Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked barbecue 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. Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que and Gates Bar-B-Q sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
J
Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que
|
- | -14.3% |
| 2 |
G
Gates Bar-B-Q
|
- | -14.4% |
| 3 | S Smokehouse BBQ | - | -22.8% |
| 4 | B Burnt End BBQ | - | -22.9% |
- Jack Stack Barbecue
- Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que
- Gates Bar-B-Q
- Q39 South
- Smokehouse BBQ
- Burnt End BBQ
- Famous Dave's
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
77 tracked store locations in Kansas City, MO-KS. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Jack Stack Barbecue (6)
- Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que (3)
- Gates Bar-B-Q (3)
- Q39 South (1)
- Smokehouse BBQ (3)
- Burnt End BBQ (3)
- Famous Dave's (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
J
Jack Stack Barbecue 6
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2
J
-
3
G
- 4 S Smokehouse BBQ 3
- 5 B Burnt End BBQ 3
- 6 B Bates City BBQ 2
- 7 Z Zarda Bar-B-Q 2
- 8 B Blind Box BBQ 2
- 9 2 2Hot2Handle BBQ KC 1
- 10 D Dempsey's BBQ 1
- 11 W Wyandot Barbeque 2 1
- 12 L Low-N-Slow Midwest BBQ 1
- 13 H Harold's Smokehouse 1
- 14 R Roscoe's BBQ 1
- 15 K KC TurkeyLeggman 1
- 16 H Harp Barbecue 1
- 17 T The Ranch KC 1
- 18 B Big T's Bar-B-Q 1
- 19 Q Quentin's BBQ & Sides 1
- 20 R R.J.'s Bob-Be-Que Shack 1
- 21 Q Q39 South 1
- 22 T The Filling Station BBQ 1
- 23 W We B Smokin' 1
- 24 S Sauced 1
- 25 S Smoketown BBQ and catering 1
- 26 P Papa C's BBQ Bar and Grill 1
- 27 T Three Pigs BBQ 1
- 28 J Jones Bar-B-Q 1
- 29 B Big Q Barbeque 1
- 30 G Gates Bar B-Q 1
- 31 M Moose's BBQ and Catering 1
- 32 B Black Belt Bar-B-Q 1
- 33 B Boulevard Bar & BBQ 1
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34
D
Dickey's Barbecue Pit 1
- 35 D Dirty Reds Barbecue 1
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36
F
Famous Dave's 1
-
37
A
Arthur Bryant's 1
- 38 S Scott's Kitchen and Catering 1
- 39 T Tin Kitchen 1
- 40 B Barley's Kitchen + Tap 1
- 41 K K & M Bar-B-Q 1
- 42 J Joe's Kansas City Barbecue 1
- 43 A American Way Smokehouse 1
- 44 T The Rub Bar-B-Que 1
- 45 B Branding Iron Barbeque 1
- 46 A A Little BBQ Joint 1
- 47 B Buck Tui BBQ 1
- 48 R Rosedale Bar-B-Q 1
- 49 H Hayward's Pit BBQ 1
- 50 H Hawg Jaw Que & Brew 1
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