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. Wendy's and McDonald's sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wendy's | ▲1 | +12.0% |
| 2 | McDonald's | - | +9.9% |
| 3 | Dairy Queen | ▲1 | +4.9% |
| 4 | Subway | ▲1 | +4.0% |
| 5 | Burger King | - | +3.5% |
| 6 | Whataburger | ▼1 | +1.6% |
| 7 | Sonic Drive-In | - | +1.5% |
| 8 | Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen | - | -5.1% |
| 9 | Little Caesars | ▼2 | -25.0% |
| 10 | Darrell's Restaurant | - | -26.9% |
| 11 | Shipley Do-Nuts | - | -29.9% |
- Burger Chains
- Casual Dining
- Seafood & Cajun
- Bakeries, Donuts & Desserts
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Other restaurants
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
234 tracked store locations in Alexandria, LA, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 29 of the 234 stores (12%); 147 of the 177 tracked chains have a single store here. 12% of the tracked food & drink stores here are casual dining, against 7% across Louisiana.
- Burger Chains (35)
- Casual Dining (27)
- Seafood & Cajun (18)
- Bakeries, Donuts & Desserts (18)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (16)
- Other restaurants (15)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (13)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 McDonald's 7
- 2 Burger King 7
- 3 Sonic Drive-In 6
- 4 Shipley Do-Nuts 5
- 5 Wendy's 4
- 6 Subway 4
- 7 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 4
- 8 Darrell's Restaurant 3
- 9 Little Caesars 3
- 10 Dairy Queen 3
- 11 Whataburger 3
- 12 Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 2
- 13 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 2
- 14 Los Portales 2
- 15 Firehouse Subs 2
- 16 Domino's Pizza 2
- 17 Chick-fil-A 2
- 18 East Side Daiquiris 2
- 19 Pizza Hut 2
- 20 Po-Boy Express 2
- 21 Jack's 2
- 22 Panda Express 2
- 23 Starbucks 2
- 24 Papa John's Pizza 2
- 25 Arby's 2
- 26 Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 2
- 27 Sweet JOY Bakery 2
- 28 Great American Cookies 2
- 29 Taco Bell 2
- 30 KFC 2
- 31 Lou & Laura's 1
- 32 Phillys Fish N Chicken 1
- 33 Harlow's Donut & Bakery 1
- 34 Southern Creations Catering 1
- 35 Word Of Mouth Cafe 1
- 36 Philly's Pizza 1
- 37 Doce Vida Brazilian Bakery 1
- 38 Smackin Mack's 1
- 39 Cottage Restaurant 1
- 40 Gearheadz Bar & Grill 1
- 41 Fuzzie's Restaurant 1
- 42 TP's Lounge 1
- 43 Huckleberry Brewing Company 1
- 44 Cafe Desoto 1
- 45 Donuts, Coffee, and More 1
- 46 China Queen Buffet 1
- 47 Brocatos Breakfast and Lunch 1
- 48 Chrissy’s Cajun Kitchen 1
- 49 Hemingway House of Stories and Spirits 1
- 50 Hot Shots 1
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