Chain · United States · data through September 2026

M Melt

Iceflower tracks 11 Melt stores across 8 US states.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked stores
11
States
8
Category
Casual Dining

Growth

Melt against its category

The biggest tracked US casual dining chains by card spend, with year-over-year growth of category share. Share means a chain's slice of tracked category spend. It can decline while the chain's own sales grow. The chart tracks Melt's share of the category quarter by quarter, indexed to 2024 Q4 = 100.

# Chain YoY share
1 T Texas Roadhouse logo Texas Roadhouse +6.1%
2 C Chili's Grill & Bar logo Chili's Grill & Bar +6.2%
3 O Olive Garden logo Olive Garden +2.3%
4 A Applebee's Grill + Bar logo Applebee's Grill + Bar -1.6%
5 L LongHorn Steakhouse logo LongHorn Steakhouse +8.9%
6 O Outback Steakhouse logo Outback Steakhouse +0.4%
7 R Red Robin Gourmet Burgers logo Red Robin Gourmet Burgers -5.0%
8 R Red Lobster logo Red Lobster -0.6%
9 B BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse logo BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse -9.1%
10 C Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen logo Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen +2.2%

Share of tracked category spend, indexed

100 155.7 2024 Q4 2026 Q3

Store footprint

Store map

11 tracked Melt locations across 8 US states.

Tracked stores by state

Customer overlap

Who shops at Melt

Tracked chains Melt customers also buy from more than a similarly active shopper would, indexed to the strongest overlap (100). From real card transactions.

R Rockland Kosher Supermarket 100
W Wrapsody of Hoover 62
P Phil Sandoval's Mexican Restaurante 58
R Ross Bridge Grocery 57
E Evergreen Kosher Market 51
F Furniture Factory Bar and Grill 46
M Madison County License Department 46
R Redstone Arsenal 45
B Bill Penney Toyota 44
V Vices Beverages 44

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