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. Bartaco and Sardi's Pollo A La Brasa sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Bartaco
|
▲5 | +18.3% |
| 2 |
S
Sardi's Pollo A La Brasa
|
▲12 | +18.0% |
| 3 |
T
The Greene Turtle
|
▲15 | +17.3% |
| 4 |
S
Shake Shack
|
▲10 | +16.9% |
| 5 |
H
Honey Pig
|
▲9 | +16.0% |
| 6 | S Sisters Thai | ▲17 | +15.8% |
| 7 |
R
Ruth's Chris Steak House
|
▲15 | +15.4% |
| 8 |
R
Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard
|
▲17 | +15.2% |
| 9 | B Bob & Edith's Diner | ▲11 | +12.8% |
| 10 |
T
Tatte Bakery & Cafe
|
▲8 | +12.4% |
| 11 |
L
Little Caesars
|
▲4 | +11.5% |
| 12 |
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes
|
▲12 | +11.3% |
| 13 |
W
Waffle House
|
▲9 | +10.5% |
| 14 |
C
Charleys Cheesesteaks
|
▲7 | +10.3% |
| 15 |
P
&pizza
|
▲13 | +10.0% |
- Restaurant
- Fast Food Restaurant
- Coffee Shop
- Pizzaria
- Casual Eatery
- Sandwich Shop
- Bakery
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
10,854 tracked store locations in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, colored by category.
- Restaurant (4,949)
- Fast Food Restaurant (1,015)
- Coffee Shop (822)
- Pizzaria (807)
- Casual Eatery (576)
- Sandwich Shop (437)
- Bakery (406)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
S
Starbucks 442
-
2
M
McDonald's 220
-
3
S
Subway 174
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4
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 150
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5
D
Domino's Pizza 131
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6
D
Dunkin' 117
-
7
P
Papa John's Pizza 102
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8
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 100
-
9
P
Panera Bread 88
-
10
W
Wendy's 87
-
11
F
Five Guys 85
-
12
B
Baskin-Robbins 79
-
13
B
Burger King 77
-
14
C
Chick-fil-A 69
-
15
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 63
-
16
T
Taco Bell 56
-
17
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 55
-
18
P
Potbelly Sandwich Shop 54
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19
I
IHOP 52
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20
P
Panda Express 49
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21
W
Wingstop 43
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22
P
Pizza Hut 41
-
23
L
Little Caesars 38
-
24
K
KFC 38
-
25
A
Auntie Anne's 37
-
26
S
Smoothie King 34
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27
C
Charleys Cheesesteaks 33
- 28 D Dairy Queen 33
-
29
H
Hangry Joe's Hot Chicken & Wings 31
-
30
C
CAVA 30
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31
A
America's Best Wings 29
-
32
A
Arby's 29
-
33
C
Cold Stone Creamery 28
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34
R
Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard 27
-
35
Q
Quickway Japanese Hibachi 26
-
36
F
Firehouse Subs 26
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37
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 26
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38
P
Pizza Boli's 26
-
39
S
sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt 25
-
40
P
Paisano's Pizza 25
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41
N
Noodles & Company 25
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42
M
Moby Dick House of Kabob 24
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43
O
Outback Steakhouse 23
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44
R
Roy Rogers 21
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45
J
Jimmy John's 21
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46
N
Nando's 21
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47
K
Kung Fu Tea 21
-
48
S
Shake Shack 20
-
49
P
&pizza 20
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50
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes 19
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