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. Wingstop and Jersey Mike's Subs sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wingstop | ▲2 | +14.6% |
| 2 | Jersey Mike's Subs | - | +11.5% |
| 3 | Burger King | ▲1 | +10.9% |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | ▲1 | +8.5% |
| 5 | Dos Amigos | - | +6.3% |
| 6 | Waffle House | ▲2 | +6.2% |
| 7 | Cook Out | - | +6.1% |
| 8 | Sub Station II | - | +2.7% |
| 9 | Hannah's BBQ South | - | +1.6% |
| 10 | Bojangles' | - | +1.0% |
| 11 | Panera Bread | - | +0.1% |
| 12 | Dunkin' | ▲2 | 0.0% |
| 13 | Granny's Country Kitchen | ▲1 | -0.3% |
| 14 | McDonald's | - | -0.4% |
| 15 | El Paso Mexican Restaurant | - | -1.4% |
- Burger Chains
- Casual Dining
- Other restaurants
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
725 tracked store locations in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 73 of the 725 stores (10%); 435 of the 494 tracked chains have a single store here. 8% of the tracked food & drink stores here are Mexican restaurants & taquerias, against 6% across North Carolina.
- Burger Chains (75)
- Casual Dining (73)
- Other restaurants (56)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (56)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (51)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (44)
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food (43)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 McDonald's 19
- 2 Subway 15
- 3 Bojangles' 14
- 4 Wendy's 13
- 5 Domino's Pizza 12
- 6 Starbucks 12
- 7 Little Caesars 11
- 8 Hardee's 11
- 9 Taco Bell 9
- 10 Burger King 9
- 11 Pizza Hut 8
- 12 KFC 8
- 13 Chick-fil-A 7
- 14 Waffle House 7
- 15 Arby's 7
- 16 Papa John's Pizza 6
- 17 Dunkin' 6
- 18 Zaxby's 5
- 19 Firehouse Subs 5
- 20 Wingstop 4
- 21 Village Inn Pizza 4
- 22 Chipotle Mexican Grill 4
- 23 Jersey Mike's Subs 4
- 24 Cook Out 4
- 25 El Paso Mexican Restaurant 4
- 26 Granny's Country Kitchen 3
- 27 Jack in the Box 3
- 28 Dos Amigos 3
- 29 Captain D's 3
- 30 Panera Bread 3
- 31 LongHorn Steakhouse 3
- 32 Sonic Drive-In 3
- 33 Hannah's BBQ South 3
- 34 Sub Station II 3
- 35 Tokyo Diner 2
- 36 China King 2
- 37 Geppeto's Pizza 2
- 38 Smoothie King 2
- 39 Jimmy John's 2
- 40 Biscuitville 2
- 41 Fonta Flora Brewery 2
- 42 Fresh Chef Kitchen 2
- 43 Frankie's Pizza 2
- 44 Dairy Queen 2
- 45 Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries 2
- 46 Udderly Delicious Ice Cream 2
- 47 Los Compadres Mexican Restaurant 2
- 48 JD's Smokehouse 2
- 49 Olive Garden 2
- 50 Chubby's 2
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