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. Chex Grill & Wings and Showmars sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
C
Chex Grill & Wings
|
▲10 | +15.9% |
| 2 |
S
Showmars
|
▲10 | +15.5% |
| 3 | E Empire Pizza | ▲7 | +14.5% |
| 4 |
S
Summit Coffee
|
▲8 | +14.4% |
| 5 |
B
Baskin-Robbins
|
▲10 | +14.2% |
| 6 |
C
Culver's
|
▲2 | +14.1% |
| 7 |
S
Scooter's Coffee
|
▲5 | +13.4% |
| 8 |
F
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill
|
▲6 | +11.4% |
| 9 |
L
Little Caesars
|
▲4 | +10.8% |
| 10 |
T
Tacos 4 Life
|
▲11 | +10.0% |
| 11 |
M
Metro Diner
|
▲6 | +8.6% |
| 12 |
R
Red Lobster
|
▲4 | +7.4% |
| 13 |
S
Shake Shack
|
▲3 | +7.4% |
| 14 | W Waterbean Coffee | ▲4 | +6.9% |
| 15 |
T
Texas Roadhouse
|
▲2 | +6.6% |
Store footprint
Store map
4,582 tracked store locations in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, colored by category.
- Restaurant (1,803)
- Fast Food Restaurant (582)
- Pizzaria (359)
- Coffee Shop (337)
- Casual Eatery (240)
- Chicken Restaurant (236)
- Sandwich Shop (233)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
S
Starbucks 148
-
2
B
Bojangles' 100
-
3
M
McDonald's 80
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4
W
Wendy's 73
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5
C
Chick-fil-A 63
-
6
D
Domino's Pizza 63
-
7
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 57
-
8
B
Burger King 56
-
9
P
Papa John's Pizza 48
-
10
W
Waffle House 45
-
11
S
Subway 45
-
12
A
Arby's 44
-
13
S
Smoothie King 38
-
14
Z
Zaxby's 36
-
15
T
Taco Bell 36
-
16
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 34
-
17
J
Jimmy John's 33
-
18
P
Panera Bread 31
-
19
P
Pizza Hut 30
-
20
F
Firehouse Subs 29
-
21
D
Dunkin' 27
-
22
F
Five Guys 26
-
23
L
Little Caesars 24
-
24
H
Hardee's 23
-
25
K
KFC 21
-
26
M
Marco's Pizza 21
-
27
M
McAlister's Deli 20
-
28
W
Wingstop 19
- 29 D Dairy Queen 19
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30
S
Sonic Drive-In 18
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31
B
Baskin-Robbins 18
-
32
A
American Deli 16
-
33
C
Cook Out 15
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34
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 15
-
35
J
Jack in the Box 14
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36
I
IHOP 14
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37
O
Outback Steakhouse 13
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38
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 13
-
39
M
Moe's Southwest Grill 12
-
40
S
Showmars 12
-
41
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes 11
-
42
F
First Watch 11
-
43
L
LongHorn Steakhouse 11
-
44
S
sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt 11
-
45
C
Chili's Grill & Bar 11
-
46
F
Famous Toastery 10
-
47
Q
Qdoba 10
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48
W
Whataburger 10
-
49
C
Captain D's 10
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50
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 10
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