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. Din Tai Fung and The Hat sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Din Tai Fung | ▲3 | +19.7% |
| 2 | The Hat | ▲16 | +19.6% |
| 3 | Mendocino Farms | ▲11 | +19.5% |
| 4 | See's Candies | ▲10 | +17.7% |
| 5 | Paris Baguette | ▲9 | +15.8% |
| 6 | Lee's Sandwiches | ▲17 | +15.6% |
| 7 | Yard House | ▲3 | +15.6% |
| 8 | Randy's Donuts | ▲4 | +15.0% |
| 9 | CAVA | ▲10 | +13.8% |
| 10 | Panini Kabob Grill | ▲8 | +13.7% |
| 11 | Bossa Nova Brazilian Cuisine | ▲20 | +13.7% |
| 12 | Barney's Beanery | ▲13 | +13.4% |
| 13 | Shakey's | ▲9 | +12.0% |
| 14 | Javier's | ▲6 | +11.7% |
| 15 | Hennessey's Tavern | ▲8 | +11.2% |
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Burger Chains
- Bakeries, Donuts & Desserts
- Japanese & Korean
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Other restaurants
- Casual Dining
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
25,000 of 28,060 tracked store locations in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 2,287 of the 28,060 stores (8%); 13,649 of the 15,717 tracked chains have a single store here. 7% of the tracked food & drink stores here are Japanese & Korean, against 5% across California.
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (2,261)
- Burger Chains (2,087)
- Bakeries, Donuts & Desserts (1,934)
- Japanese & Korean (1,863)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (1,827)
- Other restaurants (1,646)
- Casual Dining (1,464)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Starbucks 1,051
- 2 McDonald's 419
- 3 Jack in the Box 306
- 4 Subway 297
- 5 Panda Express 214
- 6 El Pollo Loco 214
- 7 Carl's Jr. 210
- 8 Domino's Pizza 210
- 9 Taco Bell 197
- 10 Chipotle Mexican Grill 184
- 11 Wingstop 164
- 12 Little Caesars 160
- 13 Del Taco 155
- 14 Baskin-Robbins 149
- 15 Burger King 136
- 16 Jamba 127
- 17 WaBa Grill 118
- 18 Denny's 114
- 19 Jersey Mike's Subs 114
- 20 Yogurtland 105
- 21 In-N-Out Burger 104
- 22 Flame Broiler 100
- 23 Yoshinoya 93
- 24 Chick-fil-A 93
- 25 Wienerschnitzel 87
- 26 Wendy's 87
- 27 Pizza Hut 86
- 28 The Habit Burger Grill 86
- 29 Papa John's Pizza 82
- 30 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 82
- 31 IHOP 81
- 32 KFC 77
- 33 The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf 74
- 34 See's Candies 66
- 35 La Michoacana 64
- 36 Yum Yum Donuts 64
- 37 Panera Bread 60
- 38 Cold Stone Creamery 58
- 39 Dunkin' 52
- 40 Blaze Pizza 48
- 41 Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 44
- 42 Round Table Pizza 43
- 43 Wetzel's Pretzels 41
- 44 Buffalo Wild Wings 39
- 45 Rubio's 39
- 46 California Pizza Kitchen 38
- 47 Robeks Fresh Juices & Smoothies 37
- 48 Jimmy John's 37
- 49 Mendocino Farms 36
- 50 Paris Baguette 35
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