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. Subway and Dunkin' sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Subway | ▲1 | +11.6% |
| 2 | Dunkin' | ▲3 | +9.0% |
| 3 | Starbucks | ▲4 | +7.9% |
| 4 | McDonald's | - | +5.9% |
| 5 | Burger King | ▲3 | +4.3% |
| 6 | Chick-fil-A | - | +2.9% |
| 7 | Waffle House | - | +1.6% |
| 8 | El Sombrero | ▲1 | -1.1% |
| 9 | Dairy Queen | - | -1.3% |
| 10 | Papa John's Pizza | - | -2.2% |
| 11 | Firehouse Subs | - | -2.7% |
| 12 | Danny's Donuts | - | -4.7% |
| 13 | Zaxby's | - | -5.8% |
| 14 | Whataburger | ▼1 | -6.8% |
| 15 | Arby's | - | -10.1% |
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Burger Chains
- Casual Dining
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food
- Pizza Chains
- Other restaurants
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
415 tracked store locations in Gainesville, GA, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 43 of the 415 stores (10%); 264 of the 307 tracked chains have a single store here. 11% of the tracked food & drink stores here are Mexican restaurants & taquerias, against 6% across Georgia.
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (47)
- Burger Chains (40)
- Casual Dining (28)
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food (25)
- Pizza Chains (24)
- Other restaurants (23)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (22)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Waffle House 14
- 2 Starbucks 9
- 3 McDonald's 8
- 4 Papa John's Pizza 6
- 5 Burger King 6
- 6 Chick-fil-A 5
- 7 Zaxby's 5
- 8 Little Caesars 5
- 9 Domino's Pizza 5
- 10 Wendy's 5
- 11 Dunkin' 5
- 12 Arby's 4
- 13 Danny's Donuts 4
- 14 Marco's Pizza 3
- 15 Firehouse Subs 3
- 16 Subway 3
- 17 Dairy Queen 3
- 18 Chipotle Mexican Grill 3
- 19 Jersey Mike's Subs 3
- 20 Taco Bell 3
- 21 Whataburger 3
- 22 Pizza Hut 3
- 23 El Sombrero 3
- 24 Burger & Shake 2
- 25 Cook Out 2
- 26 American Deli 2
- 27 Wingstop 2
- 28 BiBa's Italian Restaurant 2
- 29 WNB Factory 2
- 30 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 2
- 31 Aurelio's Mexican Restaurant 2
- 32 Moonie's Texas Barbecue 2
- 33 Peyton's Pie Company 2
- 34 Captain D's 2
- 35 Smoothie King 2
- 36 KFC 2
- 37 Krystal 2
- 38 Panda Express 2
- 39 Huey Magoo's 2
- 40 IHOP 2
- 41 Chili's Grill & Bar 2
- 42 Up In Smoke BBQ 1
- 43 New Lucky Crab House 1
- 44 Nothing Bundt Cakes 1
- 45 Gainesville Seafood Market & Eatery 1
- 46 Huddle House 1
- 47 The 5 Spot 1
- 48 Planet Smoothie 1
- 49 McAvoy's Cafe 1
- 50 Los Arcos 1
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