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. Auntie Anne's and Nothing Bundt Cakes sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A
Auntie Anne's
|
▲7 | +18.1% |
| 2 |
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes
|
▲6 | +17.4% |
| 3 |
M
Metro Diner
|
▲5 | +16.9% |
| 4 |
S
sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt
|
▲1 | +16.6% |
| 5 | K Konnichiwa | ▲2 | +16.2% |
| 6 |
C
CAVA
|
▲6 | +14.1% |
| 7 |
C
Culver's
|
▲6 | +12.5% |
| 8 |
F
Five Guys
|
▲6 | +11.6% |
| 9 |
A
American Deli
|
▲17 | +9.1% |
| 10 |
P
Panda Express
|
▲4 | +8.7% |
| 11 |
B
Burger King
|
▲1 | +8.5% |
| 12 |
F
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
|
▲10 | +8.5% |
| 13 | M Mi Rancho | ▲2 | +8.4% |
| 14 |
B
Bonefish Grill
|
▲4 | +8.2% |
| 15 |
R
Rioz Brazilian Steakhouse
|
▲7 | +7.0% |
- Casual Dining
- Burger Chains
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Other restaurants
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
12,144 tracked store locations in South Carolina, colored by category.
- Casual Dining (1,160)
- Burger Chains (1,061)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (959)
- Other restaurants (951)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (796)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (676)
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food (639)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
M
McDonald's 248
-
2
S
Subway 233
-
3
S
Starbucks 225
-
4
B
-
5
W
Waffle House 177
-
6
B
Bojangles' 152
-
7
W
Wendy's 142
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8
H
Hardee's 133
-
9
D
Domino's Pizza 124
-
10
C
Chick-fil-A 111
-
11
Z
Zaxby's 109
-
12
D
Dunkin' 104
-
13
L
Little Caesars 100
-
14
A
Arby's 98
-
15
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 97
-
16
T
Taco Bell 86
-
17
P
Pizza Hut 82
-
18
S
Sonic Drive-In 81
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19
P
Papa John's Pizza 77
-
20
K
KFC 72
-
21
F
Firehouse Subs 68
-
22
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 50
-
23
M
Marco's Pizza 47
-
24
P
Panera Bread 42
-
25
M
Moe's Southwest Grill 38
-
26
E
Eggs Up Grill 37
-
27
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 36
-
28
J
Jimmy John's 36
-
29
F
-
30
C
Cook Out 35
-
31
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 34
-
32
A
Applebee's Grill + Bar 30
-
33
I
IHOP 30
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34
S
Smoothie King 28
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35
M
McAlister's Deli 27
-
36
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 27
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37
D
Dairy Queen 26
-
38
C
Captain D's 26
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39
W
Wingstop 26
-
40
G
Groucho's Deli 25
-
41
O
Outback Steakhouse 24
-
42
S
Sub Station II 21
-
43
K
Krispy Kreme 21
-
44
C
Chili's Grill & Bar 20
-
45
P
-
46
H
Huddle House 19
-
47
L
LongHorn Steakhouse 19
-
48
W
Whataburger 19
-
49
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 18
-
50
C
Church's Chicken 17
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