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. D.C. Cobb's and Tous Les Jours sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D D.C. Cobb's | ▲13 | +17.1% |
| 2 |
T
Tous Les Jours
|
▲15 | +15.2% |
| 3 |
P
Panera Bread
|
▲2 | +14.6% |
| 4 | B Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade | ▲10 | +14.4% |
| 5 |
T
The Cheesecake Factory
|
▲4 | +13.6% |
| 6 |
T
The Great American Bagel
|
▲9 | +13.4% |
| 7 |
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes
|
▲6 | +13.1% |
| 8 | C Carnitas Don Alfredo | ▲12 | +12.8% |
| 9 |
H
Home Run Inn Pizzeria
|
▲12 | +11.8% |
| 10 |
A
Applebee's Grill + Bar
|
▲6 | +11.4% |
| 11 | B Breakfast House | ▲4 | +10.7% |
| 12 |
D
Dave's Hot Chicken
|
▲9 | +10.3% |
| 13 |
S
Steak 'n Shake
|
▲8 | +10.0% |
| 14 |
L
LongHorn Steakhouse
|
▲1 | +9.2% |
| 15 | T Taco Burrito King | ▲8 | +9.1% |
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Casual Dining
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Other restaurants
- Burger Chains
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Pizzerias
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
20,700 tracked store locations in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, colored by category.
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (1,963)
- Casual Dining (1,679)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (1,657)
- Other restaurants (1,500)
- Burger Chains (1,359)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (1,220)
- Pizzerias (1,086)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
S
Starbucks 624
-
2
M
McDonald's 471
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3
S
Subway 334
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4
D
Dunkin' 322
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5
J
Jimmy John's 229
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6
B
Burger King 226
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7
W
Wendy's 172
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8
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 169
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9
T
Taco Bell 155
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10
D
Domino's Pizza 151
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11
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 141
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12
D
Dairy Queen 138
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13
W
Wingstop 125
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14
B
Baskin-Robbins 123
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15
P
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16
P
Potbelly Sandwich Shop 110
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17
L
Little Caesars 110
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18
P
Panda Express 109
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19
R
Rosati's Pizza 93
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20
C
Culver's 92
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21
P
Pizza Hut 75
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22
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 70
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23
W
White Castle 66
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24
C
Chick-fil-A 63
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25
P
Papa John's Pizza 62
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26
K
KFC 61
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27
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 61
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28
A
Arby's 60
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29
L
Lou Malnati's 49
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30
P
Portillo's 48
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31
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 47
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32
C
Chili's Grill & Bar 46
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33
H
Harold's Chicken Shack 41
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34
S
Smoothie King 41
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35
F
Five Guys 38
- 36 L La Michoacana 36
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37
I
IHOP 36
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38
A
Aurelio's Pizza 34
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39
A
Auntie Anne's 34
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40
J
Jet's Pizza 34
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41
R
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 33
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42
G
Giordano's Pizza 33
-
43
C
Charleys Cheesesteaks 30
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44
B
Buona 30
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45
O
Oberweis 29
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46
B
Beggars Pizza 28
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47
N
-
48
S
Sbarro 27
-
49
D
Denny's 26
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50
M
McAlister's Deli 24
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