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. La Tolteca and Little Caesars sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L La Tolteca | ▲13 | +18.2% |
| 2 |
L
Little Caesars
|
▲13 | +18.0% |
| 3 |
R
Red Lobster
|
▲9 | +17.8% |
| 4 | E El Cabrito Mexican Grill | ▲7 | +14.9% |
| 5 |
F
Friendly's
|
▲5 | +14.5% |
| 6 |
J
Jersey Mike's Subs
|
▲2 | +14.2% |
| 7 |
M
Maiwand Kabob
|
▲7 | +13.4% |
| 8 |
I
Iron Rooster
|
▲11 | +13.4% |
| 9 |
R
Rise Up Coffee
|
▲6 | +12.2% |
| 10 |
T
Tai Chi Bubble Tea
|
▲3 | +11.0% |
| 11 |
C
CAVA
|
▲3 | +9.9% |
| 12 |
O
Olive Garden
|
▲2 | +9.6% |
| 13 |
F
First Watch
|
▲3 | +8.9% |
| 14 | S Southern Blues | ▲6 | +8.3% |
| 15 |
A
Akira Ramen & Izakaya
|
▲3 | +7.7% |
- Restaurant
- Fast Food Restaurant
- Pizzaria
- Casual Eatery
- Coffee Shop
- Bar
- Sandwich Shop
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
4,558 tracked store locations in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, colored by category.
- Restaurant (1,908)
- Fast Food Restaurant (488)
- Pizzaria (440)
- Casual Eatery (335)
- Coffee Shop (229)
- Bar (216)
- Sandwich Shop (182)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
S
Starbucks 120
-
2
M
McDonald's 99
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3
D
Dunkin' 89
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4
S
Subway 78
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5
B
Burger King 57
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6
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 49
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7
R
Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard 47
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8
C
Chick-fil-A 46
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9
D
Domino's Pizza 45
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10
P
Papa John's Pizza 44
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11
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 44
-
12
W
Wendy's 38
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13
B
Baskin-Robbins 34
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14
T
Taco Bell 30
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15
F
Five Guys 29
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16
P
Panera Bread 26
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17
P
Pizza Hut 25
-
18
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 24
-
19
I
IHOP 23
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20
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 23
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21
A
America's Best Wings 22
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22
S
Smoothie King 22
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23
A
Auntie Anne's 21
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24
P
Pizza Boli's 21
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25
J
Jimmy John's 20
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26
A
Arby's 20
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27
L
Little Caesars 20
-
28
P
Panda Express 19
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29
Q
Qdoba 17
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30
C
Charleys Cheesesteaks 14
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31
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 13
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32
B
Bubbakoo's Burritos 13
-
33
W
Wingstop 13
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34
C
Cold Stone Creamery 13
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35
M
Mission BBQ 12
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36
P
Potbelly Sandwich Shop 12
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37
T
The Greene Turtle 11
-
38
E
Einstein Bros. Bagels 11
-
39
K
KFC 10
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40
F
First Watch 10
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41
C
CAVA 10
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42
O
Outback Steakhouse 10
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43
S
sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt 10
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44
S
Sonic Drive-In 9
- 45 D Dairy Queen 9
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46
C
Checkers 9
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47
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes 8
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48
D
Denny's 8
-
49
B
Bob Evans 7
-
50
T
Texas Roadhouse 7
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