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. Burger King and Subway sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burger King | ▲2 | +18.0% |
| 2 | Subway | - | +13.6% |
| 3 | Chick-fil-A | - | +5.9% |
| 4 | McDonald's | - | +5.9% |
| 5 | Dairy Queen | ▲2 | +5.8% |
| 6 | Papa John's Pizza | ▲1 | -0.4% |
| 7 | Jittery Joe's | ▲1 | -1.9% |
| 8 | Zaxby's | - | -2.8% |
| 9 | Waffle House | ▲1 | -2.8% |
| 10 | Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen | - | -3.0% |
| 11 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | - | -5.8% |
| 12 | Starbucks | - | -6.5% |
| 13 | American Deli | - | -10.0% |
| 14 | Domino's Pizza | - | -11.7% |
| 15 | Wendy's | - | -13.3% |
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Burger Chains
- Casual Dining
- Other restaurants
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
509 tracked store locations in Athens-Clarke County, GA, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 42 of the 509 stores (8%); 354 of the 399 tracked chains have a single store here. 13% of the tracked food & drink stores here are bars, pubs & breweries, against 6% across Georgia.
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (66)
- Burger Chains (38)
- Casual Dining (37)
- Other restaurants (37)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (33)
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food (33)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (28)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Starbucks 11
- 2 Waffle House 9
- 3 McDonald's 8
- 4 Chick-fil-A 7
- 5 Subway 7
- 6 Zaxby's 6
- 7 Burger King 6
- 8 Dunkin' 5
- 9 Papa John's Pizza 5
- 10 Domino's Pizza 5
- 11 Dairy Queen 5
- 12 Planet Smoothie 4
- 13 Jittery Joe's 4
- 14 Wendy's 4
- 15 American Deli 3
- 16 Whataburger 3
- 17 Taco Bell 3
- 18 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 3
- 19 Bojangles' 3
- 20 Chipotle Mexican Grill 3
- 21 Little Caesars 3
- 22 Wingstop 2
- 23 Newk's Eatery 2
- 24 Sonic Drive-In 2
- 25 Panera Bread 2
- 26 Your Pie 2
- 27 Baskin-Robbins 2
- 28 Golden Panda 2
- 29 Firehouse Subs 2
- 30 Jimmy John's 2
- 31 Krystal 2
- 32 Captain D's 2
- 33 Arby's 2
- 34 Agua Linda 2
- 35 IHOP 2
- 36 Wing House Grill 2
- 37 LongHorn Steakhouse 2
- 38 Taqueria La Parrilla 2
- 39 Barberitos 2
- 40 Blind Pig Tavern 2
- 41 Tacos Los Plebes 2
- 42 The Clubhouse 1
- 43 Cicis Pizza 1
- 44 Another Broken Egg Cafe 1
- 45 First Watch 1
- 46 Sips Espresso Cafe 1
- 47 Catch 22 Gastropub 1
- 48 Ideal Bagel 1
- 49 Tlaloc El Mexicano Restaurant 1
- 50 1000 Faces Coffee 1
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