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. Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers and Culver's sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
F
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
|
▲1 | +18.3% |
| 2 |
C
Culver's
|
- | +6.7% |
| 3 |
S
Steak 'n Shake
|
▼1 | +6.0% |
| 4 |
B
Burger King
|
- | +4.8% |
| 5 |
F
Five Guys
|
- | +4.1% |
| 6 |
M
McDonald's
|
- | +2.0% |
| 7 |
S
Smashburger
|
- | +0.7% |
| 8 |
C
Cook Out
|
- | -1.9% |
| 9 |
A
A&W Restaurant
|
- | -3.2% |
| 10 |
H
Hardee's
|
- | -6.3% |
| 11 |
S
Sonic Drive-In
|
- | -6.7% |
| 12 |
W
White Castle
|
- | -7.1% |
| 13 |
W
Wendy's
|
- | -11.6% |
| 14 |
K
Krystal
|
- | -16.0% |
| 15 |
C
Checkers and Rally's
|
- | -17.6% |
- McDonald's
- Wendy's
- Burger King
- Sonic Drive-In
- Culver's
- White Castle
- Hardee's
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
890 tracked store locations in Kentucky. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- McDonald's (269)
- Wendy's (147)
- Burger King (122)
- Sonic Drive-In (68)
- Culver's (14)
- White Castle (36)
- Hardee's (63)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
M
-
2
W
-
3
B
-
4
S
-
5
H
-
6
W
-
7
C
-
8
S
-
9
F
-
10
F
-
11
C
-
12
C
-
13
R
Rally's 10
-
14
J
Jaggers Restaurant 4
-
15
K
-
16
A
-
17
S
-
18
J
Jack in the Box 3
- 19 T The Burger Barn 2
- 20 W Whiskey Dry 1
- 21 S Sawyer's Downtown 1
- 22 J Jumbo House 1
- 23 D Duncan's Cornerstone Cafe 1
- 24 I InKredible's 1
- 25 B Burger Shack 1
- 26 W Wilson's Pool Hall 1
- 27 S Sarelli's Catering 1
-
28
D
Dick's Drive-In 1
- 29 T The Station Burger Co 1
- 30 D Dee's Drive Inn Foods 1
- 31 M Mad Mike's Burgers 1
- 32 B Bishop's Smash Burger 1
- 33 M Mussel & Burger Bar 1
- 34 T The Dog Pound Restaurant and Smoke House 1
- 35 G Gracey Dairy Dip 1
- 36 B Baldy's Grill 1
- 37 S Sherry's Legacy Restaurant 1
- 38 D Dairyette Plus 1
- 39 B Bad Wolf Burgers 1
- 40 D Dovie's 1
- 41 L Little Rick's Bar and Grill 1
- 42 T The Chuckwagon 1
- 43 H Holcomb's Custard 1
-
44
D
Dairy Queen Grill & Chill 1
- 45 B Burger House 1
- 46 D DQ Grill & Chill 1
- 47 S Six Forks Burger Co 1
- 48 V Velvet Couch Hospitality 1
- 49 W W W Cousins Restaurant 1
- 50 T Tickle Pickle Restaurant 1
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