Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked chicken 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. Viva Chicken and Church's Chicken sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
V
Viva Chicken
|
▲1 | +17.6% |
| 2 |
C
Church's Chicken
|
▲1 | +12.4% |
| 3 |
S
Slim Chickens
|
- | +10.1% |
| 4 |
W
Wild Wing Cafe
|
▲1 | +5.0% |
| 5 |
E
East Coast Wings + Grill
|
- | +3.2% |
| 6 |
Z
Zaxby's
|
- | +3.1% |
| 7 |
A
America's Best Wings
|
- | +2.8% |
| 8 |
B
Buffalo Wild Wings
|
- | +1.4% |
| 9 |
B
Bojangles'
|
- | -1.3% |
| 10 |
W
Wingstop
|
- | -4.6% |
| 11 | C Chicken King | ▼1 | -6.6% |
| 12 |
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
|
- | -9.2% |
| 13 |
S
Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q
|
▼1 | -21.7% |
| 14 | D Dame's Chicken & Waffles | ▼1 | -36.9% |
- Bojangles'
- Zaxby's
- Buffalo Wild Wings
- Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
- Wingstop
- East Coast Wings + Grill
- Slim Chickens
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
778 tracked store locations in North Carolina. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Bojangles' (342)
- Zaxby's (124)
- Buffalo Wild Wings (40)
- Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (52)
- Wingstop (66)
- East Coast Wings + Grill (21)
- Slim Chickens (7)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
B
Bojangles' 342
-
2
Z
Zaxby's 124
-
3
W
Wingstop 66
-
4
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 52
-
5
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 40
-
6
E
East Coast Wings + Grill 21
-
7
C
Church's Chicken 13
-
8
S
Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q 8
-
9
S
Slim Chickens 7
-
10
C
Chex Grill & Wings 6
-
11
T
The Wing Company 5
-
12
V
Viva Chicken 5
- 13 C Chicken King 5
- 14 P Pantry Fried Chicken 3
-
15
W
Wild Wing Cafe 3
-
16
H
Hangry Joe's Hot Chicken & Wings 3
- 17 D Dame's Chicken & Waffles 3
-
18
A
America's Best Wings 3
- 19 G Golden Skillet 3
-
20
W
Wing Zone 2
-
21
W
Wings Over 2
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22
P
Pollo Royal 2
-
23
S
Super Chix 2
-
24
T
Touchdown Wings 2
-
25
P
PDQ 2
- 26 L LuLu's Maryland Style Chicken & Seafood 1
- 27 J J & J Wings Cafe 1
-
28
C
Canastas Chicken 1
- 29 A All Fried Up 1
- 30 L Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken 1
- 31 M Melton's Restaurant 1
-
32
W
Wing It On 1
- 33 S Slappy's Chicken 1
- 34 B Buxton Chicken Palace 1
- 35 S Slice of Heaven Pizza & Wings 1
- 36 M Mix Grill and Wings 1
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37
H
HenDough Chicken & Donuts 1
- 38 F Flip-a-Lo's 1
- 39 G Golden Fried Chicken 1
- 40 L Little Golden Skillet 1
- 41 T The Chicken Coop Country Diner 1
- 42 T The Chicken Ranch 1
- 43 M Mo's Chicken and Grocery 2 Go 1
- 44 H Hello Chicken Colombia Rotisserie 1
-
45
E
Epic Wings 1
- 46 J Jay's Chicken Shack 1
- 47 Q Quick N Chicken 1
- 48 C Crunchy fried chicken#1 1
- 49 B Barbara Ann's Southern Fried Chicken 1
- 50 W Wing It 1
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