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. Chipotle Mexican Grill and Burger King sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | ▲4 | +12.6% |
| 2 | Burger King | ▲3 | +11.2% |
| 3 | Starbucks | ▲3 | +9.5% |
| 4 | Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen | ▲1 | +6.3% |
| 5 | Jersey Mike's Subs | ▲3 | +0.8% |
| 6 | Bojangles' | - | -0.5% |
| 7 | IHOP | ▲1 | -1.6% |
| 8 | McDonald's | - | -1.7% |
| 9 | Chick-fil-A | - | -3.8% |
| 10 | Dunkin' | - | -4.6% |
| 11 | Waffle House | - | -6.9% |
| 12 | Arby's | ▲2 | -7.0% |
| 13 | Papa John's Pizza | ▼1 | -7.8% |
| 14 | Zaxby's | ▼1 | -8.1% |
| 15 | Moe's Southwest Grill | ▲2 | -8.7% |
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Other restaurants
- Casual Dining
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Burger Chains
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
1,152 tracked store locations in Asheville, NC, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 94 of the 1,152 stores (8%); 817 of the 894 tracked chains have a single store here. 13% of the tracked food & drink stores here are bars, pubs & breweries, against 9% across North Carolina.
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (153)
- Other restaurants (105)
- Casual Dining (95)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (91)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (68)
- Burger Chains (67)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (55)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Starbucks 32
- 2 Subway 19
- 3 McDonald's 17
- 4 Bojangles' 16
- 5 Waffle House 10
- 6 Sonic Drive-In 10
- 7 Wendy's 9
- 8 Papa John's Pizza 9
- 9 Burger King 9
- 10 Chick-fil-A 9
- 11 Arby's 7
- 12 Dunkin' 7
- 13 Domino's Pizza 7
- 14 Little Caesars 6
- 15 Zaxby's 6
- 16 Taco Bell 6
- 17 Firehouse Subs 6
- 18 Pizza Hut 5
- 19 Jersey Mike's Subs 5
- 20 Hardee's 5
- 21 Moe's Southwest Grill 5
- 22 Jimmy John's 4
- 23 White Duck Taco Shop 4
- 24 Chipotle Mexican Grill 4
- 25 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 4
- 26 KFC 3
- 27 IHOP 3
- 28 Kilwins 3
- 29 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 3
- 30 Wild Wing Cafe 2
- 31 LongHorn Steakhouse 2
- 32 Nine Mile 2
- 33 Taco Billy 2
- 34 Apollo Flame Bistro 2
- 35 Carrabba's Italian Grill 2
- 36 Well-Bred Bakery & Cafe 2
- 37 CAVA 2
- 38 Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. 2
- 39 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 2
- 40 Cook Out 2
- 41 Ay Caramba 2
- 42 Olive Garden 2
- 43 Biltmore 2
- 44 Chili's Grill & Bar 2
- 45 High Five 2
- 46 Outback Steakhouse 2
- 47 Rockys Hot Chicken Shack 2
- 48 Twisted Laurel 2
- 49 La Carreta 2
- 50 Auntie Anne's 2
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