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. Chex Grill & Wings and Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
C
Chex Grill & Wings
|
▲3 | +17.3% |
| 2 |
S
Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill
|
▲15 | +17.1% |
| 3 |
S
sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt
|
▲10 | +14.1% |
| 4 |
C
Culver's
|
▲7 | +13.9% |
| 5 |
C
CAVA
|
▲7 | +13.3% |
| 6 |
E
Eggs Up Grill
|
▲7 | +12.1% |
| 7 |
D
Dave & Buster's
|
▲2 | +11.5% |
| 8 |
C
City Barbeque
|
▲5 | +11.3% |
| 9 | M Mario's Pizza | ▲4 | +11.1% |
| 10 |
P
Plaza Azteca
|
▲4 | +11.0% |
| 11 | E El Cerro Grande | ▲5 | +10.6% |
| 12 |
C
Caribou Coffee
|
▲15 | +10.6% |
| 13 |
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes
|
▲5 | +9.9% |
| 14 |
H
Hickory Tavern
|
▲1 | +9.6% |
| 15 |
S
Steak 'n Shake
|
▲2 | +9.3% |
- Casual Dining
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Burger Chains
- Other restaurants
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
23,739 tracked store locations in North Carolina, colored by category.
- Casual Dining (2,153)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (2,105)
- Burger Chains (1,876)
- Other restaurants (1,814)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (1,404)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (1,389)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (1,363)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
M
McDonald's 507
-
2
S
Starbucks 480
-
3
S
Subway 446
-
4
B
Bojangles' 345
-
5
D
Domino's Pizza 319
-
6
B
Burger King 273
-
7
W
Wendy's 273
-
8
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 228
-
9
H
Hardee's 215
-
10
C
Chick-fil-A 214
-
11
P
Papa John's Pizza 213
-
12
W
Waffle House 198
-
13
T
Taco Bell 186
-
14
P
Pizza Hut 164
-
15
D
Dunkin' 161
-
16
L
Little Caesars 155
-
17
A
Arby's 145
-
18
Z
Zaxby's 124
-
19
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 110
-
20
K
KFC 106
-
21
D
Dairy Queen 98
-
22
P
Panera Bread 95
-
23
J
Jimmy John's 90
-
24
C
Cook Out 89
-
25
S
Sonic Drive-In 85
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26
F
Firehouse Subs 84
-
27
B
Biscuitville 74
-
28
W
Wingstop 68
-
29
M
Marco's Pizza 66
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30
H
Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries 58
-
31
S
Smoothie King 58
-
32
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 56
-
33
M
Moe's Southwest Grill 54
-
34
I
IHOP 53
-
35
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 51
-
36
F
Five Guys 51
-
37
C
Chili's Grill & Bar 47
-
38
B
Baskin-Robbins 42
-
39
A
Applebee's Grill + Bar 41
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40
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 41
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41
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 41
-
42
F
First Watch 39
-
43
O
Outback Steakhouse 39
-
44
O
Olive Garden 32
-
45
G
Golden Corral Buffet & Grill 32
-
46
L
LongHorn Steakhouse 31
-
47
P
Panda Express 31
-
48
M
McAlister's Deli 30
-
49
S
- 50 C China King 29
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