Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked family restaurants & diners
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. Waffle House and MCL Restaurant & Bakery sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
W
Waffle House
|
▲1 | +8.4% |
| 2 | M MCL Restaurant & Bakery | - | +5.2% |
| 3 |
I
IHOP
|
- | +1.6% |
| 4 |
P
Perkins American Food Co.
|
- | +1.1% |
| 5 |
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
|
- | +0.6% |
| 6 |
B
Bob Evans
|
- | -1.7% |
| 7 |
M
Metro Diner
|
- | -2.5% |
| 8 |
D
Denny's
|
▼1 | -8.2% |
| 9 | B Blueberry Hill Pancake House | - | -10.5% |
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
- Waffle House
- Denny's
- IHOP
- Bob Evans
- Metro Diner
- Perkins American Food Co.
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
103 tracked store locations in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (10)
- Waffle House (15)
- Denny's (13)
- IHOP (6)
- Bob Evans (15)
- Metro Diner (3)
- Perkins American Food Co. (4)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
W
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2
B
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3
D
-
4
C
-
5
I
- 6 M MCL Restaurant & Bakery 5
-
7
P
-
8
M
- 9 B Blueberry Hill Pancake House 3
- 10 F Friend's Diner 2
- 11 H Hotcakes Emporium 2
- 12 E Edinburgh Diner 1
- 13 B Broadway Diner 1
- 14 S Simply Southern Soul Food 1
- 15 J Jimmy's Diner 1
- 16 C Circle City Soul Food 1
- 17 G Greens & Things 1
- 18 S Stacey & Rick's Soulfood 1
- 19 C Carter's Kitchen 1
- 20 J Jimmie’s Soulfood 1
- 21 I Indys 1
- 22 F Fall Creek Café 1
- 23 S Soul Food Shack 1
- 24 I IUPUI Tower Dining 1
- 25 G Green Hill Diner 1
- 26 N Natural State Provisions 1
- 27 P Paragon Family Restaurant 1
- 28 K Kountry Kitchen 1
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29
F
Frisch's Big Boy 1
- 30 M Mel's Drive In Restaurant 1
- 31 S Steer-In 1
- 32 O Oasis Diner 1
- 33 G Grandma's Pancake House 1
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34
J
Juniper on Main 1
- 35 F Four Seasons Family Restaurant 1
- 36 H His Place Eatery 1
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