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. Long John Silver's and Pal's Sudden Service sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long John Silver's | ▲2 | +18.1% |
| 2 | Pal's Sudden Service | - | +6.9% |
| 3 | Burger King | ▲2 | +2.0% |
| 4 | Dunkin' | - | +1.5% |
| 5 | Dairy Queen | ▲1 | +0.7% |
| 6 | Chick-fil-A | - | +0.1% |
| 7 | McDonald's | - | -2.8% |
| 8 | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | - | -3.3% |
| 9 | Barberitos | - | -3.7% |
| 10 | Papa John's Pizza | - | -4.5% |
| 11 | Zaxby's | ▲1 | -4.8% |
| 12 | Hardee's | ▼2 | -6.7% |
| 13 | Wendy's | - | -7.7% |
| 14 | Subway | ▼1 | -7.9% |
| 15 | Bojangles' | - | -7.9% |
- Burger Chains
- Casual Dining
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Pizza Chains
- Other restaurants
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
544 tracked store locations in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 76 of the 544 stores (14%); 270 of the 327 tracked chains have a single store here. 4% of the tracked food & drink stores here are Mexican restaurants & taquerias, against 7% across Tennessee.
- Burger Chains (86)
- Casual Dining (58)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (42)
- Pizza Chains (30)
- Other restaurants (30)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (25)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (24)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 McDonald's 22
- 2 Subway 15
- 3 Pal's Sudden Service 14
- 4 Wendy's 14
- 5 Arby's 11
- 6 Starbucks 11
- 7 Burger King 11
- 8 Little Caesars 10
- 9 Taco Bell 9
- 10 Hardee's 9
- 11 Domino's Pizza 8
- 12 Bojangles' 8
- 13 Dunkin' 8
- 14 Sonic Drive-In 7
- 15 Pizza Plus 7
- 16 Jersey Mike's Subs 7
- 17 Pizza Hut 5
- 18 Dairy Queen 5
- 19 Papa John's Pizza 4
- 20 KFC 4
- 21 Zaxby's 4
- 22 Long John Silver's 4
- 23 Captain D's 3
- 24 IHOP 3
- 25 Barberitos 3
- 26 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 3
- 27 Chick-fil-A 3
- 28 Eggs Up Grill 2
- 29 The Corner 2
- 30 La Carreta Mexican Restaurant 2
- 31 Applebee's Grill + Bar 2
- 32 Five Guys 2
- 33 Scooter's Coffee 2
- 34 Catch 22 2
- 35 Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse 2
- 36 Great American Cookies 2
- 37 China Wok 2
- 38 Charleys Cheesesteaks 2
- 39 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 2
- 40 El Ranchito 2
- 41 La Carreta 2
- 42 Buffalo Wild Wings 2
- 43 7 Brew Coffee 2
- 44 Southern Craft BBQ 2
- 45 Cook Out 2
- 46 Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen 2
- 47 Panda Express 2
- 48 Delta Blues BBQ 2
- 49 Perkins American Food Co. 2
- 50 Olive Garden 2
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