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. Little Caesars and Waffle House sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
L
Little Caesars
|
▲1 | +19.1% |
| 2 |
W
Waffle House
|
▲2 | +13.6% |
| 3 | H Hannah's BBQ South | - | +8.5% |
| 4 |
C
Cook Out
|
▲1 | +7.8% |
| 5 | E El Paso Mexican Restaurant | ▲1 | +4.1% |
| 6 |
L
LongHorn Steakhouse
|
▲1 | +3.7% |
| 7 |
C
Chick-fil-A
|
▲1 | +2.4% |
| 8 |
S
Sub Station II
|
- | +1.1% |
| 9 |
B
Burger King
|
- | +1.1% |
| 10 |
A
Arby's
|
▲1 | +0.9% |
| 11 |
D
Domino's Pizza
|
▼2 | +0.4% |
| 12 |
J
Jersey Mike's Subs
|
- | 0.0% |
| 13 |
K
KFC
|
▲1 | -0.3% |
| 14 |
H
Hardee's
|
- | -1.3% |
| 15 |
T
Taco Bell
|
- | -2.0% |
- Restaurant
- Fast Food Restaurant
- Pizzaria
- Chicken Restaurant
- Coffee Shop
- Sandwich Shop
- Casual Eatery
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
494 tracked store locations in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, colored by category.
- Restaurant (184)
- Fast Food Restaurant (101)
- Pizzaria (52)
- Chicken Restaurant (30)
- Coffee Shop (30)
- Sandwich Shop (28)
- Casual Eatery (15)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
M
McDonald's 17
-
2
B
Bojangles' 15
-
3
W
Wendy's 13
-
4
H
-
5
D
-
6
L
-
7
S
Starbucks 11
-
8
S
Subway 9
-
9
B
-
10
T
-
11
K
-
12
A
-
13
C
-
14
W
-
15
Z
Zaxby's 5
-
16
D
Dunkin' 5
-
17
F
Firehouse Subs 5
-
18
P
Papa John's Pizza 5
-
19
C
-
20
J
-
21
P
Pizza Hut 4
-
22
W
Wingstop 4
-
23
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 4
-
24
V
Village Inn Pizza 4
-
25
J
Jack in the Box 3
-
26
S
Sonic Drive-In 3
-
27
S
-
28
L
- 29 E El Paso Mexican Restaurant 3
- 30 H Hannah's BBQ South 3
-
31
P
Panera Bread 3
-
32
H
Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries 2
-
33
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 2
-
34
D
Dairy Queen 2
- 35 J JD's Smokehouse 2
- 36 G Granny's Country Kitchen 2
- 37 C China King 2
- 38 T Tokyo Diner 2
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39
B
Biscuitville 2
-
40
S
Smoothie King 2
-
41
C
Captain D's 2
- 42 F Fonta Flora Brewery 2
-
43
J
Jimmy John's 2
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44
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 2
- 45 U Udderly Delicious Ice Cream 2
-
46
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 2
- 47 L Los Compadres Mexican Restaurant 2
- 48 F Frankie's Pizza 2
- 49 G Geppeto's Pizza 2
-
50
A
Applebee's Grill + Bar 2
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