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. Burger King and Beer Study sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burger King | ▲1 | +17.4% |
| 2 | Beer Study | ▲3 | +11.9% |
| 3 | Chick-fil-A | - | +6.4% |
| 4 | China Wok | - | +5.8% |
| 5 | Joe Van Gogh | - | +4.4% |
| 6 | Bojangles' | - | +2.6% |
| 7 | Waffle House | ▲1 | +1.6% |
| 8 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | - | +1.5% |
| 9 | Dunkin' | ▲1 | -0.9% |
| 10 | McDonald's | - | -1.5% |
| 11 | Panera Bread | ▲1 | -2.3% |
| 12 | Firehouse Subs | - | -3.0% |
| 13 | Starbucks | ▼1 | -3.6% |
| 14 | Biscuitville | - | -4.2% |
| 15 | Zaxby's | ▲1 | -5.4% |
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Other restaurants
- Casual Dining
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Burger Chains
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
1,303 tracked store locations in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 98 of the 1,303 stores (8%); 907 of the 990 tracked chains have a single store here. 6% of the tracked food & drink stores here are burger chains, against 8% across North Carolina.
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (134)
- Other restaurants (116)
- Casual Dining (94)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (92)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (89)
- Burger Chains (81)
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food (60)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Starbucks 33
- 2 McDonald's 19
- 3 Chick-fil-A 16
- 4 Domino's Pizza 15
- 5 Jersey Mike's Subs 15
- 6 Bojangles' 14
- 7 Burger King 14
- 8 Subway 14
- 9 Wendy's 13
- 10 Panera Bread 10
- 11 Chipotle Mexican Grill 9
- 12 Papa John's Pizza 9
- 13 Waffle House 9
- 14 Dunkin' 8
- 15 Little Caesars 7
- 16 Hardee's 7
- 17 Taco Bell 7
- 18 Cook Out 6
- 19 Zaxby's 6
- 20 Jimmy John's 5
- 21 Firehouse Subs 5
- 22 Arby's 5
- 23 Pizza Hut 5
- 24 Monterrey Mexican Restaurant 4
- 25 Moe's Southwest Grill 4
- 26 Biscuitville 4
- 27 Marco's Pizza 4
- 28 First Watch 4
- 29 Wingstop 3
- 30 Beer Study 3
- 31 KFC 3
- 32 Joe Van Gogh 3
- 33 China Wok 3
- 34 Bruegger's Bagels 3
- 35 Heavenly Buffaloes 3
- 36 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 3
- 37 Nantucket Grill 2
- 38 Five Guys 2
- 39 Cosmic Cantina 2
- 40 Lime & Lemon Indian Grill & Bar 2
- 41 Town Hall Burger & Beer 2
- 42 Happy + Hale 2
- 43 Beyu Caffe 2
- 44 Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 2
- 45 Golden Corral Buffet & Grill 2
- 46 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 2
- 47 Elizabeth's Pizza 2
- 48 CAVA 2
- 49 Playa Bowls 2
- 50 Carolina Brewery 2
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