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. Chick-fil-A and The Mill Coffee sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chick-fil-A | - | +18.0% |
| 2 | The Mill Coffee | ▲3 | +17.9% |
| 3 | Burger King | ▲2 | +9.6% |
| 4 | McDonald's | - | +4.9% |
| 5 | Culver's | ▲1 | +3.8% |
| 6 | Panda Express | ▲1 | +2.6% |
| 7 | Dairy Queen | ▲2 | +0.7% |
| 8 | Goodcents | ▼1 | +0.3% |
| 9 | Starbucks | - | -0.7% |
| 10 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | ▲2 | -2.4% |
| 11 | IHOP | ▲4 | -4.1% |
| 12 | Jimmy John's | - | -5.1% |
| 13 | Taco John's | - | -5.4% |
| 14 | Panera Bread | ▲2 | -5.7% |
| 15 | Papa John's Pizza | ▲1 | -6.2% |
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Burger Chains
- Casual Dining
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Coffee Chains
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
621 tracked store locations in Lincoln, NE, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 74 of the 621 stores (12%); 368 of the 417 tracked chains have a single store here. 6% of the tracked food & drink stores here are Mexican fast food & fast casual, against 4% across Nebraska.
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (74)
- Burger Chains (56)
- Casual Dining (50)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (46)
- Coffee Chains (41)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (37)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (35)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Scooter's Coffee 21
- 2 Starbucks 14
- 3 Subway 13
- 4 Runza 13
- 5 McDonald's 13
- 6 Dairy Queen 11
- 7 Amigos/Kings Classic 10
- 8 Valentino's 10
- 9 Jimmy John's 9
- 10 Domino's Pizza 7
- 11 Arby's 7
- 12 Goodcents 6
- 13 Wendy's 6
- 14 Sonic Drive-In 6
- 15 Taco Bell 5
- 16 Chipotle Mexican Grill 5
- 17 D'Leon's Taco Rico 5
- 18 Little Caesars 5
- 19 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 4
- 20 Panera Bread 4
- 21 Taco John's 4
- 22 Taco Inn 4
- 23 Papa John's Pizza 4
- 24 Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 4
- 25 Panda Express 4
- 26 Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 4
- 27 The Mill Coffee 3
- 28 Applebee's Grill + Bar 3
- 29 Brewsky's Food & Spirits 3
- 30 Wingstop 3
- 31 Burger King 3
- 32 Chick-fil-A 3
- 33 Culver's 3
- 34 IHOP 3
- 35 Five Guys 3
- 36 7 Brew Coffee 2
- 37 Abelardo's Mexican Fresh 2
- 38 George's Gourmet Grill 2
- 39 Qdoba 2
- 40 Don & Millie's 2
- 41 Dunkin' 2
- 42 Bagels and Joe 2
- 43 Boiler Brewing Company 2
- 44 Buffalo Wild Wings 2
- 45 Perkins American Food Co. 2
- 46 Firehouse Subs 2
- 47 Ruby Tuesday 1
- 48 The Brass Rail 1
- 49 Vung Tau Pho Grill 1
- 50 Akita Hibachi Express 1
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