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. Outback Steakhouse and Char-Grill sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
O
Outback Steakhouse
|
▲6 | +19.8% |
| 2 |
C
Char-Grill
|
▲4 | +16.2% |
| 3 |
C
City Barbeque
|
▲4 | +14.3% |
| 4 |
C
Cook Out
|
▲2 | +9.5% |
| 5 |
Q
Qdoba
|
▲7 | +9.2% |
| 6 | D Don Beto's Tacos | ▲9 | +7.0% |
| 7 | H Hibachi 88 | ▲5 | +5.9% |
| 8 |
B
Buffalo Wild Wings
|
▲6 | +4.1% |
| 9 |
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
|
▲1 | +3.9% |
| 10 |
A
Auntie Anne's
|
▲1 | +3.3% |
| 11 |
L
Little Caesars
|
▲6 | +2.6% |
| 12 |
L
LongHorn Steakhouse
|
▲1 | +2.3% |
| 13 |
W
Waffle House
|
▲2 | +2.2% |
| 14 |
F
Five Guys
|
- | +1.6% |
| 15 |
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill
|
- | +1.5% |
- Restaurant
- Fast Food Restaurant
- Pizzaria
- Coffee Shop
- Casual Eatery
- Bar
- Sandwich Shop
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
2,399 tracked store locations in Raleigh-Cary, NC, colored by category.
- Restaurant (904)
- Fast Food Restaurant (252)
- Pizzaria (232)
- Coffee Shop (202)
- Casual Eatery (139)
- Bar (134)
- Sandwich Shop (121)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
S
Starbucks 90
-
2
M
McDonald's 45
-
3
D
Domino's Pizza 43
-
4
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 39
-
5
S
Subway 37
-
6
C
Chick-fil-A 31
-
7
B
Burger King 31
-
8
B
Bojangles' 29
-
9
P
Papa John's Pizza 29
-
10
W
Wendy's 29
-
11
W
Waffle House 24
-
12
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 22
-
13
P
Panera Bread 20
-
14
M
Moe's Southwest Grill 17
-
15
T
Taco Bell 17
-
16
M
Marco's Pizza 17
-
17
H
Hardee's 16
-
18
L
Little Caesars 15
-
19
B
Bruegger's Bagels 14
-
20
Z
Zaxby's 13
-
21
W
Wingstop 13
- 22 D Dairy Queen 13
-
23
D
Dunkin' 12
-
24
F
First Watch 12
-
25
F
Firehouse Subs 12
-
26
P
Pizza Hut 11
-
27
A
Arby's 10
-
28
F
Five Guys 9
-
29
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 9
-
30
J
Jimmy John's 9
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31
S
Sonic Drive-In 8
-
32
B
Biscuitville 8
-
33
C
Cook Out 8
- 34 G Goodberry's Frozen Custard 7
-
35
C
Cold Stone Creamery 7
-
36
K
KFC 7
-
37
I
IHOP 7
-
38
C
Chili's Grill & Bar 7
-
39
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 7
-
40
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 6
- 41 D Don Beto's Tacos 6
-
42
E
Eggs Up Grill 6
-
43
H
Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries 6
-
44
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes 6
-
45
O
Outback Steakhouse 6
-
46
M
Mellow Mushroom 5
-
47
C
Char-Grill 5
-
48
R
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers 5
-
49
L
La Farm Bakery 5
- 50 L La Cocina Mexican Restaurant 5
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