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. Auntie Anne's and Chipotle Mexican Grill sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A
Auntie Anne's
|
▲4 | +19.6% |
| 2 |
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill
|
▲5 | +17.7% |
| 3 | H Hyper Energy Bar | ▲1 | +17.4% |
| 4 |
C
Chili's Grill & Bar
|
▲5 | +14.5% |
| 5 | T The Stuffed Olive | ▲4 | +13.8% |
| 6 |
Q
Qdoba
|
▲1 | +13.6% |
| 7 |
R
Red Lobster
|
▲5 | +12.6% |
| 8 | B Boulder Tap House | ▲4 | +12.6% |
| 9 |
K
Krispy Kreme
|
▲3 | +11.5% |
| 10 | H Hacienda Vieja | ▲2 | +10.7% |
| 11 |
O
Olive Garden
|
▲3 | +10.2% |
| 12 |
P
Panda Express
|
▲4 | +9.9% |
| 13 |
J
Jersey Mike's Subs
|
▲4 | +9.7% |
| 14 |
C
Culver's
|
- | +9.6% |
| 15 |
S
Scooter's Coffee
|
▲1 | +8.9% |
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Casual Dining
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Burger Chains
- Other restaurants
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
6,213 tracked store locations in Iowa, colored by category.
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (871)
- Casual Dining (558)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (483)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (463)
- Burger Chains (451)
- Other restaurants (409)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (408)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
S
Subway 216
-
2
M
McDonald's 156
-
3
S
Starbucks 111
-
4
D
Dairy Queen 101
-
5
S
-
6
J
Jimmy John's 92
-
7
B
Burger King 76
-
8
P
Pizza Hut 66
-
9
P
Pizza Ranch 64
-
10
A
Arby's 60
-
11
D
Domino's Pizza 59
-
12
T
Taco John's 53
-
13
T
Taco Bell 45
-
14
H
Hardee's 44
-
15
W
Wendy's 43
-
16
C
-
17
D
Dunkin' 31
-
18
K
KFC 30
-
19
P
Papa John's Pizza 27
-
20
P
Pancheros Mexican Grill 27
-
21
A
Applebee's Grill + Bar 25
-
22
L
Little Caesars 25
-
23
J
-
24
P
Panera Bread 23
-
25
C
Caribou Coffee 23
-
26
P
Papa Murphy's 22
-
27
C
Chick-fil-A 22
-
28
P
Perkins American Food Co. 22
-
29
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 20
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30
P
-
31
C
-
32
V
Village Inn 14
-
33
F
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 13
-
34
T
Texas Roadhouse 12
-
35
I
IHOP 12
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36
C
Cold Stone Creamery 11
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37
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 11
-
38
M
Maid-Rite 11
-
39
B
B-Bop's 11
-
40
H
HuHot Mongolian Grill 11
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41
L
Long John Silver's 10
-
42
G
Godfather's Pizza Express 10
-
43
R
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 10
-
44
F
Firehouse Subs 10
-
45
O
-
46
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 10
-
47
S
Sonic Drive-In 10
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48
A
A&W Restaurant 10
-
49
F
Five Guys 9
-
50
W
Wingstop 9
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