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. Nothing Bundt Cakes and Braum's Ice Cream & Burger Restaurant sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing Bundt Cakes | ▲11 | +18.9% |
| 2 | Braum's Ice Cream & Burger Restaurant | ▲8 | +16.3% |
| 3 | Blue Ember Smokehouse | ▲14 | +16.3% |
| 4 | Chicken Salad Chick | ▲8 | +16.0% |
| 5 | Auntie Anne's | ▲7 | +13.9% |
| 6 | La Hacienda | ▲6 | +12.7% |
| 7 | Panda Express | ▲4 | +11.8% |
| 8 | El Acapulco | ▲7 | +8.4% |
| 9 | LongHorn Steakhouse | ▲3 | +8.1% |
| 10 | Waldo's Chicken and Beer | ▲2 | +8.1% |
| 11 | Red Lobster | ▲6 | +8.0% |
| 12 | Subway | ▲4 | +7.7% |
| 13 | Rock N Roll Sushi | ▲2 | +7.0% |
| 14 | Big Whiskey's American Restaurant & Bar | ▲6 | +7.0% |
| 15 | Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen | ▲8 | +4.7% |
- Burger Chains
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Casual Dining
- Other restaurants
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Bakeries, Donuts & Desserts
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
6,206 tracked store locations in Arkansas, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 787 of the 6,206 stores (13%); 2,939 of the 3,362 tracked chains have a single store here. 5% of the tracked food & drink stores here are bars, pubs & breweries, against 9% across the United States.
- Burger Chains (701)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (565)
- Casual Dining (519)
- Other restaurants (408)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (399)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (339)
- Bakeries, Donuts & Desserts (325)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Subway 202
- 2 Sonic Drive-In 191
- 3 McDonald's 178
- 4 Taco Bell 122
- 5 Pizza Hut 94
- 6 Burger King 85
- 7 Starbucks 84
- 8 Domino's Pizza 75
- 9 Wendy's 71
- 10 Waffle House 50
- 11 Arby's 49
- 12 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 49
- 13 Little Caesars 46
- 14 KFC 45
- 15 7 Brew Coffee 41
- 16 Dairy Queen 39
- 17 Chick-fil-A 39
- 18 Shipley Do-Nuts 36
- 19 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 29
- 20 Papa John's Pizza 29
- 21 Slim Chickens 28
- 22 Daylight Donuts 25
- 23 Hardee's 22
- 24 Zaxby's 22
- 25 Whataburger 21
- 26 Firehouse Subs 19
- 27 Scooter's Coffee 19
- 28 Chili's Grill & Bar 18
- 29 Jimmy John's 18
- 30 Wingstop 17
- 31 IHOP 17
- 32 Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 17
- 33 U.S. Pizza Co. 17
- 34 Marco's Pizza 17
- 35 Larry's Pizza 16
- 36 Chipotle Mexican Grill 16
- 37 Sharks Fish & Chicken 15
- 38 Andy's Frozen Custard 14
- 39 Panda Express 13
- 40 Jersey Mike's Subs 13
- 41 La Huerta 12
- 42 Braum's Ice Cream & Burger Restaurant 12
- 43 Schlotzsky's 12
- 44 Colton's Steak House & Grill 12
- 45 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 12
- 46 Church's Chicken 11
- 47 El Parian 11
- 48 McAlister's Deli 11
- 49 Newk's Eatery 11
- 50 Olive Garden 11
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