Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked chicken restaurants 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. Epic Wings and The Crack Shack sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
E
Epic Wings
|
- | +18.7% |
| 2 | T The Crack Shack | ▲1 | +10.4% |
| 3 | L Los Pollos Bros | ▲1 | +6.9% |
| 4 |
B
Buffalo Wild Wings
|
- | +6.3% |
| 5 | G Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken | ▲1 | +3.6% |
| 6 | M Main Chick Hot Chicken | ▲1 | +2.4% |
| 7 |
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
|
- | +1.0% |
| 8 |
J
Juan Pollo
|
- | -2.9% |
| 9 | W Wings Empire | - | -4.9% |
| 10 | S Starbird Chicken | ▲1 | -6.5% |
| 11 |
C
Church's Chicken
|
- | -6.7% |
| 12 | T The Chicken Shack | ▲1 | -8.1% |
| 13 |
W
Wingstop
|
- | -13.4% |
| 14 |
F
Fire Wings
|
▼1 | -18.8% |
| 15 | T The Buffalo Spot | ▼1 | -35.7% |
- Wingstop
- Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
- Buffalo Wild Wings
- Epic Wings
- Church's Chicken
- Angry Chickz
- Juan Pollo
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
886 tracked store locations in California. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Wingstop (292)
- Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (209)
- Buffalo Wild Wings (87)
- Epic Wings (15)
- Church's Chicken (42)
- Angry Chickz (17)
- Juan Pollo (20)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
W
Wingstop 292
-
2
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 209
-
3
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 87
-
4
C
Church's Chicken 42
-
5
J
Juan Pollo 20
-
6
A
Angry Chickz 17
-
7
E
Epic Wings 15
- 8 T The Buffalo Spot 12
- 9 L Louisiana Fried Chicken 11
-
10
P
Pollo Campero 10
-
11
F
Fire Wings 10
- 12 L Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken 8
- 13 S Starbird Chicken 6
-
14
K
Krispy Krunchy Chicken 5
- 15 T The Chicken Shack 4
- 16 K Kiki's Chicken Place 4
- 17 M Main Chick Hot Chicken 4
- 18 R Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles 4
- 19 C Clyde's Hot Chicken 3
- 20 L Los Pollos Bros 3
- 21 G Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken 3
- 22 W Wings Empire 3
- 23 L Luu's Chicken Bowl 3
- 24 T The Crack Shack 3
- 25 H Houston TX Hot Chicken 3
-
26
C
Calif Chicken Cafe 3
- 27 J JJ Fish & Chicken 2
- 28 C Charo Chicken 2
- 29 S SoCal Wings 2
-
30
C
Cluck Kitchen 2
- 31 T The Chicken Shop 2
- 32 W Wing Factory 2
- 33 B Baba's Hot Chicken 2
- 34 J Juan's Rotisserie Chicken 2
-
35
V
Vons Chicken 2
- 36 C Chicken Now 2
- 37 T The Chicken Koop 2
- 38 P Pelicana Chicken 2
- 39 P Pop's Chicken 2
-
40
W
Wings To Go 1
- 41 B Bomb Chicken 1
- 42 H Habibi's Hot Chicken 1
- 43 2 2Krzy Grill 1
- 44 C Charlie's Famous Fried Chicken 1
- 45 W Wingsaholic 1
- 46 E El Super Pollo 1
- 47 P Pollo A La Brasa 1
-
48
B
Big R's Pizza and Wings 1
- 49 E Egg N Bird 1
-
50
H
Harold's Chicken Shack 1
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