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. Better Blend and Qdoba sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Better Blend
|
▲11 | +19.1% |
| 2 |
Q
Qdoba
|
▲9 | +18.0% |
| 3 |
P
Panera Bread
|
▲5 | +15.7% |
| 4 |
C
Culver's
|
▲4 | +14.3% |
| 5 |
C
Chick-fil-A
|
▲1 | +14.0% |
| 6 | E Eli's Sports Bar & Grill | ▲8 | +13.2% |
| 7 | S Strong's Brick Oven Pizzeria | ▲7 | +11.1% |
| 8 |
D
Dunkin'
|
- | +10.4% |
| 9 |
S
Steak 'n Shake
|
▲7 | +10.2% |
| 10 |
S
Snappy Tomato Pizza
|
▲6 | +9.3% |
| 11 | H Hook Fish & Chicken | ▲1 | +9.1% |
| 12 |
C
Chili's Grill & Bar
|
▲2 | +8.9% |
| 13 |
M
McAlister's Deli
|
▲3 | +8.1% |
| 14 |
P
Panda Express
|
▲4 | +8.0% |
| 15 |
B
BIBIBOP Asian Grill
|
▲6 | +7.8% |
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Casual Dining
- Burger Chains
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Other restaurants
- Pizza Chains
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
5,175 tracked store locations in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, colored by category.
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (625)
- Casual Dining (496)
- Burger Chains (395)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (389)
- Other restaurants (308)
- Pizza Chains (257)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (253)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
S
Subway 132
-
2
M
McDonald's 113
-
3
S
Starbucks 107
-
4
S
Skyline Chili 88
-
5
W
Wendy's 86
-
6
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 66
-
7
D
Domino's Pizza 65
-
8
B
Burger King 55
-
9
F
Frisch's Big Boy 52
-
10
P
Penn Station East Coast Subs 52
-
11
T
Taco Bell 52
-
12
P
Papa John's Pizza 48
-
13
A
Arby's 46
-
14
D
-
15
W
White Castle 39
-
16
D
Dairy Queen 37
-
17
B
Biggby Coffee 35
-
18
W
Waffle House 34
-
19
J
Jimmy John's 33
-
20
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 31
-
21
L
LaRosa's Pizzeria 31
-
22
G
Gold Star Chili 30
-
23
B
Bob Evans 29
-
24
L
Little Caesars 27
-
25
P
-
26
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 26
-
27
D
Donatos Pizza 25
-
28
C
-
29
M
Marco's Pizza 24
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30
G
Graeter's Ice Cream 23
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31
K
KFC 22
-
32
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 21
-
33
P
Pizza Hut 18
-
34
S
-
35
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 18
-
36
W
Wingstop 17
-
37
F
First Watch 15
-
38
H
Hot Head Burritos 14
-
39
R
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 14
-
40
F
Five Guys 13
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41
F
Firehouse Subs 13
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42
J
Jet's Pizza 13
-
43
I
IHOP 12
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44
S
Sonic Drive-In 12
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45
A
Auntie Anne's 11
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46
S
Smoothie King 11
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47
P
Perkins American Food Co. 10
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48
F
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 9
-
49
W
Wings and Rings 9
-
50
O
O'Charley's 9
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