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. McDonald's and Subway sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDonald's | - | +5.5% |
| 2 | Subway | - | +3.2% |
| 3 | Pizza Ranch | - | +3.0% |
| 4 | Scooter's Coffee | ▲1 | -0.4% |
| 5 | Jimmy John's | - | -2.5% |
| 6 | Dairy Queen | - | -5.2% |
| 7 | Domino's Pizza | - | -11.5% |
| 8 | Starbucks | ▼1 | -16.5% |
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Casual Dining
- Other restaurants
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Coffee Chains
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
257 tracked store locations in Ames, IA, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 33 of the 257 stores (13%); 196 of the 213 tracked chains have a single store here. 4% of the tracked food & drink stores here are burger chains, against 7% across Iowa.
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (37)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (28)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (26)
- Casual Dining (19)
- Other restaurants (17)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (15)
- Coffee Chains (13)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Subway 10
- 2 McDonald's 6
- 3 Jimmy John's 6
- 4 Starbucks 6
- 5 Dairy Queen 5
- 6 Scooter's Coffee 4
- 7 Domino's Pizza 3
- 8 Pizza Ranch 3
- 9 Burgie's Coffee 2
- 10 El Azteca 2
- 11 Papa John's Pizza 2
- 12 Arby's 2
- 13 Taco John's 2
- 14 Taco Bell 2
- 15 Hickory Park 2
- 16 Panda Express 2
- 17 Pizza Hut 2
- 18 The Cellar Winery 1
- 19 Twisted Fuel 1
- 20 The Vinyl Cafe 1
- 21 Alluvial Brewing Company 1
- 22 Sweet Oaks Bakery and Bistro 1
- 23 Prairie Moon Winery 1
- 24 The Cafe 1
- 25 Torrent Brewing Company 1
- 26 Jimmy's Barbeque Pit 1
- 27 KaffeGeita 1
- 28 Cookies, etc. 1
- 29 Sweet & Savory LLC 1
- 30 House of Chen 1
- 31 Sweet Caroline's 1
- 32 Clayton Farms Salads 1
- 33 Blissful Brew Coffee & Shop 1
- 34 The Open Flame Steakhouse 1
- 35 Wok N Roll 1
- 36 Borrachos mexican tacos LLC 1
- 37 Fenceline Beer Lab 1
- 38 New China 1
- 39 Lance and Ellie's 1
- 40 Chick-fil-A 1
- 41 Cup of Joy Coffee Truck 1
- 42 Downtown Deli 1
- 43 Morning Bell Coffee Roasters 1
- 44 Tacos El Primo 1
- 45 Insomnia Cookies 1
- 46 Cafe Milo 1
- 47 Sportsman Lounge 1
- 48 Cubbies on Main 1
- 49 Mickey's Irish Pub 1
- 50 Thumbs 1
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