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. Five Guys and Ziggi's Coffee sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Five Guys | ▲3 | +19.6% |
| 2 | Ziggi's Coffee | ▲1 | +17.5% |
| 3 | Sweet Cow | ▲5 | +17.5% |
| 4 | Burger King | ▲3 | +9.1% |
| 5 | Snarf's Sandwiches | ▲1 | +6.3% |
| 6 | Las Palmeras Express | ▲1 | +5.9% |
| 7 | The Post Chicken & Beer | ▲1 | +5.6% |
| 8 | Tangerine | ▲2 | +5.1% |
| 9 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | - | +5.0% |
| 10 | Alpine Modern Cafe | ▲1 | +4.9% |
| 11 | Moe's Broadway Bagel | ▲1 | +4.9% |
| 12 | Little Caesars | ▲1 | +4.4% |
| 13 | Dairy Queen | - | +3.9% |
| 14 | Firehouse Subs | - | +3.5% |
| 15 | Jersey Mike's Subs | ▲1 | +3.0% |
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Other restaurants
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Casual Dining
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Coffee Chains
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
1,041 tracked store locations in Boulder, CO, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 73 of the 1,041 stores (7%); 717 of the 811 tracked chains have a single store here. 3% of the tracked food & drink stores here are burger chains, against 6% across Colorado.
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (115)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (100)
- Other restaurants (98)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (88)
- Casual Dining (71)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (60)
- Coffee Chains (46)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Starbucks 33
- 2 Subway 16
- 3 Dairy Queen 8
- 4 Chipotle Mexican Grill 8
- 5 McDonald's 8
- 6 Taco Bell 7
- 7 Ziggi's Coffee 7
- 8 Snarf's Sandwiches 7
- 9 Panda Express 6
- 10 Domino's Pizza 6
- 11 Wendy's 5
- 12 Moe's Broadway Bagel 5
- 13 Abo's Pizza 5
- 14 Blackjack Pizza 5
- 15 Burger King 5
- 16 OZO Coffee 5
- 17 Jimmy John's 4
- 18 Jersey Mike's Subs 4
- 19 Santiago's Mexican Restaurant 4
- 20 Qdoba 4
- 21 Einstein Bros. Bagels 4
- 22 Sweet Cow 4
- 23 Firehouse Subs 3
- 24 Tangerine 3
- 25 Panera Bread 3
- 26 Las Palmeras Express 3
- 27 Moxie Bread Co. 3
- 28 Little Caesars 3
- 29 Proto's Pizza 3
- 30 Five Guys 3
- 31 La Mariposa 3
- 32 Alpine Modern Cafe 3
- 33 The Post Chicken & Beer 3
- 34 Wingstop 2
- 35 Busaba Thai 2
- 36 Pica's Mexican Taqueria 2
- 37 Deli Zone 2
- 38 Arby's 2
- 39 Dunkin' 2
- 40 Le Peep 2
- 41 Wing Shack 2
- 42 IHOP 2
- 43 Gondolier Italian Eatery 2
- 44 Smokin' Dave's BBQ 2
- 45 Danny's Tacos & Tortas 2
- 46 Illegal Pete's 2
- 47 Backcountry Pizza & Tap House 2
- 48 Boxcar Coffee Roasters 2
- 49 Cosmo's Pizza 2
- 50 Mojo Taqueria 2
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