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. Pizza Hoss and Outback Steakhouse sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pizza Hoss | ▲3 | +16.5% |
| 2 | Outback Steakhouse | ▲3 | +12.6% |
| 3 | Aubrey's | ▲2 | +12.0% |
| 4 | Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen | ▲10 | +11.4% |
| 5 | Gondolier Pizza | ▲1 | +10.0% |
| 6 | Jimmy John's | ▲1 | +9.4% |
| 7 | Buddy's Bar-B-Q | ▲4 | +8.7% |
| 8 | Applebee's Grill + Bar | ▲3 | +6.5% |
| 9 | The Chop House | ▲9 | +6.0% |
| 10 | Burger King | ▲2 | +6.0% |
| 11 | Dunkin' | ▲1 | +5.7% |
| 12 | Tropical Smoothie Cafe | ▲4 | +5.4% |
| 13 | Texas Roadhouse | ▲1 | +5.2% |
| 14 | Bojangles' | ▲2 | +4.4% |
| 15 | First Watch | - | +4.3% |
- Burger Chains
- Casual Dining
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Other restaurants
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
2,076 tracked store locations in Knoxville, TN, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 233 of the 2,076 stores (11%); 1,059 of the 1,215 tracked chains have a single store here. 8% of the tracked food & drink stores here are sandwich & sub shops, against 6% across Tennessee.
- Burger Chains (212)
- Casual Dining (172)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (171)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (156)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (142)
- Other restaurants (128)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (114)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Subway 71
- 2 McDonald's 49
- 3 Starbucks 46
- 4 Taco Bell 36
- 5 Domino's Pizza 31
- 6 Wendy's 30
- 7 Hardee's 28
- 8 Burger King 27
- 9 Sonic Drive-In 24
- 10 Little Caesars 23
- 11 Chick-fil-A 23
- 12 Arby's 20
- 13 Bojangles' 19
- 14 Waffle House 17
- 15 Zaxby's 17
- 16 Firehouse Subs 15
- 17 Dunkin' 15
- 18 Pizza Hut 15
- 19 Krystal 14
- 20 Shoney's 14
- 21 Papa John's Pizza 14
- 22 Buddy's Bar-B-Q 12
- 23 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 10
- 24 Petro's Chili & Chips 10
- 25 Aubrey's 9
- 26 Smoothie King 9
- 27 Jimmy John's 8
- 28 Marco's Pizza 8
- 29 Chipotle Mexican Grill 7
- 30 Calhoun's Restaurant 7
- 31 McAlister's Deli 7
- 32 Captain D's 7
- 33 Panera Bread 7
- 34 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 7
- 35 Panda Express 7
- 36 KFC 7
- 37 Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill 7
- 38 Gondolier Pizza 6
- 39 Dairy Queen 6
- 40 Jersey Mike's Subs 6
- 41 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 6
- 42 IHOP 6
- 43 Texas Roadhouse 6
- 44 Chili's Grill & Bar 6
- 45 Dutch Bros Coffee 6
- 46 Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 6
- 47 First Watch 6
- 48 Ruby Tuesday 5
- 49 Long John Silver's 5
- 50 Five Guys 5
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