Trends · data through September 2026

Latin American & Caribbean in North Carolina

Iceflower tracks 271 stores from 222 Latin American & Caribbean chains in North Carolina. Caribbean Hut grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Viva Chicken and La Carreta.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
222
Tracked stores
271
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked Latin American & Caribbean 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. Caribbean Hut and Viva Chicken sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 C Caribbean Hut ▲1 +11.7%
2 V Viva Chicken logo Viva Chicken - +7.2%
3 L La Carreta logo La Carreta - -0.8%
4 S Sabor Latin Street Grill logo Sabor Latin Street Grill - -3.0%
5 S Sabor Latino - -16.6%
6 M Miami Fusion Cafe logo Miami Fusion Cafe - -19.5%
7 P Pollo Campero logo Pollo Campero - -25.9%
8 A Alpaca Peruvian Charcoal Chicken logo Alpaca Peruvian Charcoal Chicken ▼1 -32.1%
  • Sabor Latin Street Grill
  • La Carreta
  • Sol Delish CLT Restaurant
  • Viva Chicken
  • Golden Krust
  • Caribbean Hut
  • Alpaca Peruvian Charcoal Chicken
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

271 tracked store locations in North Carolina. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Sabor Latin Street Grill (10)
  • La Carreta (5)
  • Sol Delish CLT Restaurant (1)
  • Viva Chicken (9)
  • Golden Krust (2)
  • Caribbean Hut (3)
  • Alpaca Peruvian Charcoal Chicken (12)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 A Alpaca Peruvian Charcoal Chicken logo Alpaca Peruvian Charcoal Chicken 12
  • 2 S Sabor Latin Street Grill logo Sabor Latin Street Grill 10
  • 3 V Viva Chicken logo Viva Chicken 9
  • 4 L La Carreta logo La Carreta 5
  • 5 P Pollo Campero logo Pollo Campero 3
  • 6 M Miami Fusion Cafe logo Miami Fusion Cafe 3
  • 7 S Sabor Latino 3
  • 8 C Caribbean Hut 3
  • 9 E El Carbonero 2
  • 10 E El Cuscatleco 2
  • 11 N Nine Mile 2
  • 12 P Pollo Royal logo Pollo Royal 2
  • 13 G Golden Krust logo Golden Krust 2
  • 14 M Makus Empanadas 2
  • 15 E El Bohio Tipico 2
  • 16 I Island Cuisine 2
  • 17 E El Chapin 2
  • 18 T The Jerk Truck 1
  • 19 J Jamrock Sports Bar & Grill 1
  • 20 J Juanita's Bakery & Grill 1
  • 21 I Island Fest 1
  • 22 P Paraiso Restaurant 1
  • 23 D Dhan's Kitchen on the Go 1
  • 24 L Latin Flavours Street Cuisine 1
  • 25 T Taste Jamaica 1
  • 26 S Sol Delish CLT Restaurant 1
  • 27 Y Yard Cooked Dishes 1
  • 28 V Villa Verde 1
  • 29 L La Bodega El Gordo 1
  • 30 D Delicias Los Catrachos 1
  • 31 L Lucky Chicken 1
  • 32 E Estampa Gaucha Brazilian Steakhouse 1
  • 33 M Mama's Caribbean Grill 1
  • 34 G Guajiro 1
  • 35 V Vybez Kitchen logo Vybez Kitchen 1
  • 36 H Havana Cafe 1
  • 37 G Guatemala Centro America Restaurant 1
  • 38 T The Cuban Guy 1
  • 39 L La Cocina Del Coqui 1
  • 40 D Delicias Latina 1
  • 41 E El Sazon Latino 1
  • 42 E El Sabor Catracho Jireh 1
  • 43 E Empanadas and More 1
  • 44 L La Michoacana Taqueria y Tortilleria 1
  • 45 K Kingston 99 Kitchen 1
  • 46 M Mega Baleada 1
  • 47 M Mi Pequeno Honduras Restaurant 1
  • 48 B Bamboo Grill 1
  • 49 M Mi Peru Peruvian Cuisine 1
  • 50 P Pupuseria Anita LLC 1

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