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. Firehouse Subs and Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
F
Firehouse Subs
|
▲11 | +18.7% |
| 2 |
F
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
|
▲6 | +17.2% |
| 3 |
B
Bojangles'
|
▲10 | +16.8% |
| 4 |
D
Dunkin'
|
▲6 | +14.6% |
| 5 |
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes
|
▲8 | +11.6% |
| 6 |
S
Snappy Tomato Pizza
|
▲8 | +11.4% |
| 7 |
C
Con Huevos
|
▲4 | +10.6% |
| 8 |
P
Panera Bread
|
▲3 | +7.7% |
| 9 |
C
Cattleman's Roadhouse
|
▲1 | +7.2% |
| 10 |
Z
Zaxby's
|
▲2 | +6.5% |
| 11 | I Indi's Fast Food | ▲1 | +6.4% |
| 12 |
L
LongHorn Steakhouse
|
▲1 | +6.1% |
| 13 |
C
Culver's
|
▲2 | +5.7% |
| 14 |
S
Subway
|
▲1 | +5.1% |
| 15 |
S
Steak 'n Shake
|
- | +5.1% |
- Burger Chains
- Casual Dining
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Pizza Chains
- Other restaurants
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
8,678 tracked store locations in Kentucky, colored by category.
- Burger Chains (890)
- Casual Dining (795)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (684)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (637)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (629)
- Pizza Chains (556)
- Other restaurants (536)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
S
-
2
M
McDonald's 269
-
3
W
Wendy's 147
-
4
D
Dairy Queen 146
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5
S
Starbucks 146
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6
A
Arby's 123
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7
B
Burger King 122
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8
P
Papa John's Pizza 117
-
9
L
Little Caesars 113
-
10
D
Domino's Pizza 106
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11
T
Taco Bell 102
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12
P
Pizza Hut 81
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13
S
Sonic Drive-In 68
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14
K
KFC 68
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15
W
Waffle House 65
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16
J
Jimmy John's 64
-
17
H
Hardee's 63
-
18
L
Long John Silver's 59
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19
P
Penn Station East Coast Subs 53
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20
C
Chick-fil-A 53
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21
P
-
22
D
-
23
C
Captain D's 38
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24
F
Fazoli's 38
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25
G
Giovanni's Pizza 37
-
26
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 37
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27
W
White Castle 36
-
28
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 35
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29
Z
-
30
L
Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken 32
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31
Q
Qdoba 32
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32
A
Applebee's Grill + Bar 31
-
33
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 28
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34
H
Huddle House 27
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35
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 27
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36
S
-
37
F
Frisch's Big Boy 24
-
38
M
McAlister's Deli 24
-
39
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 23
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40
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 23
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41
S
Skyline Chili 22
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42
B
Baskin-Robbins 22
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43
W
Wingstop 21
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44
T
Texas Roadhouse 20
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45
F
-
46
C
Checkers and Rally's 19
-
47
B
Bob Evans 18
-
48
F
First Watch 18
- 49 H Hometown Pizza 17
-
50
F
Five Guys 17
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