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 Frisch's Big Boy sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
W
Waffle House
|
- | +3.6% |
| 2 |
F
Frisch's Big Boy
|
- | +3.2% |
| 3 |
B
Bob Evans
|
- | +0.2% |
| 4 |
D
Denny's
|
- | -0.0% |
| 5 |
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
|
- | -0.8% |
| 6 |
H
Huddle House
|
- | -3.7% |
| 7 | S Shoney's | - | -3.7% |
| 8 |
I
IHOP
|
- | -6.8% |
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
- Waffle House
- Frisch's Big Boy
- Bob Evans
- IHOP
- Denny's
- Huddle House
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
282 tracked store locations in Kentucky. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (37)
- Waffle House (65)
- Frisch's Big Boy (24)
- Bob Evans (18)
- IHOP (12)
- Denny's (10)
- Huddle House (27)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
W
-
2
C
-
3
H
-
4
F
-
5
B
-
6
I
-
7
D
- 8 S Shoney's 4
- 9 C Country Cupboard 2
-
10
B
Big Boy 2
- 11 R Royal Waffle King 2
- 12 C Countryside Diner 1
- 13 S S & J Cafe 1
- 14 T Tootsie's Diner 1
- 15 C Country Diner 1
- 16 M Main Street Diner 1
- 17 K Kountry Kitchen 1
- 18 C Cozy Corner Restaurant 1
- 19 M Mama's Country Cooking 1
- 20 S Snap's Soda Shop 1
-
21
M
Mel's Diner 1
- 22 P Porky Pig Diner 1
- 23 G G&O Grill 1
- 24 D Delicias Los Amigos 1
- 25 H Happy Days Diner 1
- 26 W Wilma's Kountry Kitchen 1
- 27 O Ole Bus Stop Diner 1
- 28 H Hillbilly Cafe 1
- 29 S Soulful Choices 1
- 30 B Big Fellaz Diner 1
- 31 T The Bobcat Dairy Bar 1
- 32 M Miss Betty's Diner 1
- 33 L Lighthouse Diner 1
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34
G
Grandy's 1
- 35 D Dundee Tavern 1
- 36 C Country Tyme Diner 1
- 37 B Big Momma's Soul Food Kitchen 1
- 38 C Cottage Inn 1
- 39 E Earl's Kountry Diner 1
- 40 L Lizzie's Diner 1
- 41 D Down Home Diner & Bar 1
- 42 C Country Cafe 1
- 43 C Cornbread Cafe 1
- 44 S Sue's Lakeview Restaurant 1
- 45 P Pops Diner 1
- 46 F France's Diner 1
- 47 C Cindy's Diner 1
- 48 A Annie's Family Kitchen 1
- 49 T Three Way Drive In 1
- 50 P Pike Street 1
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