Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked family restaurants & diners
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. Cowgirl Cafe and The Ranch House sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C Cowgirl Cafe | ▲1 | +14.8% |
| 2 | T The Ranch House | ▲1 | +14.3% |
| 3 | C Country Cafe | ▲1 | +13.5% |
| 4 | B ButtercuP | - | +10.3% |
| 5 |
B
Black Bear Diner
|
- | +9.0% |
| 6 | L Lumberjacks Restaurant | ▲1 | +7.4% |
| 7 | C Corky's Kitchen & Bakery | - | +4.2% |
| 8 | P Paul's Place | ▲1 | +3.4% |
| 9 |
M
Marie Callender's
|
▲1 | +1.0% |
| 10 | M Mel's Drive-In | - | -0.1% |
| 11 | N Norm's | ▲1 | -0.5% |
| 12 |
T
Tom's Famous Family Restaurant
|
▲1 | -1.1% |
| 13 |
G
Georgia's Restaurant
|
▲2 | -1.2% |
| 14 |
I
IHOP
|
- | -1.3% |
| 15 | C Chubby's Diner | ▲1 | -2.8% |
- Denny's
- IHOP
- Black Bear Diner
- Corky's Kitchen & Bakery
- Norm's
- Marie Callender's
- Mimi's Cafe
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
1,243 tracked store locations in California. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Denny's (372)
- IHOP (232)
- Black Bear Diner (71)
- Corky's Kitchen & Bakery (12)
- Norm's (17)
- Marie Callender's (20)
- Mimi's Cafe (30)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
D
Denny's 372
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2
I
-
3
B
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4
M
Mimi's Cafe 30
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5
M
- 6 N Norm's 17
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7
P
Polly's Pies Restaurant 14
- 8 C Corky's Kitchen & Bakery 12
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9
R
Ruby's Diner 10
- 10 T The Original Mels Diner 9
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11
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 8
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12
C
Coco's Bakery Restaurant 8
- 13 C Chubby's Diner 7
- 14 W Waffle Shop 7
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15
C
Country Kitchen 7
- 16 L Lumberjacks Restaurant 6
- 17 M Mel's Drive-In 6
- 18 W Woody's Diner 6
- 19 P Paul's Place 6
- 20 F Fantastic Cafe 6
- 21 G Golden Ox 6
- 22 P Perko's Cafe 5
- 23 C Cowgirl Cafe 5
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24
T
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25
M
Mel's Diner 5
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26
G
- 27 C Crazy Otto's Diner 4
- 28 C Country Cafe 4
- 29 B ButtercuP 4
- 30 C Crest Cafe 4
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31
V
Village Inn 4
- 32 H Hot Rod Diner 3
- 33 B Brown Sugar Kitchen 3
- 34 T The Ranch House 3
- 35 J Jerry's Cafe 2
- 36 S Sundowners Family Restaurant 2
- 37 C CJ's Cafe 2
- 38 H Hidden Cafe 2
- 39 F Farm House 2
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40
S
Spires Restaurant 2
- 41 G Grandma's Kitchen 2
- 42 O Our Place 2
- 43 P Penny's Diner 2
- 44 S Sarom's Southern Kitchen 2
- 45 L Log Cabin 2
- 46 M Mom's Kitchen 2
- 47 L Loree's Little Shack 2
- 48 K Kountry Kitchen 2
- 49 B Brenda's 2
- 50 B Busy Bee Cafe 2
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