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. Chipotle Mexican Grill and Firehouse Subs sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill
|
▲3 | +12.6% |
| 2 |
F
Firehouse Subs
|
▲2 | +12.2% |
| 3 |
O
Outback Steakhouse
|
▲7 | +8.2% |
| 4 |
C
Chick-fil-A
|
- | +6.8% |
| 5 |
S
Starbucks
|
▲2 | +6.4% |
| 6 |
A
Arby's
|
- | +6.0% |
| 7 |
K
Kickin' Chicken
|
▼1 | +5.8% |
| 8 |
M
McAlister's Deli
|
▲3 | +5.6% |
| 9 |
B
Bojangles'
|
▲1 | +5.4% |
| 10 |
C
Cook Out
|
- | +5.4% |
| 11 | E East Bay Deli | ▲2 | +5.2% |
| 12 |
A
Applebee's Grill + Bar
|
▲3 | +5.0% |
| 13 |
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
|
▲1 | +4.9% |
| 14 |
Z
Zaxby's
|
▲1 | +4.5% |
| 15 |
M
Mellow Mushroom
|
▲3 | +4.4% |
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Casual Dining
- Other restaurants
- Burger Chains
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
2,150 tracked store locations in Charleston-North Charleston, SC, colored by category.
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (220)
- Casual Dining (187)
- Other restaurants (167)
- Burger Chains (130)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (129)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (122)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (112)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
M
McDonald's 31
-
2
D
Dunkin' 27
-
3
S
-
4
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 25
-
5
W
Waffle House 23
-
6
S
Subway 22
-
7
D
Domino's Pizza 20
-
8
W
Wendy's 20
-
9
C
-
10
A
-
11
T
Taco Bell 14
-
12
B
Burger King 14
-
13
L
Little Caesars 13
-
14
M
Marco's Pizza 13
-
15
P
Papa John's Pizza 12
-
16
S
Sonic Drive-In 12
-
17
Z
-
18
B
-
19
H
Hardee's 11
-
20
C
Church's Chicken 9
-
21
F
-
22
M
Moe's Southwest Grill 8
-
23
P
Pizza Hut 8
-
24
J
Jimmy John's 8
-
25
F
Five Guys 7
-
26
K
KFC 7
-
27
P
Panera Bread 7
-
28
C
-
29
I
IHOP 6
-
30
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 6
-
31
C
Captain D's 6
- 32 A Agaves Cantina 5
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33
K
-
34
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 5
- 35 E East Bay Deli 5
-
36
F
Famulari's Pizzeria 4
-
37
E
Eggs Up Grill 4
-
38
S
Seasons of Tokyo 4
- 39 G Gilligan's Seafood Restaurant 4
-
40
P
-
41
C
- 42 H Home Team BBQ 4
-
43
C
Checkers 4
-
44
M
-
45
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes 3
- 46 R Ruby's New York Style Bagels 3
-
47
D
Dairy Queen 3
- 48 F Fuji Sushi Bar & Grill 3
- 49 A Azul Mexicano 3
- 50 S Santis Restaurante Mexicano 3
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