Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked family restaurants & diners
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. Maid-Rite and Waffle House sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
M
Maid-Rite
|
- | +19.8% |
| 2 |
W
Waffle House
|
▲2 | +12.0% |
| 3 |
C
Country Kitchen
|
▲1 | +6.3% |
| 4 | W Whistle Stop Cafe | ▲3 | +2.9% |
| 5 |
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
|
▲1 | -0.7% |
| 6 | B Bakers Square | - | -1.3% |
| 7 |
I
IHOP
|
- | -5.6% |
| 8 |
D
Denny's
|
▼1 | -8.3% |
| 9 | S Sunrise Family Restaurant | ▼1 | -14.6% |
| 10 |
B
Bob Evans
|
- | -15.1% |
| 11 |
H
Huddle House
|
▼1 | -31.4% |
| 12 |
P
Perkins American Food Co.
|
▼1 | -39.6% |
| 13 | C Country House Restaurant | ▼3 | -48.4% |
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
- Denny's
- IHOP
- Soul Vibez
- Cozy Corner
- Bob Evans
- Jordyn's Soul Cafe
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
365 tracked store locations in Illinois. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (22)
- Denny's (45)
- IHOP (46)
- Soul Vibez (2)
- Cozy Corner (1)
- Bob Evans (12)
- Jordyn's Soul Cafe (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
I
-
2
D
-
3
C
-
4
B
-
5
V
Village Inn 10
-
6
H
-
7
P
-
8
C
- 9 S Sunrise Family Restaurant 4
- 10 B Bakers Square 4
- 11 C Country House Restaurant 3
- 12 W Whistle Stop Cafe 3
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13
W
-
14
M
- 15 S Sunshine Restaurant 2
- 16 M MCL Restaurant & Bakery 2
-
17
P
Piccadilly 2
- 18 G George's Family Restaurant 2
- 19 J Jerry's Cafe 2
- 20 T The Diner 2
-
21
S
Soul Vibez 2
- 22 S Silver Dollar Restaurant 2
- 23 R Riverside Family Restaurant 2
- 24 C Colonial Cafe 2
- 25 B Bentley's Pancake House 2
- 26 E Ela's Eatery 1
- 27 K King Soul Food Gallery 1
- 28 K Ken's Diner and Grille 1
- 29 F Frank's Restaurant 1
- 30 I Igloo Diner 1
- 31 C Cindy B's Cafe 1
- 32 F Family Kitchen 1
- 33 B Burgundy Restaurant 1
- 34 C Countryside Family Diner 1
- 35 B Bela's Cafe 1
- 36 S Soul Vegan 1
- 37 T Two Sisters Restaurant 1
- 38 H Horseshoe Inn 1
- 39 P Pilich Station Grill 1
- 40 F Funderburk's Diner 1
- 41 C Chestnut Family Restaurant 1
- 42 K Kincaid Diner 1
- 43 D Dove's Luncheonette 1
- 44 G Geneva Diner 1
- 45 M Mary's Diner 1
- 46 R Roy's Soul Food 1
- 47 B Batavia Diner 2 1
- 48 B Baby Bull's 1
- 49 S Star 34 Family Restaurant 1
- 50 Z Ziggie's Family Restaurant 1
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