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. Starbucks and Burger King sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | ▲1 | +6.5% |
| 2 | Burger King | ▲2 | +3.9% |
| 3 | Bruegger's Bagels | - | +0.9% |
| 4 | Scooter's Coffee | - | +0.1% |
| 5 | McDonald's | - | -0.7% |
| 6 | Dunkin' | ▲1 | -1.0% |
| 7 | Pizza Hut | - | -3.7% |
| 8 | Panera Bread | ▼2 | -4.1% |
| 9 | Domino's Pizza | - | -5.0% |
| 10 | Jimmy John's | - | -5.4% |
| 11 | Taste of China | - | -8.4% |
| 12 | Dairy Queen | - | -11.1% |
| 13 | Taco Bell | ▼1 | -11.7% |
| 14 | Wendy's | ▼1 | -19.1% |
| 15 | Pancheros Mexican Grill | - | -21.5% |
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Casual Dining
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Burger Chains
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Coffee Chains
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
402 tracked store locations in Iowa City, IA, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 37 of the 402 stores (9%); 289 of the 323 tracked chains have a single store here. 6% of the tracked food & drink stores here are sandwich & sub shops, against 8% across Iowa.
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (51)
- Casual Dining (40)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (30)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (27)
- Burger Chains (24)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (23)
- Coffee Chains (23)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Starbucks 9
- 2 McDonald's 8
- 3 Subway 7
- 4 Dairy Queen 7
- 5 Scooter's Coffee 6
- 6 Jimmy John's 5
- 7 Pancheros Mexican Grill 5
- 8 Pizza Hut 4
- 9 Dunkin' 4
- 10 Panera Bread 3
- 11 Jersey Mike's Subs 3
- 12 Burger King 3
- 13 Taco Bell 3
- 14 Wendy's 3
- 15 Domino's Pizza 3
- 16 Taste of China 3
- 17 Bruegger's Bagels 3
- 18 Pizza Ranch 2
- 19 Heyn's Ice Cream 2
- 20 Vine Tavern & Eatery 2
- 21 Papa John's Pizza 2
- 22 Estela's Fresh Mex 2
- 23 ReUnion Brewery 2
- 24 Arby's 2
- 25 Culver's 2
- 26 Chipotle Mexican Grill 2
- 27 Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 2
- 28 Panda Express 2
- 29 Red Ginger 2
- 30 Buffalo Wild Wings 2
- 31 Caribou Coffee 2
- 32 Tavern Blue 1
- 33 Uncle Sun 1
- 34 Hurts Donut Co. 1
- 35 D.P. Dough 1
- 36 Baroncini Ristorante Italiano 1
- 37 Blue Elephant Thai Restaurant 1
- 38 Coach's Corner Sports Pub 1
- 39 Cold Stone Creamery 1
- 40 Peking Buffet 1
- 41 I Love Mochi 1
- 42 Oyama Sushi 1
- 43 Get Fresh Cafe 1
- 44 Alley Cat 1
- 45 The Well 1
- 46 Nutrisport & Smoothie 1
- 47 Luna's Tacos of Iowa City 1
- 48 Daydrink 1
- 49 Everbowl 1
- 50 Hazzard County Iowa City 1
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