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. Ciao Mambo and Pizza Ranch sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciao Mambo | ▲4 | +18.7% |
| 2 | Pizza Ranch | ▲7 | +17.6% |
| 3 | Dickey's Barbecue Pit | ▲1 | +14.7% |
| 4 | Little Caesars | ▲3 | +12.8% |
| 5 | Krispy Kreme | ▲2 | +11.8% |
| 6 | Chick-fil-A | ▲2 | +11.6% |
| 7 | Panda Express | ▲1 | +10.3% |
| 8 | Famous Dave's | ▲4 | +9.7% |
| 9 | Sweet Peaks Ice Cream | ▲7 | +9.1% |
| 10 | Five Guys | ▲2 | +8.6% |
| 11 | Burger King | ▲1 | +7.7% |
| 12 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | - | +7.4% |
| 13 | IHOP | ▲1 | +6.7% |
| 14 | Arby's | ▲2 | +6.1% |
| 15 | Starbucks | - | +6.1% |
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Casual Dining
- Other restaurants
- Burger Chains
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Pizza Chains
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
2,490 tracked store locations in Montana, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 212 of the 2,490 stores (9%); 1,678 of the 1,821 tracked chains have a single store here. 14% of the tracked food & drink stores here are cafes & bakery-cafes, against 6% across the United States.
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (440)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (351)
- Casual Dining (287)
- Other restaurants (210)
- Burger Chains (142)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (124)
- Pizza Chains (115)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 McDonald's 50
- 2 Subway 49
- 3 Starbucks 48
- 4 Dairy Queen 36
- 5 Pizza Hut 29
- 6 Domino's Pizza 28
- 7 Taco Bell 23
- 8 Taco John's 19
- 9 Wendy's 18
- 10 Burger King 18
- 11 Jimmy John's 15
- 12 Little Caesars 14
- 13 Papa Murphy's 14
- 14 Arby's 14
- 15 City Brew Coffee 14
- 16 Stageline Pizza 11
- 17 MacKenzie River Restaurants 10
- 18 Papa John's Pizza 9
- 19 Chipotle Mexican Grill 9
- 20 Panda Express 9
- 21 Applebee's Grill + Bar 8
- 22 Jersey Mike's Subs 8
- 23 Buffalo Wild Wings 7
- 24 KFC 7
- 25 Taco Del Sol 7
- 26 Fiesta Mexicana 7
- 27 Sweet Peaks Ice Cream 5
- 28 Big Dipper Ice Cream 5
- 29 Hardee's 5
- 30 Five on Black 5
- 31 Qdoba 5
- 32 Dickey's Barbecue Pit 5
- 33 Five Guys 5
- 34 Wheat Montana 5
- 35 Rosa's Pizza 4
- 36 IHOP 4
- 37 MacKenzie River Pizza 4
- 38 Hokkaido Ramen House 4
- 39 The Montana Club 4
- 40 Frugals 4
- 41 BW Blacksmith Coffee 4
- 42 Firehouse Subs 4
- 43 Pizza Ranch 4
- 44 Cowgirl Coffee 4
- 45 Panera Bread 4
- 46 Old Chicago 4
- 47 Texas Roadhouse 3
- 48 Ciao Mambo 3
- 49 Krispy Kreme 3
- 50 Chick-fil-A 3
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