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. Long John Silver's and Panda Express sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
L
Long John Silver's
|
- | +17.1% |
| 2 |
P
Panda Express
|
- | +10.2% |
| 3 | M Moby Dick Seafood Restaurant | - | +7.3% |
| 4 |
C
Culver's
|
▲1 | +7.3% |
| 5 |
R
Rally's
|
▲1 | +6.9% |
| 6 |
C
Chick-fil-A
|
- | +4.4% |
| 7 |
S
Steak 'n Shake
|
▲3 | +3.9% |
| 8 |
M
McDonald's
|
- | +3.6% |
| 9 |
B
Burger King
|
- | +1.7% |
| 10 | D Dairy Queen | - | +1.2% |
| 11 |
H
Hardee's
|
- | +0.4% |
| 12 |
T
Taco Bell
|
- | -0.7% |
| 13 |
T
Taco John's
|
- | -1.2% |
| 14 |
S
Sonic Drive-In
|
- | -1.9% |
| 15 |
A
Arby's
|
- | -2.2% |
- McDonald's
- Chick-fil-A
- Taco Bell
- Wendy's
- Dairy Queen
- Burger King
- Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
1,466 tracked store locations in Kentucky. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- McDonald's (233)
- Chick-fil-A (51)
- Taco Bell (97)
- Wendy's (139)
- Dairy Queen (143)
- Burger King (119)
- Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers (12)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
M
McDonald's 233
- 2 D Dairy Queen 143
-
3
W
Wendy's 139
-
4
A
Arby's 120
-
5
B
Burger King 119
-
6
T
Taco Bell 97
-
7
S
Sonic Drive-In 71
-
8
K
KFC 67
-
9
H
Hardee's 63
-
10
C
Chick-fil-A 51
-
11
F
Fazoli's 38
-
12
L
Long John Silver's 36
-
13
W
White Castle 35
-
14
Q
Qdoba 31
-
15
P
Panda Express 17
-
16
C
Checkers and Rally's 16
-
17
F
Five Guys 16
-
18
S
Steak 'n Shake 16
-
19
F
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 15
-
20
G
Gold Star Chili 15
-
21
C
Cook Out 13
-
22
C
Culver's 13
-
23
R
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 12
-
24
T
Taco John's 11
-
25
R
Rally's 9
-
26
J
Joella's Hot Chicken 5
-
27
K
Krystal 4
- 28 I Indi's Fast Food 4
- 29 M Moby Dick Seafood Restaurant 3
-
30
J
Jack in the Box 3
- 31 D Dairy Hut 2
- 32 G Grimes's Fast Food 2
-
33
A
A&W Restaurant 2
- 34 B Black Rock Grille 1
- 35 M Master Doughnut 1
- 36 I Ice Cream for Good 1
- 37 R Radcliff Nutrition 1
- 38 S Speedy Taco 1
- 39 A AJs Wings And Things 1
- 40 B Bluegrass Kettle Masters Inc. 1
-
41
S
Staxx BBQ 1
- 42 S Spencer’s Dairy Bar 1
- 43 J Jeri's Cafe 1
-
44
G
Guthrie's 1
- 45 D DTR Nutrition 1
- 46 N NKU Dining 1
-
47
D
Dick's Drive-In 1
- 48 P Philly Connection 1
- 49 T Tacos El Potro 1
-
50
E
Evergreens 1
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