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. Chipotle Mexican Grill and Firehouse Subs sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | ▲3 | +12.1% |
| 2 | Firehouse Subs | ▲2 | +11.0% |
| 3 | Captain D's | ▲6 | +8.5% |
| 4 | Outback Steakhouse | ▲8 | +8.3% |
| 5 | Chick-fil-A | - | +6.3% |
| 6 | Arby's | ▲1 | +5.8% |
| 7 | Starbucks | ▲2 | +5.6% |
| 8 | Kickin' Chicken | ▼1 | +5.0% |
| 9 | Cook Out | - | +5.0% |
| 10 | McAlister's Deli | ▲3 | +4.9% |
| 11 | Subway | ▲1 | +4.9% |
| 12 | Bojangles' | ▲1 | +4.7% |
| 13 | Applebee's Grill + Bar | ▲3 | +4.6% |
| 14 | East Bay Deli | ▲2 | +4.2% |
| 15 | Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen | ▲1 | +3.9% |
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Casual Dining
- Other restaurants
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Burger Chains
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
2,187 tracked store locations in Charleston-North Charleston, SC, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 134 of the 2,187 stores (6%); 1,305 of the 1,509 tracked chains have a single store here. 4% of the tracked food & drink stores here are chicken & wings fast food, against 5% across South Carolina.
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (228)
- Casual Dining (190)
- Other restaurants (168)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (134)
- Burger Chains (130)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (126)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (114)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 McDonald's 31
- 2 Starbucks 28
- 3 Dunkin' 27
- 4 Jersey Mike's Subs 25
- 5 Subway 23
- 6 Waffle House 23
- 7 Domino's Pizza 20
- 8 Wendy's 20
- 9 Chick-fil-A 19
- 10 Taco Bell 16
- 11 Arby's 14
- 12 Little Caesars 14
- 13 Burger King 14
- 14 Marco's Pizza 13
- 15 Sonic Drive-In 12
- 16 Hardee's 12
- 17 Papa John's Pizza 12
- 18 Bojangles' 11
- 19 Zaxby's 11
- 20 Firehouse Subs 10
- 21 Church's Chicken 9
- 22 Pizza Hut 8
- 23 Moe's Southwest Grill 8
- 24 Jimmy John's 8
- 25 Panera Bread 7
- 26 Five Guys 7
- 27 Chipotle Mexican Grill 7
- 28 Captain D's 6
- 29 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 6
- 30 Kickin' Chicken 6
- 31 KFC 6
- 32 East Bay Deli 6
- 33 IHOP 6
- 34 Agaves Cantina 5
- 35 Buffalo Wild Wings 5
- 36 Eggs Up Grill 4
- 37 Cook Out 4
- 38 Fuji Sushi Bar & Grill 4
- 39 Seasons of Japan 4
- 40 Home Team BBQ 4
- 41 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 4
- 42 sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt 4
- 43 Famulari's Pizzeria 4
- 44 Gilligan's Seafood Restaurant 4
- 45 Steel City Pizza 3
- 46 Locals Sushi & Sports Pub 3
- 47 Santis Restaurante Mexicano 3
- 48 Outback Steakhouse 3
- 49 Azul Mexicano 3
- 50 Ruby's New York Style Bagels 3
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