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. Milo's Hamburgers and El Cazador sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milo's Hamburgers | ▲4 | +20.0% |
| 2 | El Cazador | ▲7 | +18.9% |
| 3 | Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen | ▲7 | +18.2% |
| 4 | Outback Steakhouse | ▲4 | +17.0% |
| 5 | Church's Chicken | ▲8 | +16.2% |
| 6 | Guthrie's | ▲3 | +13.8% |
| 7 | IHOP | ▲7 | +13.7% |
| 8 | Dairy Queen | ▲4 | +12.9% |
| 9 | Firehouse Subs | ▲4 | +12.6% |
| 10 | Five Guys | ▲4 | +10.4% |
| 11 | Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe | ▲6 | +9.8% |
| 12 | McAlister's Deli | ▲5 | +8.9% |
| 13 | Hamburger Heaven | ▲8 | +8.4% |
| 14 | Nothing Bundt Cakes | ▲2 | +8.1% |
| 15 | Subway | ▲4 | +7.6% |
- Burger Chains
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Casual Dining
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Other restaurants
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
2,605 tracked store locations in Birmingham, AL, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 249 of the 2,605 stores (10%); 1,313 of the 1,520 tracked chains have a single store here.
- Burger Chains (281)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (210)
- Casual Dining (182)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (180)
- Other restaurants (171)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (158)
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food (150)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Subway 60
- 2 McDonald's 55
- 3 Jack's 53
- 4 Starbucks 43
- 5 Taco Bell 38
- 6 Domino's Pizza 38
- 7 Waffle House 34
- 8 Burger King 33
- 9 Chick-fil-A 32
- 10 Little Caesars 29
- 11 Zaxby's 27
- 12 Wendy's 27
- 13 Arby's 26
- 14 Papa John's Pizza 26
- 15 Captain D's 23
- 16 Sonic Drive-In 21
- 17 Pizza Hut 20
- 18 Dunkin' 17
- 19 KFC 15
- 20 Dairy Queen 13
- 21 Whataburger 12
- 22 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 12
- 23 Huddle House 11
- 24 Milo's Hamburgers 11
- 25 Hardee's 10
- 26 Applebee's Grill + Bar 10
- 27 Jimmy John's 10
- 28 Bojangles' 10
- 29 Chipotle Mexican Grill 10
- 30 Full Moon BBQ 10
- 31 Krystal 9
- 32 Buffalo Wild Wings 9
- 33 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 9
- 34 Firehouse Subs 9
- 35 Panera Bread 9
- 36 Wingstop 9
- 37 Jersey Mike's Subs 8
- 38 Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe 8
- 39 Moe's Southwest Grill 7
- 40 Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 7
- 41 Smoothie King 7
- 42 American Deli 7
- 43 Outback Steakhouse 6
- 44 Five Guys 6
- 45 7 Brew Coffee 6
- 46 Taco Mama 6
- 47 Logan's Roadhouse 6
- 48 El Patron 5
- 49 Panda Express 5
- 50 The Purple Onion 5
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