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. Waffle House and Burger King sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waffle House | - | +1.3% |
| 2 | Burger King | ▲1 | +0.3% |
| 3 | Domino's Pizza | ▲2 | -4.1% |
| 4 | McDonald's | - | -7.1% |
| 5 | Arby's | ▲2 | -10.3% |
| 6 | KFC | - | -15.3% |
| 7 | Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen | ▼1 | -17.2% |
| 8 | Sonic Drive-In | ▼3 | -23.2% |
| 9 | Little Caesars | ▼1 | -23.9% |
- Burger Chains
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Casual Dining
- Other restaurants
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
224 tracked store locations in Gadsden, AL, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 30 of the 224 stores (13%); 148 of the 172 tracked chains have a single store here. 5% of the tracked food & drink stores here are chicken & wings fast food, against 6% across Alabama.
- Burger Chains (31)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (17)
- Casual Dining (17)
- Other restaurants (14)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (13)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (13)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (12)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Jack's 9
- 2 Subway 7
- 3 McDonald's 6
- 4 Little Caesars 4
- 5 Waffle House 4
- 6 Sonic Drive-In 4
- 7 Domino's Pizza 4
- 8 Burger King 3
- 9 KFC 3
- 10 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 3
- 11 Arby's 3
- 12 Guthrie's 2
- 13 Villa Fiesta 2
- 14 Starbucks 2
- 15 Taco Bell 2
- 16 Captain D's 2
- 17 Papa John's Pizza 2
- 18 Huddle House 2
- 19 XeroCal 2
- 20 Los Arcos 2
- 21 Wendy's 2
- 22 Pizza Hut 2
- 23 Whataburger 2
- 24 Jefferson's 2
- 25 Smokehouse 227 1
- 26 The Gridiron of Gadsden 1
- 27 El Jalapeno 1
- 28 The Chill Spot LLC 1
- 29 Tut Hookah Lounge 1
- 30 The Bridal Garden 1
- 31 Flowers Baking Co 1
- 32 The Night Owl 1
- 33 Asahi Sushi House 1
- 34 Mae Khan's Eggrolls 1
- 35 The Sweet Nation 1
- 36 Daylight Donuts Attalla 1
- 37 Sip & Chill 1
- 38 Sakura Japanese Cuisine Hibachi and Sushi Bar 1
- 39 Courtyard Cafe 1
- 40 Somewhere In Time 1
- 41 Old Gallant Store & Restaurant 1
- 42 Frios Gourmet Pops 1
- 43 Barone's Pizza and Arcade 1
- 44 Merrill's BBQ 1
- 45 Julio's Pizza 1
- 46 Pig-N-Out Barbeque 1
- 47 Gameday LIVE! 1
- 48 Hebrews Coffee SHOP 1
- 49 Great American Cookies 1
- 50 Hubcap Coffee 1
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