Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked burger 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. Culver's and Burger King sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
C
Culver's
|
- | +7.6% |
| 2 |
B
Burger King
|
- | +5.2% |
| 3 |
B
B-Bop's
|
▲1 | +1.1% |
| 4 |
M
McDonald's
|
- | +0.7% |
| 5 |
F
Five Guys
|
▲1 | -4.1% |
| 6 |
F
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
|
- | -4.3% |
| 7 |
A
A&W Restaurant
|
- | -4.6% |
| 8 |
H
Hardee's
|
- | -9.3% |
| 9 |
R
Runza
|
- | -10.0% |
| 10 |
S
Sonic Drive-In
|
▼1 | -11.3% |
| 11 |
W
Wendy's
|
▼1 | -18.9% |
- McDonald's
- Culver's
- Burger King
- B-Bop's
- Wendy's
- Hardee's
- Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
451 tracked store locations in Iowa. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- McDonald's (156)
- Culver's (34)
- Burger King (76)
- B-Bop's (11)
- Wendy's (43)
- Hardee's (44)
- Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers (13)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
M
-
2
B
-
3
H
-
4
W
-
5
C
-
6
F
-
7
B
-
8
A
-
9
S
-
10
F
-
11
S
Steak 'n Shake 3
-
12
R
-
13
W
Wahlburgers 2
- 14 J Jim's Burgers 2
-
15
C
Checkers and Rally's 2
- 16 B Bill's Place 1
- 17 F Floyd's Burgers 1
- 18 2 2 Mit Burgers 1
- 19 S Short's Burgers Eastside 1
- 20 B Belmond Drive-In 1
- 21 1 1949 Cider House 1
- 22 T Top Notch 1
- 23 R Retro Sundaes 1
- 24 O Oakie J's Lunchbox 1
- 25 S Steburger's 1
- 26 T Top Bun 1
- 27 W Warrior Eats 1
- 28 J JW's Pub & Grub 1
- 29 S Short's Burger and Shine 1
- 30 S Short’s Uptown Marion 1
- 31 Z Zombie Burger & Drink Lab 1
- 32 G Good Times 1
- 33 B Big Head Burger 1
-
34
S
Smashburger 1
- 35 S Starlite Room 1
- 36 D Doozie's Homemade Ice Cream & Burgers 1
- 37 S Steel Plow Burger Company 1
- 38 9 9th Street Smash & Tap 1
- 39 T The Som 1
- 40 D Dubuque Mining Company 1
- 41 S Scorz Bar and Grill 1
- 42 H Hwy 7 Cafe 1
- 43 S Sandee's 1
- 44 B Burger & Company 1
- 45 C Canteen Lunch in the Alley 1
- 46 T Tee's Ice Cream & Burgers 1
- 47 L L&B Gyros 1
- 48 B BurgerFiend 1
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