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. Burger King and Panda Express sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burger King | ▲3 | +12.6% |
| 2 | Panda Express | ▲3 | +11.4% |
| 3 | Five Guys | ▲6 | +9.7% |
| 4 | Firehouse Subs | ▲3 | +8.6% |
| 5 | Yellowhammer Coffee | ▲1 | +7.1% |
| 6 | Dunkin' | - | +4.3% |
| 7 | Foosackly's | - | +3.4% |
| 8 | Waffle House | - | +1.7% |
| 9 | Jimmy John's | ▲1 | +0.2% |
| 10 | McDonald's | - | -0.5% |
| 11 | Papa John's Pizza | - | -1.6% |
| 12 | McAlister's Deli | ▲1 | -1.7% |
| 13 | Panera Bread | - | -2.2% |
| 14 | Marco's Pizza | - | -2.3% |
| 15 | Arby's | - | -3.1% |
Store footprint
Store map
836 tracked store locations in Mobile, AL, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 99 of the 836 stores (12%); 479 of the 556 tracked chains have a single store here. 3% of the tracked food & drink stores here are Mexican restaurants & taquerias, against 7% across Alabama.
- Burger Chains (95)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (79)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (62)
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food (51)
- Pizza Chains (48)
- Seafood & Cajun (48)
- Casual Dining (41)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 McDonald's 29
- 2 Waffle House 23
- 3 Subway 21
- 4 Starbucks 14
- 5 Little Caesars 12
- 6 Burger King 11
- 7 Papa John's Pizza 8
- 8 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 8
- 9 Domino's Pizza 8
- 10 Wendy's 8
- 11 Firehouse Subs 7
- 12 Sonic Drive-In 7
- 13 Arby's 6
- 14 Smoothie King 6
- 15 Church's Chicken 6
- 16 Dunkin' 6
- 17 Zaxby's 6
- 18 Whataburger 6
- 19 Chick-fil-A 6
- 20 Jimmy John's 5
- 21 Five Guys 5
- 22 Dairy Queen 5
- 23 Krystal 5
- 24 Hardee's 5
- 25 Checkers 5
- 26 Godfather's Pizza Express 5
- 27 Pizza Hut 5
- 28 Taco Bell 5
- 29 Moe's Southwest Grill 4
- 30 Marco's Pizza 4
- 31 McAlister's Deli 3
- 32 Checkers and Rally's 3
- 33 Captain D's 3
- 34 Bojangles' 3
- 35 Jersey Mike's Subs 3
- 36 Panera Bread 3
- 37 Foosackly's 3
- 38 Yellowhammer Coffee 3
- 39 Panda Express 3
- 40 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 3
- 41 Wintzell's Oyster House 2
- 42 Steak 'n Shake 2
- 43 Pollman's Bake Shop 2
- 44 Chicken Salad Chick 2
- 45 Newk's Eatery 2
- 46 Rock N Roll Sushi 2
- 47 Auntie Anne's 2
- 48 KFC 2
- 49 China Chef 2
- 50 Hart's Fried Chicken 2
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