Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked barbecue 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. This Is It! Southern Kitchen & Bar-B-Q and Sonny's BBQ sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T
This Is It! Southern Kitchen & Bar-B-Q
|
- | +12.1% |
| 2 |
S
Sonny's BBQ
|
- | +6.6% |
| 3 |
M
Moe's Original BBQ
|
▲2 | +4.1% |
| 4 | G Georgia Bob's BBQ | - | -2.9% |
| 5 |
W
Willie Jewell's Old School Bar-B-Q
|
- | -13.9% |
| 6 | C Cue Barbecue | - | -17.9% |
| 7 |
S
Shane's Rib Shack
|
- | -19.5% |
| 8 |
D
Dickey's Barbecue Pit
|
- | -21.8% |
| 9 |
H
Hog N Bones
|
- | -31.4% |
| 10 |
S
Smokey Bones
|
▼2 | -52.2% |
- Sonny's BBQ
- Shane's Rib Shack
- Country's Barbecue
- City Barbeque
- Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q
- Goolsby's
- Thatcher's Barbecue and Grill
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
495 tracked store locations in Georgia. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Sonny's BBQ (17)
- Shane's Rib Shack (36)
- Country's Barbecue (2)
- City Barbeque (7)
- Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q (2)
- Goolsby's (1)
- Thatcher's Barbecue and Grill (2)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
S
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2
S
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3
D
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4
C
City Barbeque 7
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5
T
- 6 G Georgia Bob's BBQ 5
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7
S
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8
M
- 9 C Cue Barbecue 3
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10
H
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11
W
- 12 F Foggy Bottom BBQ 2
- 13 R Rib Country BBQ 2
- 14 S Saucey Bones BBQ 2
- 15 D Dreamland BBQ 2
- 16 O Ole Rudy's Bar-B-Que 2
- 17 T The Oink Joint 2
- 18 S Slope's BBQ 2
- 19 T The Pink Pig 2
- 20 B Blossom Hill BBQ & Burgers 2
- 21 B Boneyard BBQ 2
- 22 B BBQ Masters 2
- 23 P Papa Buck's BBQ 2
- 24 M Moonie's Texas Barbecue 2
- 25 S Sho Nuff Smokin Good BBQ 2
- 26 P Pig-N-Chik BBQ 2
- 27 U Uncle Shug's Bar-B-Q Place 2
- 28 S Smoke House Q 2
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29
C
Country's Barbecue 2
- 30 F Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q 2
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31
W
Williamson Bros. Bar-B-Q 2
- 32 S Smokin Pig BBQ 2
- 33 S Sweet Auburn BBQ 2
- 34 R Rusty Pig BBQ 2
- 35 T Thatcher's Barbecue and Grill 2
- 36 B Big Nick's 2
- 37 G G Brand BBQ 1
- 38 S Smoky Kitchen BBQ 1
- 39 G Geo's Smokehouse 1
- 40 T Twin Oaks BBQ 1
- 41 D Dixie Q 1
- 42 C Clearview BBQ 1
- 43 S Smoke Friendly BBQ 1
- 44 C C&B Barbecue 1
- 45 S Smok'n Pig 1
- 46 N North Georgia Barbeque 1
- 47 K Kelly's BBQ 1
- 48 J Juicy Ribs 1
- 49 S Savannah Smokehouse BBQ & Brew 1
- 50 E Eat It All BBQ 1
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