Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked barbecue 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. Blue Ember Smokehouse and Whole Hog Cafe sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B Blue Ember Smokehouse | - | +9.9% |
| 2 | W Whole Hog Cafe | - | -2.4% |
- Whole Hog Cafe
- Wright's Barbecue
- Blue Ember Smokehouse
- Sims Bar-B-Que
- Corky's Ribs & BBQ
- Back Home BBQ
- Smokin' Buns
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
131 tracked store locations in Arkansas. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Whole Hog Cafe (5)
- Wright's Barbecue (2)
- Blue Ember Smokehouse (5)
- Sims Bar-B-Que (2)
- Corky's Ribs & BBQ (1)
- Back Home BBQ (1)
- Smokin' Buns (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 W Whole Hog Cafe 5
- 2 B Blue Ember Smokehouse 5
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3
R
RibCrib BBQ 5
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4
W
Wright's Barbecue 2
- 5 S Sims Bar-B-Que 2
- 6 B Big Jake's BBQ 2
- 7 C Count Porkula 2
- 8 S Smokin' Joe's Ribhouse 2
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9
D
Dickey's Barbecue Pit 2
- 10 T The Hog Pen Barbecue 1
- 11 B Big Gilley's Smokehouse 1
- 12 S Southern BBQ Hilltop 1
- 13 K KT's Smokehouse BBQ 1
- 14 D Dixie Pig 1
- 15 B Barbecue Shack East 1
- 16 I Ironhorse Barbeque & Catering 1
- 17 S Smoke and Joe Box BBQ 1
- 18 V Vaughn's Pit Stop BBQ 1
- 19 T Three Sam's Barbeque Joint 1
- 20 B Blue Collar BBQ 1
- 21 C Cypress Corner Bar-B-Q 1
- 22 B Big Boy's BBQ 1
- 23 C Charley's Rib Shack 1
- 24 H Hog Pen BBQ 1
- 25 O Outlaw Barbeque 1
- 26 B Beau's Bayou Smokehouse 1
- 27 B Buffalo BBQ 1
- 28 F Fox Creek BBQ & Catering 1
- 29 H Holy Smokes BBQ 1
- 30 A Al's Bar-B-Q 1
- 31 L Lil D's BBQ 1
- 32 R Robertson Smokehouse 1
- 33 B Burge's Hickory Smoked Turkeys & Hams 1
- 34 S Smith & Betts Barbecue 1
- 35 T TxAR House 1
- 36 T The Mean Pig BBQ 1
- 37 R Rivertowne BBQ 1
- 38 B Blue Pig Kraft Barbeque 1
- 39 A Allen's Bar-BQ and Grill 1
- 40 B Beefmaster Bbq 1
- 41 Y Yankabilly Smokehouse 1
- 42 H Howell's BBQ 1
- 43 O Ozark Mountain Grill 1
- 44 R Road Hawgz BBQ 1
- 45 R Rub'em Tender BBQ 1
- 46 R Ray's World Famous BBQ 1
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47
C
Central BBQ 1
- 48 J Jordan's BBQ 1
- 49 D Delta Que & Brew 1
- 50 R Ronda's Roadhouse 1
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