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. Great Wall and Culver's sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G Great Wall | ▲7 | +19.7% |
| 2 |
C
Culver's
|
▲7 | +19.0% |
| 3 |
P
Panda Express
|
▲4 | +17.7% |
| 4 | S Sakura | ▲19 | +17.7% |
| 5 | B Burrito Shak | ▲12 | +16.9% |
| 6 |
B
Baskin-Robbins
|
▲3 | +14.9% |
| 7 |
C
Char-Grill
|
▲14 | +14.5% |
| 8 |
P
P.T.'s Olde Fashioned Grille
|
▲12 | +13.1% |
| 9 | T The Local | ▲12 | +12.3% |
| 10 |
C
Chuck E. Cheese
|
▲10 | +12.2% |
| 11 |
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes
|
▲7 | +11.5% |
| 12 |
M
Mission BBQ
|
▲7 | +11.2% |
| 13 |
T
Texas Roadhouse
|
- | +10.1% |
| 14 |
C
Crafty Crab
|
▲11 | +9.9% |
| 15 | E El Cerro Grande | ▲11 | +8.1% |
Store footprint
Store map
17,245 tracked store locations in North Carolina, colored by category.
- Restaurant (6,711)
- Fast Food Restaurant (2,383)
- Pizzaria (1,501)
- Coffee Shop (1,257)
- Sandwich Shop (876)
- Casual Eatery (833)
- Chicken Restaurant (778)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
S
Starbucks 464
-
2
M
McDonald's 395
-
3
B
Bojangles' 342
-
4
D
Domino's Pizza 308
-
5
S
Subway 303
-
6
W
Wendy's 268
-
7
B
Burger King 268
-
8
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 226
-
9
C
Chick-fil-A 208
-
10
H
Hardee's 206
-
11
W
Waffle House 192
-
12
P
Papa John's Pizza 169
-
13
T
Taco Bell 159
-
14
A
Arby's 146
-
15
L
Little Caesars 142
-
16
P
Pizza Hut 134
-
17
Z
Zaxby's 124
-
18
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 111
-
19
K
KFC 105
-
20
D
Dunkin' 101
-
21
P
Panera Bread 98
- 22 D Dairy Queen 97
-
23
J
Jimmy John's 89
-
24
C
Cook Out 88
-
25
S
Sonic Drive-In 84
-
26
F
Firehouse Subs 81
-
27
B
Biscuitville 72
-
28
W
Wingstop 66
-
29
M
Marco's Pizza 62
-
30
S
Smoothie King 55
-
31
F
Five Guys 54
-
32
I
IHOP 53
-
33
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 52
-
34
H
Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries 51
-
35
M
Moe's Southwest Grill 50
-
36
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 47
-
37
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 41
-
38
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 40
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39
O
Outback Steakhouse 39
-
40
A
Applebee's Grill + Bar 39
-
41
F
First Watch 39
-
42
C
Chili's Grill & Bar 37
-
43
S
sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt 30
-
44
L
LongHorn Steakhouse 30
-
45
O
Olive Garden 30
-
46
M
McAlister's Deli 30
-
47
P
Panda Express 29
-
48
G
Golden Corral Buffet & Grill 28
-
49
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes 28
-
50
K
Krispy Kreme 28
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