Food & Drink Trends in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 2026

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. Little Caesars and Culver's sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth

Rank	Chain	Rank movement	YoY growth
1	L Little Caesars	▲5	+16.4%
2	C Culver's	▲4	+15.5%
3	P Potbelly Sandwich Shop	▲10	+14.3%
4	S Steak 'n Shake	▲8	+13.5%
5	O Outback Steakhouse	▲4	+12.8%
6	O Oriental Wok	▲4	+12.5%
7	W Wings and Rings	▲3	+12.2%
8	B Bob Evans	▲4	+12.1%
9	C Carrabba's Italian Grill	▲6	+10.5%
10	C City Barbeque	▲6	+10.3%
11	L LongHorn Steakhouse	▲3	+10.2%
12	C Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	▲4	+9.4%
13	M McAlister's Deli	-	+7.1%
14	L Long John Silver's	▲6	+6.9%
15	O Olive Garden	▲2	+6.5%