Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked barbecue 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. Buddy's Bar-B-Q and Rick's Barbecue sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Buddy's Bar-B-Q
|
- | +11.5% |
| 2 | R Rick's Barbecue | ▲2 | +10.8% |
| 3 |
C
Central BBQ
|
- | +5.6% |
| 4 |
C
Calhoun's Restaurant
|
- | -2.9% |
| 5 |
M
Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint
|
- | -3.6% |
| 6 |
E
Edley's Bar-B-Que
|
- | -5.9% |
| 7 |
M
Mission BBQ
|
- | -10.0% |
| 8 |
B
Bar-B-Cutie Smokehouse
|
▲1 | -11.0% |
| 9 |
F
Famous Dave's
|
▲1 | -17.4% |
| 10 |
C
Corky's Ribs & BBQ
|
- | -19.8% |
| 11 |
D
Dickey's Barbecue Pit
|
▲1 | -26.8% |
| 12 |
W
Whitt's Barbecue
|
▼2 | -32.4% |
| 13 |
S
Smokey Bones
|
▼3 | -63.8% |
- Calhoun's Restaurant
- Buddy's Bar-B-Q
- Edley's Bar-B-Que
- Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint
- Tennessean Travel Stop
- Tops Bar-B-Q
- Mission BBQ
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
390 tracked store locations in Tennessee. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Calhoun's Restaurant (9)
- Buddy's Bar-B-Q (17)
- Edley's Bar-B-Que (6)
- Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint (6)
- Tennessean Travel Stop (1)
- Tops Bar-B-Q (12)
- Mission BBQ (4)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
W
-
2
B
- 3 T Tops Bar-B-Q 12
-
4
C
-
5
M
-
6
E
- 7 R Rick's Barbecue 5
-
8
D
-
9
B
-
10
C
- 11 O One & Only BBQ 4
-
12
M
-
13
S
-
14
C
-
15
F
-
16
S
Southern Craft BBQ 2
- 17 D Delauder's BBQ 2
- 18 J Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q 2
- 19 S Slick Pig BBQ 2
- 20 O Off The Grill by Chef Q 2
- 21 C Corner Pit BBQ 2
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22
S
Shane's Rib Shack 2
- 23 S Stroud's Barbeque 2
- 24 B Bennett's Pit Bar-B-Que 2
- 25 P Preacher's Smokehouse 1
- 26 T Tex's World Famous Bar-B-Q 1
- 27 B Buck's Barbeque 1
- 28 D Denims Barbecue and Catering 1
- 29 O Otts BBQ 1
- 30 B Boot Stompin' BBQ 1
- 31 N Neely's Interstate Bar-B-Que 1
- 32 R Reese's Bar-B-Q 1
- 33 B Bob's Barbecue 1
- 34 B Brooksie's Barn 1
- 35 L Legends Express 1
- 36 S Shiloh Barbecue 1
- 37 B BB's Bar-B-Q 1
- 38 B Big Bill's Bar-B-Q 1
- 39 H Hickory Pit 1
- 40 C Charlie Vergos Rendezvous 1
- 41 P Papa Kayjoe's Bar B Que 1
- 42 L Love That BBQ 1
- 43 R Red Pig BBQ 1
- 44 T The Candied Rib Company 1
-
45
R
Reggie's BBQ 1
- 46 B Bristol BBQ 1
- 47 T Three Little Pigs Bar-B-Q 1
- 48 F Friends BBQ 1
- 49 W Wright's Barbecue Kitchen 1
- 50 P Porky's Pit BBQ 1
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