Chain · United States · data through September 2026

The Grind

Iceflower tracks 36 The Grind stores across 21 US states. It ranks #49 of 31,909 tracked US cafes & bakery-cafes by card spend. Its share of tracked category spend moved -2.6% over the last year.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked stores
36
States
21
Category
Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
Category rank
#49

Growth

The Grind against its category

The biggest tracked US cafes & bakery-cafes by card spend, with year-over-year growth of category share. Share means a chain's slice of tracked category spend. It can decline while the chain's own sales grow. The chart tracks The Grind's share of the category quarter by quarter, indexed to 2024 Q4 = 100.

# Chain YoY share
1 Panera Bread -1.3%
2 Einstein Bros. Bagels +2.3%
3 Bruegger's Bagels -23.2%
4 Kneaders Bakery & Cafe -8.9%
5 Tatte Bakery & Cafe +5.9%
6 Café Zupas -10.2%
7 La Madeleine French Café -13.6%
8 Corner Bakery -17.5%
9 Virgin River Hotel and Casino +11.5%
10 Uncommon Grounds Coffee & Bagels +6.7%
49 The Grind -2.6%

Share of tracked category spend, indexed

100 94.1 2024 Q4 2026 Q3

Store footprint

Store map

36 tracked The Grind locations across 21 US states. Alaska, California, and Texas hold 33% of them.

Customer overlap

Who shops at The Grind

Tracked chains The Grind customers also buy from more than a similarly active shopper would, indexed to the strongest overlap (100). From real card transactions.

Silver Silo Bakery & Espresso 100
Super Bear Supermarket 74
Lizzie & Lola's Espresso & More 59
C-A-L Ranch 55
Rally Stop 55
Lin's Market 53
The Pub Spirits + Craft Kitchen 52
Breeze In 50
Southern Utah University 48
Ashebrooke Liquor Outlet 47

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