Trends · data through September 2026

Mediterranean & Middle Eastern in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

Iceflower tracks 58 stores from 44 Mediterranean & Middle Eastern chains in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. CAVA grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Greco Fresh Grille and mezeh.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
44
Tracked stores
58
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked Mediterranean & Middle Eastern 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. CAVA and Greco Fresh Grille sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 C CAVA logo CAVA - +16.1%
2 G Greco Fresh Grille - -16.2%
3 M mezeh logo mezeh - -21.3%
  • CAVA
  • Yafo Kitchen
  • Greco Fresh Grille
  • Ilios Crafted Greek
  • Mykonos Grill
  • Kid Cashew
  • Kabab-Je Rotisserie & Grille
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

58 tracked store locations in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • CAVA (4)
  • Yafo Kitchen (2)
  • Greco Fresh Grille (4)
  • Ilios Crafted Greek (2)
  • Mykonos Grill (2)
  • Kid Cashew (1)
  • Kabab-Je Rotisserie & Grille (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 C CAVA logo CAVA 4
  • 2 G Greco Fresh Grille 4
  • 3 M mezeh logo mezeh 3
  • 4 T The Halal Guys logo The Halal Guys 2
  • 5 B Big Bite'z Grill 2
  • 6 N Naf Naf Grill logo Naf Naf Grill 2
  • 7 M Mykonos Grill 2
  • 8 I Ilios Crafted Greek 2
  • 9 Y Yafo Kitchen logo Yafo Kitchen 2
  • 10 K Kid Cashew logo Kid Cashew 1
  • 11 K Kabab N Grill 1
  • 12 N Nishie G's logo Nishie G's 1
  • 13 H Halal Gyro Man 1
  • 14 A Akropolis Cafe 1
  • 15 P Peno Mediterranean Grill logo Peno Mediterranean Grill 1
  • 16 J Jasmine Grill and Kabab 1
  • 17 A Athenian Grill logo Athenian Grill 1
  • 18 H Halal Mobile Kitchen 1
  • 19 C Cedar Land Restaurant & Specialty Grocery 1
  • 20 T The Gateway To Athens 1
  • 21 H Habibi Taste Food 1
  • 22 T The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill logo The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill 1
  • 23 W Wrapway 1
  • 24 C Chickpeasy On Wheels 1
  • 25 E Estia's Kouzina 1
  • 26 N Nasim's Kabab 1
  • 27 K Kabab-Je Rotisserie & Grille 1
  • 28 L La Shish Kabob 1
  • 29 J Jasmine Grill 1
  • 30 T The Mad Greek 1
  • 31 M Mi Barrio Halal Latin Grill 1
  • 32 T Tino's 1
  • 33 H Halal Food Cart 1
  • 34 T Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe logo Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe 1
  • 35 L Le Kebab Grill 1
  • 36 A AJ Family Restaurant 1
  • 37 Z Zeitouni Mediterranean Grill 1
  • 38 T The Valley Grill 1
  • 39 E Everest Grill 1
  • 40 L Little Village Grill 1
  • 41 N Nefelie's 1
  • 42 H Halal Kitchen Ink 1
  • 43 H Hellenic Greek Kitchen and Bar 1
  • 44 H Habibi Lebanon Bar & Grill 1

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