Food & Drink Trends in Akron, OH 2026

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. Jersey Mike's Subs and Jimmy John's sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth

Rank	Chain	Rank movement	YoY growth
1	J Jersey Mike's Subs	▲1	+14.5%
2	J Jimmy John's	-	+7.4%
3	T The Farmer's Rail	▲6	+7.2%
4	H Handel's Homemade Ice Cream	▲4	+7.1%
5	B Bob Evans	-	+5.2%
6	P Panera Bread	▲1	+3.4%
7	D Dairy Queen	▲2	+3.2%
8	W Wally Waffle	▲2	+2.0%
9	G Gionino's Pizzeria	-	+2.0%
10	M Mr. Hero	▲4	+1.9%
11	N Nervous Dog Coffee Bar	▲1	+1.5%
12	P Panda Express	▲1	+1.3%
13	B Burger King	▲1	+1.3%
14	P Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	▲2	+1.2%
15	W Winking Lizard Tavern	▲1	+0.6%