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. Tous Les Jours and First Watch sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T
Tous Les Jours
|
▲17 | +19.8% |
| 2 |
F
First Watch
|
▲19 | +19.7% |
| 3 |
C
Chili's Grill & Bar
|
▲1 | +18.8% |
| 4 | B Buttermilk | ▲14 | +18.3% |
| 5 | B Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade | ▲13 | +17.9% |
| 6 |
B
BIBIBOP Asian Grill
|
▲14 | +17.9% |
| 7 |
T
Texas Roadhouse
|
- | +17.4% |
| 8 | P Perry's Steakhouse & Grille | ▲16 | +16.7% |
| 9 |
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes
|
▲6 | +14.0% |
| 10 |
R
Red Lobster
|
▲6 | +13.2% |
| 11 | T The Patio | ▲11 | +12.9% |
| 12 |
L
Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar
|
▲9 | +11.4% |
| 13 |
S
Shake Shack
|
▲6 | +11.3% |
| 14 | L La Mexicanita | ▲14 | +9.7% |
| 15 |
T
The Cheesecake Factory
|
▲2 | +9.6% |
- Restaurant
- Fast Food Restaurant
- Pizzaria
- Coffee Shop
- Casual Eatery
- Sandwich Shop
- Bar
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
16,871 tracked store locations in Illinois, colored by category.
- Restaurant (5,665)
- Fast Food Restaurant (2,958)
- Pizzaria (1,796)
- Coffee Shop (1,251)
- Casual Eatery (996)
- Sandwich Shop (949)
- Bar (731)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
M
McDonald's 609
-
2
S
Starbucks 545
-
3
C
Casey's 487
-
4
J
Jimmy John's 304
-
5
D
Dunkin' 301
-
6
B
Burger King 298
-
7
S
Subway 284
- 8 D Dairy Queen 214
-
9
T
Taco Bell 214
-
10
D
Domino's Pizza 207
-
11
W
Wendy's 207
-
12
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 180
-
13
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 149
-
14
P
Panera Bread 141
-
15
L
Little Caesars 131
-
16
P
Panda Express 130
-
17
W
Wingstop 129
-
18
A
Arby's 125
-
19
C
Culver's 122
-
20
P
Potbelly Sandwich Shop 106
-
21
B
Baskin-Robbins 97
-
22
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 90
-
23
K
KFC 81
-
24
C
Chick-fil-A 76
-
25
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 73
-
26
P
Papa John's Pizza 71
-
27
S
Steak 'n Shake 61
-
28
R
Rosati's Pizza 60
-
29
W
White Castle 58
-
30
P
Pizza Hut 56
-
31
H
Hardee's 55
-
32
S
Smoothie King 54
-
33
N
Noodles & Company 53
-
34
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 51
-
35
S
Scooter's Coffee 51
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36
P
Portillo's 51
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37
C
Chili's Grill & Bar 50
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38
S
Sonic Drive-In 50
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39
I
IHOP 43
-
40
F
Five Guys 42
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41
D
Denny's 42
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42
R
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 41
-
43
M
McAlister's Deli 37
-
44
O
Olive Garden 32
- 45 L La Michoacana 32
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46
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes 31
-
47
O
Oberweis 31
-
48
C
Charleys Cheesesteaks 29
-
49
A
Auntie Anne's 28
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50
A
Applebee's Grill + Bar 28
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