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 Hannah's BBQ South sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
L
Little Caesars
|
▲2 | +19.1% |
| 2 | H Hannah's BBQ South | - | +8.7% |
| 3 |
C
Cook Out
|
▲1 | +8.0% |
| 4 | D Dairy Queen | - | +4.7% |
| 5 | E El Paso Mexican Restaurant | ▲1 | +4.4% |
| 6 |
L
LongHorn Steakhouse
|
- | +3.5% |
| 7 |
C
Chick-fil-A
|
▲1 | +2.2% |
| 8 |
D
Domino's Pizza
|
▼1 | +2.0% |
| 9 |
S
Sub Station II
|
- | +1.7% |
| 10 |
J
Jersey Mike's Subs
|
- | +1.0% |
| 11 |
A
Arby's
|
▲1 | +1.0% |
| 12 |
B
Burger King
|
- | +0.9% |
| 13 |
K
KFC
|
- | -0.2% |
| 14 |
W
Waffle House
|
▲1 | -0.5% |
| 15 |
H
Hardee's
|
- | -1.0% |
- Restaurant
- Fast Food Restaurant
- Pizzaria
- Chicken Restaurant
- Coffee Shop
- Sandwich Shop
- Casual Eatery
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
492 tracked store locations in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, colored by category.
- Restaurant (181)
- Fast Food Restaurant (101)
- Pizzaria (52)
- Chicken Restaurant (30)
- Coffee Shop (30)
- Sandwich Shop (29)
- Casual Eatery (15)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
M
McDonald's 17
-
2
B
Bojangles' 15
-
3
W
Wendy's 13
-
4
D
Domino's Pizza 12
-
5
L
Little Caesars 11
-
6
S
Starbucks 11
-
7
H
Hardee's 11
-
8
S
Subway 9
-
9
B
Burger King 9
-
10
K
KFC 8
-
11
T
Taco Bell 8
-
12
A
Arby's 7
-
13
C
Chick-fil-A 7
-
14
W
Waffle House 6
-
15
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 5
-
16
P
Papa John's Pizza 5
-
17
D
Dunkin' 5
-
18
Z
Zaxby's 5
-
19
F
Firehouse Subs 5
-
20
P
Pizza Hut 4
-
21
V
Village Inn Pizza 4
-
22
W
Wingstop 4
-
23
C
Cook Out 4
-
24
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 4
-
25
S
Sub Station II 3
- 26 D Dairy Queen 3
-
27
J
Jack in the Box 3
-
28
S
Sonic Drive-In 3
- 29 H Hannah's BBQ South 3
-
30
P
Panera Bread 3
- 31 E El Paso Mexican Restaurant 3
-
32
L
LongHorn Steakhouse 3
-
33
H
Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries 2
- 34 F Frankie's Pizza 2
-
35
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 2
- 36 G Granny's Country Kitchen 2
- 37 C China King 2
- 38 T Tokyo Diner 2
-
39
B
Biscuitville 2
- 40 F Fonta Flora Brewery 2
-
41
S
Smoothie King 2
-
42
C
Captain D's 2
-
43
J
Jimmy John's 2
- 44 J JD's Smokehouse 2
- 45 G Geppeto's Pizza 2
-
46
O
Olive Garden 2
-
47
A
Applebee's Grill + Bar 2
- 48 L Los Compadres Mexican Restaurant 2
-
49
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 2
-
50
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 2
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