Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked Mediterranean & Middle Eastern 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. CAVA and Maiwand Kabob sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
C
CAVA
|
- | +2.5% |
| 2 |
M
Maiwand Kabob
|
- | +1.8% |
| 3 |
M
Moby Dick House of Kabob
|
- | -1.4% |
| 4 |
M
mezeh
|
- | -8.8% |
| 5 |
N
Naz's Halal Food
|
- | -10.3% |
| 6 |
T
The Halal Guys
|
- | -13.6% |
| 7 | G Grill Kabob | - | -15.6% |
- CAVA
- Naz's Halal Food
- Moby Dick House of Kabob
- The Olive Tree
- The Big Greek Cafe
- mezeh
- Maiwand Kabob
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
209 tracked store locations in Maryland. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- CAVA (22)
- Naz's Halal Food (11)
- Moby Dick House of Kabob (12)
- The Olive Tree (2)
- The Big Greek Cafe (9)
- mezeh (12)
- Maiwand Kabob (6)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
C
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2
M
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3
M
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4
N
- 5 T The Big Greek Cafe 9
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6
M
-
7
T
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8
L
Lebanese Taverna 3
- 9 G Grill Kabob 3
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10
S
Shah's Halal Food 2
- 11 M Maiwand Grill 2
- 12 N Nora's Kabob 2
- 13 M Mr Souvlaki 2
- 14 G Greek Village 2
- 15 T The Olive Tree 2
- 16 C Cava Mezze Rockville 2
- 17 C Cazbar 2
- 18 L Linas halal 1
- 19 C Charm City Gourmet 1
- 20 M Mykonos Grill 1
- 21 Y Yemen & Gulf Restaurant 1
- 22 C Charcoal Grill 1
- 23 C Cypriana Maple Lawn 1
- 24 D Dalia's Falafel 1
- 25 F Famous Kabob & Karahi 1
- 26 G Gyro King 1
- 27 H Halal Food 1
- 28 J Jasmine Al-Sham Mediterranean Carry-out 1
- 29 J Jordanian Halal Food Truck 1
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30
S
Shawarma Guys 1
- 31 K Karella's Cafe 1
- 32 O Omega Eats 1
- 33 R Regina's Restaurant 1
- 34 K King Kabob & Gyro 1
- 35 K Krazy Street Food 1
- 36 P Pita On The plaza 1
- 37 B Bmore Greek Grill 1
- 38 A Al-Madina Restaurant 1
- 39 A Al Ha'esh 1
- 40 H Halal Brothers 1
- 41 N Nora's Grill & Bistro 1
- 42 P Penn & Pratt Restaurant & Carryout 1
- 43 U Umami Global Bistro 1
- 44 S Sasuns Cafe 1
- 45 M Mint Mediterranean Market 1
- 46 H Helmand Kabobi 1
- 47 H Halal Pizza 1
- 48 G Gyroland 1
- 49 C Cedars of Lebanon 1
- 50 A Azan Karahi & Kabab 1
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