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. Braum's and Billy Gail's sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braum's | ▲12 | +17.7% |
| 2 | Billy Gail's | ▲7 | +17.1% |
| 3 | Tropical Smoothie Cafe | ▲7 | +17.0% |
| 4 | Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | ▲3 | +16.9% |
| 5 | PaPPo's Pizzeria and Pub | ▲6 | +16.5% |
| 6 | Nothing Bundt Cakes | ▲7 | +14.5% |
| 7 | Master Donuts | ▲7 | +14.1% |
| 8 | Jersey Mike's Subs | ▲3 | +10.5% |
| 9 | Chimi's Fresh Mex | ▲3 | +9.3% |
| 10 | Culver's | ▲3 | +7.9% |
| 11 | Scooter's Coffee | ▲6 | +7.7% |
| 12 | The Cheesecake Factory | ▲4 | +7.7% |
| 13 | China Garden | ▲2 | +7.2% |
| 14 | Sushi Ai | ▲7 | +6.8% |
| 15 | Chili's Grill & Bar | - | +5.9% |
- Burger Chains
- Casual Dining
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Other restaurants
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
11,181 tracked store locations in Missouri, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 1,182 of the 11,181 stores (11%); 5,451 of the 6,069 tracked chains have a single store here. 11% of the tracked food & drink stores here are burger chains, against 7% across the United States.
- Burger Chains (1,185)
- Casual Dining (1,024)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (1,016)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (801)
- Other restaurants (719)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (695)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (658)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 McDonald's 334
- 2 Subway 305
- 3 Starbucks 195
- 4 Sonic Drive-In 188
- 5 Domino's Pizza 160
- 6 Taco Bell 152
- 7 Wendy's 124
- 8 Burger King 124
- 9 Pizza Hut 118
- 10 Dairy Queen 116
- 11 Jimmy John's 102
- 12 Arby's 91
- 13 Scooter's Coffee 79
- 14 Panera Bread 76
- 15 Little Caesars 75
- 16 Papa John's Pizza 70
- 17 KFC 65
- 18 Imo's Pizza 62
- 19 Hardee's 60
- 20 Smoothie King 55
- 21 Chipotle Mexican Grill 54
- 22 Chick-fil-A 53
- 23 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 50
- 24 Jack in the Box 48
- 25 Panda Express 45
- 26 Applebee's Grill + Bar 45
- 27 Wingstop 43
- 28 Qdoba 38
- 29 Steak 'n Shake 37
- 30 Waffle House 37
- 31 Culver's 37
- 32 Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 36
- 33 Dunkin' 34
- 34 McAlister's Deli 34
- 35 IHOP 32
- 36 Firehouse Subs 32
- 37 Buffalo Wild Wings 32
- 38 Church's Chicken 29
- 39 China King 28
- 40 Denny's 28
- 41 Five Guys 28
- 42 Jersey Mike's Subs 27
- 43 White Castle 26
- 44 First Watch 25
- 45 El Maguey 25
- 46 Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 25
- 47 Penn Station East Coast Subs 23
- 48 7 Brew Coffee 23
- 49 Andy's Frozen Custard 22
- 50 Chili's Grill & Bar 22
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