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. Wingstop and Jersey Mike's Subs sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
W
Wingstop
|
▲3 | +14.8% |
| 2 |
J
Jersey Mike's Subs
|
- | +10.8% |
| 3 |
B
Burger King
|
▲1 | +9.7% |
| 4 |
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill
|
▲1 | +8.7% |
| 5 |
W
Waffle House
|
▲1 | +6.8% |
| 6 |
C
Cook Out
|
- | +6.5% |
| 7 |
S
Sub Station II
|
- | +3.2% |
| 8 |
B
Bojangles'
|
- | +1.1% |
| 9 |
D
Dunkin'
|
▲2 | +0.4% |
| 10 | H Hannah's BBQ South | - | +0.1% |
| 11 |
P
Panera Bread
|
- | -0.5% |
| 12 |
M
McDonald's
|
- | -0.6% |
| 13 | E El Paso Mexican Restaurant | - | -1.0% |
| 14 |
Z
Zaxby's
|
▲1 | -1.7% |
| 15 |
S
Subway
|
- | -2.2% |
- Casual Dining
- Burger Chains
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Other restaurants
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
726 tracked store locations in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, colored by category.
- Casual Dining (76)
- Burger Chains (76)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (56)
- Other restaurants (55)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (49)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (44)
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food (44)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
M
-
2
S
-
3
B
-
4
W
Wendy's 13
-
5
D
Domino's Pizza 12
-
6
H
Hardee's 12
-
7
S
Starbucks 12
-
8
L
Little Caesars 11
-
9
B
-
10
T
Taco Bell 8
-
11
P
Pizza Hut 8
-
12
K
KFC 8
-
13
P
Papa John's Pizza 7
-
14
W
-
15
A
Arby's 7
-
16
C
Chick-fil-A 7
-
17
D
-
18
F
Firehouse Subs 5
-
19
Z
-
20
J
-
21
W
-
22
V
Village Inn Pizza 4
-
23
C
-
24
C
- 25 E El Paso Mexican Restaurant 4
- 26 H Hannah's BBQ South 3
- 27 G Granny's Country Kitchen 3
-
28
L
LongHorn Steakhouse 3
-
29
S
-
30
C
Captain D's 3
-
31
P
-
32
J
Jack in the Box 3
-
33
S
Sonic Drive-In 3
- 34 T Tokyo Diner 2
-
35
J
Jimmy John's 2
-
36
F
Fresh Chef Kitchen 2
- 37 C China King 2
-
38
B
Biscuitville 2
-
39
D
Dairy Queen 2
- 40 G Geppeto's Pizza 2
- 41 F Frankie's Pizza 2
- 42 F Fonta Flora Brewery 2
-
43
S
Smoothie King 2
- 44 L Los Compadres Mexican Restaurant 2
-
45
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 2
- 46 J JD's Smokehouse 2
- 47 U Udderly Delicious Ice Cream 2
- 48 C Chubby's 2
-
49
A
Applebee's Grill + Bar 2
-
50
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 2
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