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. Waffle House and Nothing Bundt Cakes sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
W
Waffle House
|
▲7 | +19.2% |
| 2 |
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes
|
▲8 | +17.5% |
| 3 |
C
Chicken Salad Chick
|
▲7 | +16.2% |
| 4 |
B
Braum's Ice Cream & Burger Restaurant
|
▲3 | +15.7% |
| 5 |
A
Auntie Anne's
|
▲7 | +15.2% |
| 6 | B Blue Ember Smokehouse | ▲7 | +12.9% |
| 7 | M Mi Ranchito | ▲7 | +10.9% |
| 8 |
R
Red Lobster
|
▲4 | +8.4% |
| 9 |
L
LongHorn Steakhouse
|
▲4 | +7.8% |
| 10 |
S
Subway
|
▲2 | +6.9% |
| 11 |
W
Waldo's Chicken and Beer
|
▲1 | +6.6% |
| 12 |
R
Rock N Roll Sushi
|
▲4 | +6.4% |
| 13 | E El Acapulco | ▲4 | +6.1% |
| 14 |
C
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen
|
▲7 | +4.6% |
| 15 | L Las Palmas | ▲2 | +3.9% |
- Burger Chains
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Casual Dining
- Other restaurants
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Pizza Chains
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
5,683 tracked store locations in Arkansas, colored by category.
- Burger Chains (691)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (503)
- Casual Dining (484)
- Other restaurants (385)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (344)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (313)
- Pizza Chains (300)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
S
Sonic Drive-In 189
-
2
M
McDonald's 183
-
3
S
-
4
B
Burger King 87
-
5
P
Pizza Hut 83
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6
S
Starbucks 82
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7
T
Taco Bell 81
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8
D
Domino's Pizza 73
-
9
W
Wendy's 71
-
10
A
Arby's 49
-
11
W
-
12
L
Little Caesars 46
-
13
K
KFC 45
-
14
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 43
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15
C
Chick-fil-A 40
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16
D
Dairy Queen 39
-
17
S
Shipley Do-Nuts 30
-
18
P
Papa John's Pizza 30
-
19
7
7 Brew Coffee 27
-
20
S
Slim Chickens 25
-
21
Z
Zaxby's 22
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22
D
Daylight Donuts 21
-
23
H
Hardee's 21
-
24
W
Whataburger 21
-
25
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 20
-
26
F
Firehouse Subs 20
-
27
S
Scooter's Coffee 19
-
28
J
Jimmy John's 18
-
29
F
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 18
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30
C
Chili's Grill & Bar 18
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31
M
Marco's Pizza 17
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32
I
IHOP 17
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33
W
Wingstop 17
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34
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 16
- 35 U U.S. Pizza Co. 15
- 36 L Larry's Pizza 15
-
37
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 13
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38
P
Panda Express 13
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39
S
Schlotzsky's 12
- 40 C Colton's Steak House & Grill 12
-
41
B
-
42
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 12
-
43
M
McAlister's Deli 11
-
44
C
Church's Chicken 11
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45
N
Newk's Eatery 10
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46
O
Olive Garden 10
-
47
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 10
-
48
D
Dunkin' 10
-
49
C
Checkers and Rally's 10
-
50
B
Baskin-Robbins 10
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