
  • 29 F Fenceline Beer Lab 1
  • 30 B Borrachos mexican tacos LLC 1
  • 31 J Jimmy's Barbeque Pit 1
  • 32 N New China 1
  • 33 C Clayton Farms Salads 1
  • 34 L Lance and Ellie's 1
  • 35 S Sweet & Savory LLC 1
  • 36 T The Open Flame Steakhouse 1
  • 37 B Blissful Brew Coffee & Shop 1
  • 38 S Sweet Caroline's 1
  • 39 T Twisted Fuel 1
  • 40 C Chick-fil-A logo Chick-fil-A 1
  • 41 B Blue Fish Hawaii Poke Bowl 1
  • 42 T Tacos El Primo 1
  • 43 B Brick City Grill 1
  • 44 C Cafe Milo 1
  • 45 C Cup of Joy Coffee Truck 1
  • 46 M Morning Bell Coffee Roasters 1
  • 47 C Cubbies on Main 1
  • 48 S Sportsman Lounge 1
  • 49 T The Whistle Stop Cafe 1
  • 50 M Mickey's Irish Pub 1

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