Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked fast food restaurants 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. Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers and Panda Express sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
F
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
|
▲1 | +13.5% |
| 2 |
P
Panda Express
|
▲1 | +7.2% |
| 3 | H Hungry Hobo | - | +5.5% |
| 4 | D Dairy Queen | ▲2 | +5.4% |
| 5 |
Q
Qdoba
|
- | +4.9% |
| 6 |
T
Taco Bell
|
▲1 | +3.4% |
| 7 |
C
Chick-fil-A
|
- | +2.4% |
| 8 |
S
Steak 'n Shake
|
- | +2.2% |
| 9 |
M
McDonald's
|
- | +0.6% |
| 10 |
B
B-Bop's
|
- | +0.4% |
| 11 |
A
Arby's
|
▼1 | +0.1% |
| 12 |
R
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
|
- | -0.2% |
| 13 |
C
Culver's
|
- | -0.9% |
| 14 |
H
Hardee's
|
- | -1.9% |
| 15 |
S
Sonic Drive-In
|
- | -4.8% |
- McDonald's
- Chick-fil-A
- Culver's
- Taco Bell
- Burger King
- Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
- Dairy Queen
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
659 tracked store locations in Iowa. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- McDonald's (128)
- Chick-fil-A (22)
- Culver's (33)
- Taco Bell (37)
- Burger King (63)
- Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers (10)
- Dairy Queen (68)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
M
McDonald's 128
- 2 D Dairy Queen 68
-
3
B
Burger King 63
-
4
A
Arby's 48
-
5
T
Taco John's 42
-
6
W
Wendy's 40
-
7
T
Taco Bell 37
-
8
C
Culver's 33
-
9
H
Hardee's 30
-
10
C
Chick-fil-A 22
-
11
K
KFC 20
-
12
P
Panda Express 19
-
13
F
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 13
-
14
B
B-Bop's 11
-
15
R
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 10
-
16
S
Sonic Drive-In 10
-
17
L
Long John Silver's 8
-
18
F
Five Guys 8
-
19
A
A&W Restaurant 8
-
20
F
Fazoli's 5
- 21 H Hungry Hobo 3
-
22
Q
Qdoba 3
-
23
S
Steak 'n Shake 3
- 24 F Fresh Fit Meals 2
-
25
T
The Poké Company 1
- 26 J Juice Box 1
- 27 I Ice House Drive-In 1
- 28 O off the GRIDdle 1
- 29 T The Cone Shoppe 1
- 30 S Snack Shack 1
- 31 T Tom Thumb Drive In 1
- 32 L Luna's Tacos of Iowa City 1
- 33 M Marel 1
- 34 C Concessions 1
- 35 M Marco's Grilled Cheese 1
- 36 S Starbucks Drive-In 1
-
37
R
Runza 1
- 38 C Captains Fish and Chicken 1
- 39 J JB's Corner Grill 1
- 40 H Henry J's Taco House 1
- 41 W Wendy's Ice Cream Shop 1
- 42 E Earl's Chill and Grill 1
- 43 D Dairy-Kone 1
-
44
T
Taco Casa 1
-
45
P
Portillo's 1
- 46 G Good Times 1
- 47 B Burger Shop 1
- 48 T The Vibe 1
- 49 L Lachele's Fine Foods 1
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