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. China Express and Agaves Cantina sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C China Express | ▲21 | +19.5% |
| 2 | A Agaves Cantina | ▲11 | +18.6% |
| 3 |
C
CAVA
|
▲7 | +17.8% |
| 4 |
C
Culver's
|
▲8 | +17.6% |
| 5 |
M
Metro Diner
|
▲9 | +16.1% |
| 6 |
F
Famulari's Pizzeria
|
▲16 | +16.0% |
| 7 |
F
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
|
▲6 | +15.6% |
| 8 |
K
Kilwins
|
- | +15.5% |
| 9 |
C
Charleys Cheesesteaks
|
▲9 | +14.4% |
| 10 |
H
Huddle House
|
▲2 | +14.2% |
| 11 | C China Town | ▲8 | +13.5% |
| 12 |
V
Vicious Biscuit
|
▲11 | +13.2% |
| 13 |
B
Buffalo Wild Wings
|
- | +11.5% |
| 14 |
S
Sub Station II
|
▲10 | +11.2% |
| 15 |
R
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
|
▲8 | +10.7% |
Store footprint
Store map
8,363 tracked store locations in South Carolina, colored by category.
- Restaurant (3,325)
- Fast Food Restaurant (1,254)
- Pizzaria (689)
- Coffee Shop (517)
- Sandwich Shop (432)
- Casual Eatery (425)
- Chicken Restaurant (410)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
S
Starbucks 220
-
2
M
McDonald's 179
-
3
W
Waffle House 168
-
4
B
Burger King 168
-
5
B
Bojangles' 150
-
6
S
Subway 137
-
7
W
Wendy's 135
-
8
D
Domino's Pizza 119
-
9
Z
Zaxby's 109
-
10
C
Chick-fil-A 107
-
11
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 98
-
12
A
Arby's 96
-
13
H
Hardee's 94
-
14
L
Little Caesars 83
-
15
S
Sonic Drive-In 77
-
16
T
Taco Bell 74
-
17
D
Dunkin' 73
-
18
K
KFC 67
-
19
F
Firehouse Subs 63
-
20
P
Pizza Hut 59
-
21
P
Papa John's Pizza 52
-
22
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 47
-
23
M
Marco's Pizza 41
-
24
M
Moe's Southwest Grill 40
-
25
P
Panera Bread 38
-
26
J
Jimmy John's 35
-
27
C
Cook Out 35
-
28
F
Five Guys 33
-
29
E
Eggs Up Grill 31
-
30
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 31
-
31
I
IHOP 29
-
32
A
Applebee's Grill + Bar 28
-
33
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 27
-
34
S
Smoothie King 25
-
35
M
McAlister's Deli 25
-
36
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 25
-
37
G
Groucho's Deli 25
-
38
W
Wingstop 25
- 39 D Dairy Queen 24
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40
O
Outback Steakhouse 23
-
41
C
Captain D's 23
-
42
C
Church's Chicken 20
-
43
K
Krispy Kreme 20
-
44
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 19
-
45
P
Panda Express 19
-
46
W
Whataburger 18
-
47
S
Sub Station II 18
-
48
C
Chili's Grill & Bar 17
-
49
L
LongHorn Steakhouse 17
- 50 C China Wok 16
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