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. Tropical Smoothie Cafe and Chick-fil-A sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
|
- | +10.3% |
| 2 |
C
Chick-fil-A
|
▲1 | +8.3% |
| 3 |
S
Subway
|
▲4 | +7.3% |
| 4 |
D
Dairy Queen
|
▲2 | +5.2% |
| 5 | S San Felipe Mexican Restaurant | - | +5.1% |
| 6 |
F
Five Guys
|
▲1 | +4.9% |
| 7 |
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill
|
- | +4.3% |
| 8 |
S
Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q
|
▲1 | +3.9% |
| 9 |
B
Burger King
|
- | +3.2% |
| 10 |
J
Jersey Mike's Subs
|
▲1 | +2.9% |
| 11 |
E
Eggs Up Grill
|
▲2 | +2.9% |
| 12 |
S
Starbucks
|
- | +2.6% |
| 13 |
W
Waffle House
|
- | +1.1% |
| 14 |
D
Dunkin'
|
- | +0.6% |
| 15 |
M
McDonald's
|
▼1 | -0.4% |
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Casual Dining
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Other restaurants
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Burger Chains
- Seafood & Cajun
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
1,387 tracked store locations in Wilmington, NC, colored by category.
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (185)
- Casual Dining (148)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (94)
- Other restaurants (90)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (90)
- Burger Chains (80)
- Seafood & Cajun (78)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
S
-
2
D
Domino's Pizza 24
-
3
S
-
4
M
-
5
J
-
6
H
Hardee's 16
-
7
B
Bojangles' 15
-
8
W
Wendy's 10
-
9
P
Papa John's Pizza 10
-
10
C
-
11
W
-
12
T
Taco Bell 7
-
13
B
-
14
D
-
15
P
Port City Java 6
-
16
L
Little Caesars 6
-
17
J
Jimmy John's 6
-
18
H
Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries 5
- 19 S Sunset Slush 5
-
20
D
-
21
A
Arby's 5
-
22
C
-
23
K
KFC 4
-
24
E
-
25
S
Shuckin' Shack Oyster Bar 4
- 26 B Burrito Shak 4
-
27
T
-
28
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 3
-
29
P
Panera Bread 3
- 30 I Indochine Express 3
-
31
S
-
32
F
-
33
C
Cook Out 3
-
34
M
Mellow Mushroom 3
- 35 B Boombalatti's Homemade Ice Cream 3
- 36 B Burney's Sweets & More 3
- 37 S San Felipe Mexican Restaurant 3
-
38
Z
Zaxby's 3
-
39
S
Scooter's Coffee 3
-
40
F
Firehouse Subs 3
-
41
P
P.T.'s Olde Fashioned Grille 3
- 42 J Jade Garden 3
-
43
F
First Watch 2
-
44
M
McAlister's Deli 2
- 45 S Social Coffee and Supply 2
-
46
K
Kilwins 2
- 47 B Beach Bagels 2
- 48 B Bridgewater Wines and Dines 2
- 49 C Cape Fear Seafood Company 2
-
50
I
IHOP 2
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