Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked fast food restaurants 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 Shake Shack sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
C
Culver's
|
▲1 | +15.6% |
| 2 |
S
Shake Shack
|
- | +8.8% |
| 3 |
K
KFC
|
- | +4.7% |
| 4 |
S
Steak 'n Shake
|
- | +4.5% |
| 5 |
C
Cook Out
|
- | +4.0% |
| 6 |
B
Burger King
|
- | +0.3% |
| 7 |
F
Five Guys
|
- | +0.3% |
| 8 |
M
McDonald's
|
- | -0.1% |
| 9 | D Dairy Queen | - | -0.3% |
| 10 |
T
Taco Bell
|
- | -0.4% |
| 11 |
C
Chick-fil-A
|
- | -1.9% |
| 12 |
S
Sonic Drive-In
|
- | -3.5% |
| 13 |
H
Hardee's
|
- | -4.2% |
| 14 |
J
Jack in the Box
|
- | -6.8% |
| 15 |
F
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
|
- | -8.1% |
- Chick-fil-A
- McDonald's
- Taco Bell
- Cook Out
- Wendy's
- Burger King
- KFC
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
582 tracked store locations in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Chick-fil-A (63)
- McDonald's (80)
- Taco Bell (36)
- Cook Out (15)
- Wendy's (73)
- Burger King (56)
- KFC (21)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
M
McDonald's 80
-
2
W
Wendy's 73
-
3
C
Chick-fil-A 63
-
4
B
Burger King 56
-
5
A
Arby's 44
-
6
T
Taco Bell 36
-
7
F
Five Guys 26
-
8
H
Hardee's 23
-
9
K
KFC 21
- 10 D Dairy Queen 19
-
11
S
Sonic Drive-In 18
-
12
C
Cook Out 15
-
13
J
Jack in the Box 14
-
14
W
Whataburger 10
-
15
Q
Qdoba 10
-
16
P
Panda Express 9
-
17
C
Culver's 8
-
18
S
Steak 'n Shake 7
-
19
S
Shake Shack 6
-
20
F
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 5
-
21
D
Dave's Hot Chicken 2
- 22 H Harriet's Hamburgers 1
- 23 C Crispy Patty 1
- 24 T Taqueria El Tri 1
- 25 D Davino's Pizza of Mooresville 1
- 26 T The Chicken Box Cafe 1
- 27 A Antojitos Mya’s 1
- 28 T Tacos Don Sammy 1
- 29 T Taqueria Yanet 1
- 30 R Ricko's Churro Bar 1
- 31 A Ace Of Spuds Truck 1
- 32 S Stuffed 1
- 33 T Taqueria El Ray 1
- 34 T Taqueria El Quetzal Mexican Street 1
- 35 B Burger Barn 1
- 36 H HC Burger Company 1
- 37 T Tacos & Mas 1
- 38 W Wings and Things 1
- 39 S Samanta Cafe 1
- 40 H Harddrive Cafe 1
- 41 Q Que Fresa Taqueria 1
- 42 W Whiskey Warehouse 1
- 43 T Tacos El Nevado 1
- 44 H Halal Street Food 1
- 45 M Mano Bella 1
-
46
C
Carowinds Café 1
- 47 G Green Brothers 1
-
48
W
Wingbonz 1
- 49 C Clark's Snack Bar 1
-
50
M
MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes 1
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