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. Metro Diner and Waffle House sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
M
Metro Diner
|
- | +9.0% |
| 2 |
W
Waffle House
|
▲1 | +8.2% |
| 3 |
B
Bob Evans
|
- | +0.3% |
| 4 |
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
|
▼1 | -2.7% |
| 5 |
I
IHOP
|
- | -5.9% |
- Waffle House
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
- IHOP
- Metro Diner
- Midnight Diner
- Harrisburg Family House
- Sunrise Restaurant
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
134 tracked store locations in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Waffle House (47)
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (10)
- IHOP (13)
- Metro Diner (4)
- Midnight Diner (1)
- Harrisburg Family House (1)
- Sunrise Restaurant (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
W
-
2
I
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3
C
-
4
M
-
5
B
- 6 S Southern Star 2
-
7
D
Denny's 2
-
8
H
Huddle House 2
- 9 Q Queen's Soul Food 1
- 10 S Sambo's 903 Grill 1
- 11 C Crossroads Diner 1
-
12
V
Village Inn 1
- 13 S Southern Grill 321 1
- 14 M Midnight Diner 1
- 15 D Dixie Diner 1
- 16 C Coffee House Diner 1
- 17 D DJ's Diner 1
- 18 N New South Kitchen & Bar 1
- 19 A Annas Cuisine 1
- 20 B Bantam Chef 1
- 21 L Londa's Place 1
- 22 T The Grey 1
- 23 2 2 Soul Sistas 1
- 24 T Taylor's Soul Food 1
-
25
F
Friendly's 1
- 26 S Shoney's 1
- 27 T The Dining Car 1
- 28 E EJ's Soul Food and Vegan Bar and Grill 1
- 29 G Good Food By Food Geeks 1
- 30 H Heirloom Restaurant 1
- 31 J John's Family Restaurant 1
- 32 M Mattie's Diner 1
- 33 S Sundowners Family Restaurant 1
- 34 T The Southern Pecan 1
- 35 L Landmark Restaurant Diner 1
- 36 R RedEye Diner 1
- 37 G Gus Family Restaurant 1
- 38 N Nellie's Southern Kitchen 1
- 39 R Rock Hill Diner 1
- 40 T Tamarac Marina 1
- 41 S Shuffletown Grill 1
- 42 P Piedmont Social House 1
- 43 T The Flipside Restaurant 1
- 44 W West Lake Family Restaurant 1
- 45 L Lulabellesclt 1
- 46 S Stacy's Restaurant 1
- 47 D Diamond Restaurant 1
- 48 F Fort Mill Family Restaurant 1
- 49 H Hometown Grill 1
- 50 C Crack of Dawn Diner 1
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