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. Red Lobster and La Tolteca sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
R
Red Lobster
|
▲9 | +18.5% |
| 2 | L La Tolteca | ▲12 | +17.8% |
| 3 | E El Cabrito Mexican Grill | ▲7 | +14.4% |
| 4 |
F
Friendly's
|
▲6 | +14.3% |
| 5 |
J
Jersey Mike's Subs
|
▲2 | +14.0% |
| 6 |
I
Iron Rooster
|
▲10 | +13.4% |
| 7 |
M
Maiwand Kabob
|
▲6 | +13.2% |
| 8 |
R
Rise Up Coffee
|
▲5 | +12.0% |
| 9 |
T
Tai Chi Bubble Tea
|
▲3 | +10.9% |
| 10 |
C
CAVA
|
▲3 | +9.7% |
| 11 |
O
Olive Garden
|
▲1 | +9.3% |
| 12 |
F
First Watch
|
▲4 | +8.5% |
| 13 | S Southern Blues | ▲6 | +8.4% |
| 14 |
A
Akira Ramen & Izakaya
|
▲4 | +7.9% |
| 15 |
S
Silver Diner
|
▲6 | +7.6% |
- Restaurant
- Fast Food Restaurant
- Pizzaria
- Casual Eatery
- Coffee Shop
- Bar
- Sandwich Shop
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
4,576 tracked store locations in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, colored by category.
- Restaurant (1,916)
- Fast Food Restaurant (483)
- Pizzaria (440)
- Casual Eatery (339)
- Coffee Shop (235)
- Bar (215)
- Sandwich Shop (183)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
S
Starbucks 126
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2
M
McDonald's 96
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3
D
Dunkin' 91
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4
S
Subway 79
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5
B
Burger King 55
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6
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 50
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7
R
Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard 48
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8
C
Chick-fil-A 46
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9
D
Domino's Pizza 45
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10
P
Papa John's Pizza 44
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11
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 44
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12
W
Wendy's 38
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13
B
Baskin-Robbins 34
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14
T
Taco Bell 30
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15
F
Five Guys 28
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16
P
Panera Bread 26
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17
P
Pizza Hut 25
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18
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 24
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19
I
IHOP 23
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20
J
-
21
S
Smoothie King 22
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22
A
America's Best Wings 22
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23
P
Pizza Boli's 21
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24
A
Auntie Anne's 21
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25
L
Little Caesars 20
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26
A
Arby's 20
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27
P
Panda Express 19
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28
J
Jimmy John's 19
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29
Q
Qdoba 17
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30
C
Charleys Cheesesteaks 14
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31
W
Wingstop 13
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32
B
Bubbakoo's Burritos 13
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33
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 13
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34
C
Cold Stone Creamery 13
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35
P
Potbelly Sandwich Shop 12
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36
M
Mission BBQ 12
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37
E
Einstein Bros. Bagels 11
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38
T
The Greene Turtle 11
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39
C
-
40
F
-
41
O
Outback Steakhouse 10
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42
K
KFC 10
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43
S
sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt 10
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44
S
Sonic Drive-In 9
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45
D
Dairy Queen 9
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46
D
Denny's 9
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47
C
Checkers 9
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48
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes 8
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49
B
Bob Evans 7
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50
F
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