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. Zero's Subs and LOVE FOOD MART sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Z
Zero's Subs
|
▲9 | +19.9% |
| 2 | L LOVE FOOD MART | ▲7 | +19.1% |
| 3 |
M
Marco's Pizza
|
▲8 | +18.4% |
| 4 |
C
Cure Coffeehouse
|
▲2 | +18.4% |
| 5 |
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes
|
▲9 | +14.8% |
| 6 |
B
Baker's Crust Artisan Kitchen
|
▲7 | +13.3% |
| 7 |
J
Jersey Mike's Subs
|
▲7 | +12.7% |
| 8 |
B
Bonefish Grill
|
▲4 | +12.5% |
| 9 |
C
Captain D's
|
▲4 | +11.5% |
| 10 |
C
Chili's Grill & Bar
|
- | +9.6% |
| 11 |
K
Kelly's Tavern
|
▲6 | +9.3% |
| 12 |
D
Dunkin'
|
▲2 | +8.6% |
| 13 |
F
Five Guys
|
▲3 | +8.2% |
| 14 |
P
Panda Express
|
▲2 | +8.0% |
| 15 | R Redwood Smoke Shack | ▲5 | +7.6% |
- Casual Dining
- Burger Chains
- Other restaurants
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Chinese
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
3,871 tracked store locations in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, colored by category.
- Casual Dining (373)
- Burger Chains (346)
- Other restaurants (303)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (255)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (224)
- Chinese (206)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (200)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
S
Starbucks 93
-
2
M
McDonald's 86
-
3
S
Subway 61
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4
B
Burger King 56
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5
H
Hardee's 56
-
6
W
Wendy's 49
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7
D
Domino's Pizza 49
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8
T
Taco Bell 48
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9
D
-
10
C
Chick-fil-A 29
-
11
P
Papa John's Pizza 28
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12
L
Little Caesars 24
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13
J
-
14
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 22
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15
S
Sonic Drive-In 21
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16
A
Arby's 21
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17
W
Waffle House 20
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18
P
Panera Bread 20
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19
D
Dairy Queen 19
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20
J
Jimmy John's 19
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21
P
-
22
W
Wingstop 15
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23
I
IHOP 15
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24
M
-
25
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 14
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26
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 13
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27
C
Chanello's Pizza 13
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28
F
Firehouse Subs 13
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29
F
-
30
M
Moe's Southwest Grill 12
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31
B
Bojangles' 12
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32
P
Pizza Hut 12
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33
A
Applebee's Grill + Bar 11
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34
A
Auntie Anne's 10
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35
C
Charleys Cheesesteaks 10
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36
P
Plaza Azteca 10
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37
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 10
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38
C
Cook Out 9
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39
K
KFC 9
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40
Z
-
41
C
Cold Stone Creamery 9
-
42
C
-
43
R
Ruby Tuesday 8
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44
S
sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt 8
-
45
R
Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard 7
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46
Q
Qdoba 7
- 47 S Surf Rider 7
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48
K
Krispy Kreme 7
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49
A
America's Best Wings 7
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50
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 7
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