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. Bubbakoo's Burritos and Bonefish Grill sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubbakoo's Burritos | ▲3 | +18.6% |
| 2 | Bonefish Grill | ▲16 | +15.9% |
| 3 | El Cabrito Mexican Grill | ▲13 | +15.2% |
| 4 | TGI Fridays | ▲7 | +14.3% |
| 5 | Dairy Queen | ▲8 | +14.1% |
| 6 | Shake Shack | ▲8 | +13.8% |
| 7 | Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers | ▲4 | +13.2% |
| 8 | Akira Ramen & Izakaya | ▲14 | +12.5% |
| 9 | Burger King | ▲1 | +12.2% |
| 10 | Waffle House | ▲2 | +11.4% |
| 11 | Rise Up Coffee | ▲6 | +9.5% |
| 12 | Always Ice Cream | - | +9.1% |
| 13 | CAVA | ▲1 | +7.9% |
| 14 | Ruth's Chris Steak House | ▲2 | +7.2% |
| 15 | La Tolteca | ▲5 | +6.9% |
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Casual Dining
- Other restaurants
- Pizzerias
- Burger Chains
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Coffee Chains
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
5,956 tracked store locations in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 528 of the 5,956 stores (9%); 3,379 of the 3,778 tracked chains have a single store here.
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (531)
- Casual Dining (505)
- Other restaurants (448)
- Pizzerias (336)
- Burger Chains (328)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (327)
- Coffee Chains (261)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Starbucks 132
- 2 McDonald's 122
- 3 Dunkin' 117
- 4 Subway 97
- 5 Burger King 60
- 6 Chick-fil-A 50
- 7 Chipotle Mexican Grill 49
- 8 Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard 48
- 9 Papa John's Pizza 47
- 10 Wendy's 47
- 11 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 46
- 12 Domino's Pizza 45
- 13 Baskin-Robbins 38
- 14 Taco Bell 35
- 15 Five Guys 29
- 16 Pizza Hut 26
- 17 IHOP 24
- 18 Panera Bread 24
- 19 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 24
- 20 America's Best Wings 23
- 21 Jersey Mike's Subs 23
- 22 Jimmy John's 22
- 23 Auntie Anne's 22
- 24 Smoothie King 22
- 25 Pizza Boli's 22
- 26 Little Caesars 21
- 27 Arby's 20
- 28 Qdoba 18
- 29 Cold Stone Creamery 18
- 30 Panda Express 18
- 31 Charleys Cheesesteaks 16
- 32 Checkers 14
- 33 Buffalo Wild Wings 13
- 34 Wingstop 13
- 35 The Greene Turtle 13
- 36 Potbelly Sandwich Shop 13
- 37 Bubbakoo's Burritos 13
- 38 Mission BBQ 12
- 39 CAVA 11
- 40 Cinnabon 11
- 41 First Watch 10
- 42 sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt 10
- 43 KFC 10
- 44 Outback Steakhouse 10
- 45 Sonic Drive-In 9
- 46 Einstein Bros. Bagels 9
- 47 MOD Pizza 9
- 48 Denny's 9
- 49 Bob Evans 8
- 50 Applebee's Grill + Bar 8
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