Food & Drink Trends in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 2026

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. Culver's and Potbelly Sandwich Shop sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth

Rank	Chain	Rank movement	YoY growth
1	C Culver's	▲4	+15.6%
2	P Potbelly Sandwich Shop	▲10	+14.1%
3	L Little Caesars	▲4	+14.1%
4	S Steak 'n Shake	▲10	+13.6%
5	B Bob Evans	▲4	+12.9%
6	O Outback Steakhouse	▲5	+12.9%
7	O Oriental Wok	▲4	+12.5%
8	W Wings and Rings	▲2	+12.3%
9	C Carrabba's Italian Grill	▲6	+10.6%
10	C City Barbeque	▲5	+10.3%
11	L LongHorn Steakhouse	▲2	+9.9%
12	C Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	▲4	+9.4%
13	M McAlister's Deli	-	+7.1%
14	L Long John Silver's	▲6	+6.8%
15	S Shooters Sports Grill	▲6	+6.4%