Trends · data through September 2026

Snacks & Specialty Food in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Iceflower tracks 65 stores from 37 snacks & specialty food chains in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.

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: 37
Tracked stores: 65
Consumer panel: 130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked snacks & specialty food 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. The Honey Baked Ham Company and Edible Arrangements sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth

Rank	Chain	Rank movement	YoY growth
1	T The Honey Baked Ham Company	-	-5.6%
2	E Edible Arrangements	-	-29.1%

Garrett Popcorn Shops
The Honey Baked Ham Company
Beecher's Handmade Cheese
El Cangrejo Guayaco USA
Hotel Chocolat
The Nut House
Edible Arrangements
Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

65 tracked store locations in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

Garrett Popcorn Shops (2)
The Honey Baked Ham Company (14)
Beecher's Handmade Cheese (1)
El Cangrejo Guayaco USA (1)
Hotel Chocolat (1)
The Nut House (1)
Edible Arrangements (11)
Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

1 T The Honey Baked Ham Company 14
2 E Edible Arrangements 11
3 G Garrett Popcorn Shops 2
4 H Hickory Farms 2
5 P Penzeys Spices 2
6 K Kernel's Gourmet Popcorn & More 2
7 C ChicagoLand Popcorn 2
8 T The Popcorn Store 1
9 P Popus Gourmet Popcorn Wicker Park 1
10 T The Spice & Tea Exchange of Crystal Lake 1
11 W What's Poppin Gourmet Popcorn and Italian Ice 1
12 M Mama Lee's Gourmet Popcorn 1
13 F Flavor Addicts Gourmet Popcorn 1
14 H Happy Life Nutricion center 1
15 S Sha-Poppin Gourmet Popcorn 1
16 E Epic Spices 1
17 B Batavia Popcorn Depot 1
18 P Pop's Corn Crib 1
19 D Do Goodies 1
20 M Munchies 1
21 P Popcorn Bar 1
22 S Siri Indian Groceries 1
23 G Galena Garlic Company 1
24 D Doc Popcorn 1
25 L L.A. Burdick Handmade Chocolates 1
26 S Savory Spice Shop 1
27 L Lady's Gourmet Popcorn 1
28 B Beef Jerky Experience 1
29 E Exotic Snack Guys 1
30 K Kairali Foods & Events 1
31 P Popper-Razzi Gourmet Popcorn 1
32 T The Spice & Tea Exchange 1
33 E Elite Meat Market 1
34 T The Nut House 1
35 H Hotel Chocolat 1
36 E El Cangrejo Guayaco USA 1
37 B Beecher's Handmade Cheese 1

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