Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked buffets
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. Pizza Ranch and China Buffet sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
P
|
- | -1.0% |
| 2 | C China Buffet | - | -5.7% |
| 3 |
G
|
- | -9.1% |
- Pizza Ranch
- Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet
- Lucky Buffet
- Golden Apple Buffet
- China Buffet
- Buffet City
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
93 tracked store locations in Iowa. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Pizza Ranch (64)
- Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet (1)
- Lucky Buffet (2)
- Golden Apple Buffet (1)
- China Buffet (5)
- Buffet City (1)
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill (3)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
P
Pizza Ranch 64
- 2 C China Buffet 5
-
3
G
Golden Corral Buffet & Grill 3
- 4 L Lucky Buffet 2
- 5 I International Buffet 1
- 6 K King Buffet 1
- 7 I Imperial Buffet 1
- 8 P Panda Buffet 1
- 9 O Old Country Buffet 1
- 10 C China One Buffet 1
- 11 P Panda Palace 1
- 12 H Hong Kong Buffet 1
- 13 G Golden Palace Buffet 1
- 14 M Metro Buffet 1
- 15 A Asian Buffet 1
- 16 P Peking Buffet 1
- 17 D Dynasty Buffet 1
- 18 F Fuji Asian Buffet 1
- 19 B Bonfire Restaurant 1
- 20 A Asian Cuisine 1
- 21 B Buffet City 1
- 22 G Golden Apple Buffet 1
- 23 H Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet 1
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