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. Panda Express and Subway sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
P
Panda Express
|
▲4 | +18.5% |
| 2 |
S
Subway
|
▲3 | +18.3% |
| 3 |
M
McAlister's Deli
|
▲5 | +16.6% |
| 4 |
B
Burger King
|
▲4 | +14.4% |
| 5 |
C
Canal Coffee Company
|
▲3 | +13.2% |
| 6 |
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes
|
▲3 | +11.8% |
| 7 |
C
CAVA
|
▲3 | +11.2% |
| 8 |
D
Dunkin'
|
▲3 | +10.6% |
| 9 |
F
Five Guys
|
▲4 | +10.4% |
| 10 |
W
Wingstop
|
▲2 | +9.8% |
| 11 |
P
Panera Bread
|
▲3 | +9.7% |
| 12 |
P
Papa John's Pizza
|
▲3 | +9.4% |
| 13 |
I
IHOP
|
▲3 | +7.5% |
| 14 |
F
Firehouse Subs
|
- | +6.3% |
| 15 |
C
Chili's Grill & Bar
|
- | +5.6% |
- Burger Chains
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Casual Dining
- Other restaurants
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
1,772 tracked store locations in Columbia, SC, colored by category.
- Burger Chains (187)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (157)
- Casual Dining (134)
- Other restaurants (129)
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food (120)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (109)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (83)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
S
-
2
S
Starbucks 45
-
3
M
McDonald's 41
-
4
W
Waffle House 33
-
5
B
-
6
B
Bojangles' 28
-
7
S
Sonic Drive-In 24
-
8
W
Wendy's 23
-
9
H
Hardee's 22
-
10
C
Chick-fil-A 20
-
11
D
Domino's Pizza 18
-
12
Z
Zaxby's 17
-
13
L
Little Caesars 17
-
14
D
-
15
A
Arby's 14
-
16
F
-
17
T
Taco Bell 13
-
18
P
Pizza Hut 12
- 19 S San Jose Mexican Restaurant 12
-
20
P
-
21
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 10
-
22
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 10
-
23
P
-
24
M
Marco's Pizza 9
-
25
K
KFC 9
-
26
S
Sub Station II 9
-
27
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 9
-
28
W
-
29
G
Groucho's Deli 8
-
30
A
Applebee's Grill + Bar 7
-
31
C
Captain D's 7
- 32 L Lizard's Thicket 7
-
33
M
Moe's Southwest Grill 7
-
34
S
Smoothie King 7
- 35 R Rush's 6
-
36
W
Whataburger 6
-
37
M
Marble Slab Creamery 6
-
38
C
Cook Out 6
- 39 T Tokyo Grill 5
-
40
K
Krispy Kreme 5
- 41 E East Bay Deli 5
-
42
M
-
43
P
Poke Bros. 5
-
44
F
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 5
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45
M
Maurice's BBQ 5
-
46
E
Eggs Up Grill 5
-
47
F
-
48
P
-
49
I
-
50
A
American Deli 4
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