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. Smoothie King and Taco Bell sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoothie King | ▲7 | +18.5% |
| 2 | Taco Bell | ▲4 | +10.5% |
| 3 | Aztecas Restaurant & Cantina | ▲4 | +4.6% |
| 4 | Little Caesars | ▲5 | +1.3% |
| 5 | Zaxby's | - | +0.2% |
| 6 | Half Shell Oyster House | - | -2.6% |
| 7 | McDonald's | - | -4.4% |
| 8 | Marco's Pizza | ▲1 | -6.5% |
| 9 | Dairy Queen | - | -7.6% |
| 10 | Firehouse Subs | - | -8.0% |
| 11 | Hardee's | ▲1 | -10.1% |
| 12 | Waffle House | ▲2 | -11.5% |
| 13 | Starbucks | ▲3 | -11.8% |
| 14 | Ward's Restaurant | ▲2 | -14.4% |
| 15 | Papa John's Pizza | ▲1 | -17.2% |
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Burger Chains
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Other restaurants
- Casual Dining
- Seafood & Cajun
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
1,123 tracked store locations in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 126 of the 1,123 stores (11%); 726 of the 805 tracked chains have a single store here. 3% of the tracked food & drink stores here are chicken & wings fast food, against 6% across Mississippi.
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (117)
- Burger Chains (98)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (83)
- Other restaurants (80)
- Casual Dining (75)
- Seafood & Cajun (64)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (62)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Subway 42
- 2 Waffle House 27
- 3 McDonald's 24
- 4 Sonic Drive-In 17
- 5 Domino's Pizza 16
- 6 Wendy's 13
- 7 Burger King 13
- 8 Taco Bell 12
- 9 Little Caesars 12
- 10 Papa John's Pizza 11
- 11 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 10
- 12 Starbucks 9
- 13 Pizza Hut 9
- 14 Smoothie King 7
- 15 Arby's 7
- 16 PJ's Coffee 5
- 17 McAlister's Deli 5
- 18 Hardee's 5
- 19 Mugshots Grill and Bar 4
- 20 Dairy Queen 4
- 21 Firehouse Subs 4
- 22 Zaxby's 4
- 23 El Saltillo 4
- 24 Dunkin' 4
- 25 KFC 4
- 26 Applebee's Grill + Bar 3
- 27 IHOP 3
- 28 Juan Tequilas 3
- 29 Aztecas Restaurant & Cantina 3
- 30 Chicken Salad Chick 3
- 31 Ward's Restaurant 3
- 32 Jimmy John's 3
- 33 Marco's Pizza 3
- 34 Marble Slab Creamery 3
- 35 Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 3
- 36 Whataburger 3
- 37 Half Shell Oyster House 3
- 38 Newk's Eatery 3
- 39 Bop's Frozen Custard 2
- 40 Moe's Southwest Grill 2
- 41 Denny's 2
- 42 Sicily's Pizza 2
- 43 Checkers and Rally's 2
- 44 Jalapeno Grill 2
- 45 Yamato Japanese Steakhouse 2
- 46 Chopsticks 2
- 47 Woody's Roadside 2
- 48 Murky Waters BBQ 2
- 49 Ruby Tuesday 2
- 50 Buffalo Wild Wings 2
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