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. Starbucks and Hardee's sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | ▲1 | +8.1% |
| 2 | Hardee's | ▲3 | +3.2% |
| 3 | Cook Out | - | -0.3% |
| 4 | Chick-fil-A | - | -0.9% |
| 5 | Bojangles' | - | -1.5% |
| 6 | McDonald's | - | -2.3% |
| 7 | Zaxby's | ▲1 | -4.6% |
| 8 | Waffle House | - | -6.0% |
| 9 | Biscuitville | - | -6.4% |
| 10 | Dunkin' | ▼1 | -7.0% |
| 11 | Domino's Pizza | ▼1 | -7.7% |
| 12 | La Fiesta | ▼1 | -7.8% |
| 13 | Papa John's Pizza | - | -8.7% |
| 14 | Arby's | ▼1 | -13.3% |
| 15 | Taco Bell | ▼1 | -18.2% |
- Casual Dining
- Burger Chains
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food
- Bakeries, Donuts & Desserts
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
379 tracked store locations in Burlington, NC, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 35 of the 379 stores (9%); 253 of the 290 tracked chains have a single store here. 5% of the tracked food & drink stores here are bakeries, donuts & desserts, against 4% across North Carolina.
- Casual Dining (40)
- Burger Chains (35)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (32)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (28)
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food (21)
- Bakeries, Donuts & Desserts (19)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (18)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 McDonald's 8
- 2 Biscuitville 8
- 3 Bojangles' 7
- 4 Subway 6
- 5 Wendy's 6
- 6 Domino's Pizza 6
- 7 Waffle House 5
- 8 Starbucks 5
- 9 Burger King 4
- 10 Hursey's Bar-B-Q 4
- 11 Hardee's 4
- 12 Chick-fil-A 4
- 13 Dunkin' 3
- 14 La Fiesta 3
- 15 Arby's 3
- 16 Jersey Mike's Subs 3
- 17 Papa John's Pizza 3
- 18 Taco Bell 3
- 19 Cook Out 3
- 20 Pizza Hut 3
- 21 Zaxby's 3
- 22 Wingstop 2
- 23 Marco's Pizza 2
- 24 Moe's Southwest Grill 2
- 25 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 2
- 26 Grill Worx 2
- 27 La Cocina Mexican Restaurant 2
- 28 Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries 2
- 29 NC Jelly Donuts 2
- 30 Little Caesars 2
- 31 Mykonos Grill 2
- 32 Crazy Mexico 2
- 33 Golden China Restaurant 2
- 34 Mosca's 2
- 35 Smitty's Homemade Ice Cream 2
- 36 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 2
- 37 Harusaki 1
- 38 Tacos Azteca 1
- 39 Caribou Coffee 1
- 40 Crab N Catch 1
- 41 Stir King 1
- 42 The Fat Frogg 1
- 43 Moon Shiner-Z 1
- 44 Delancy's Restaurant 1
- 45 Dippin' Dots 1
- 46 Sakura Japanese Steakhouse 1
- 47 El Palmar Mexican Restaurant 1
- 48 C & Z Grill 1
- 49 Irazu Coffee 1
- 50 Roma's Pizza 1
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