Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked burger 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. Culver's and Steak 'n Shake sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
C
Culver's
|
- | +19.8% |
| 2 |
S
Steak 'n Shake
|
- | +9.5% |
| 3 |
B
Burger King
|
- | +3.5% |
| 4 |
F
Five Guys
|
- | +3.0% |
| 5 |
S
Smashburger
|
- | +1.3% |
| 6 |
C
Cook Out
|
▲1 | +0.2% |
| 7 |
M
McDonald's
|
- | +0.1% |
| 8 |
F
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
|
- | -6.8% |
| 9 |
H
Hardee's
|
- | -10.1% |
| 10 |
J
Jack in the Box
|
- | -11.2% |
| 11 |
S
Sonic Drive-In
|
- | -11.8% |
| 12 |
W
Wendy's
|
▼1 | -16.6% |
| 13 |
T
The Habit Burger Grill
|
- | -34.0% |
| 14 |
H
Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries
|
- | -100.0% |
- McDonald's
- Cook Out
- Wendy's
- Burger King
- Culver's
- Five Guys
- Whataburger
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
428 tracked store locations in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- McDonald's (111)
- Cook Out (16)
- Wendy's (73)
- Burger King (59)
- Culver's (8)
- Five Guys (22)
- Whataburger (10)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
M
-
2
W
-
3
B
-
4
H
-
5
F
-
6
J
-
7
S
-
8
C
-
9
W
Whataburger 10
-
10
C
-
11
S
Shake Shack 8
-
12
S
-
13
S
-
14
F
-
15
T
-
16
H
-
17
M
MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes 2
-
18
W
Wayback Burgers 2
-
19
J
Jack's 1
-
20
B
BurgerIM 1
- 21 B Burger Box 1
- 22 B Burger Barn 1
- 23 B Black's Grill 1
- 24 B Burgers & Barley 1
- 25 M Mutzie's Burgers & Fries 1
- 26 B Broad St Burger Co 1
- 27 T Tommy's Drive-In 1
- 28 B Brian's Grill 1
- 29 N Native Burger 1
- 30 T The Grub Box 1
-
31
A
A&W Restaurant 1
- 32 B Broome Street Burgers 1
- 33 D Derita Dairy Bar & Grill 1
- 34 M McCann's Place 1
- 35 H Harriet's Hamburgers 1
-
36
D
Dairi-O 1
-
37
B
Barcelona Burger & Beer Garden 1
- 38 C Crafty Burger and Tap 1
- 39 S South 21 Matthews 1
- 40 B Bae's Burgers 1
- 41 C Cowbell Burger & Whiskey Bar 1
- 42 A Aspen Grill 1
-
43
M
McCray's Country Kitchen 1
- 44 B Burger 21 1
- 45 C CRAFTY BURG'R N' Tap 1
- 46 S South 29 Grill 1
- 47 T The Counter 1
- 48 L Ladybug Family Restaurant 1
- 49 R Rita's Family Restaurant 1
- 50 C Chubz Famous Chiliburgers 1
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