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. Tropical Smoothie Cafe and Jack Brown's Beer & Burger Joint sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tropical Smoothie Cafe | ▲10 | +16.4% |
| 2 | Jack Brown's Beer & Burger Joint | ▲7 | +14.8% |
| 3 | Jonathan's Grille | ▲2 | +14.2% |
| 4 | Whataburger | ▲3 | +13.9% |
| 5 | Texas Roadhouse | ▲1 | +12.9% |
| 6 | Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams | ▲8 | +12.3% |
| 7 | Panera Bread | ▲2 | +11.5% |
| 8 | Panda Express | ▲2 | +10.7% |
| 9 | Puckett's Restaurant | ▲7 | +10.6% |
| 10 | Cinco de Mayo | ▲6 | +10.4% |
| 11 | Dutch Bros Coffee | ▲2 | +10.3% |
| 12 | Shake Shack | ▲4 | +10.0% |
| 13 | Burger King | - | +9.7% |
| 14 | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | ▲2 | +8.4% |
| 15 | Waffle House | ▲2 | +8.2% |
- Burger Chains
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Casual Dining
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Other restaurants
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
5,118 tracked store locations in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 391 of the 5,118 stores (8%); 2,690 of the 3,071 tracked chains have a single store here.
- Burger Chains (445)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (437)
- Casual Dining (425)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (387)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (330)
- Other restaurants (318)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (262)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 McDonald's 99
- 2 Starbucks 88
- 3 Subway 78
- 4 Sonic Drive-In 72
- 5 Waffle House 54
- 6 Taco Bell 53
- 7 Burger King 51
- 8 Domino's Pizza 50
- 9 Wendy's 47
- 10 Papa John's Pizza 40
- 11 Arby's 38
- 12 Dunkin' 38
- 13 Little Caesars 36
- 14 Hardee's 35
- 15 Chick-fil-A 34
- 16 Jersey Mike's Subs 30
- 17 Dairy Queen 29
- 18 Chipotle Mexican Grill 26
- 19 Smoothie King 26
- 20 Panera Bread 25
- 21 Zaxby's 24
- 22 Captain D's 24
- 23 Pizza Hut 23
- 24 Jet's Pizza 21
- 25 Baskin-Robbins 20
- 26 Panda Express 20
- 27 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 20
- 28 KFC 19
- 29 Marco's Pizza 19
- 30 Wingstop 19
- 31 Jimmy John's 18
- 32 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 17
- 33 Whataburger 16
- 34 Dutch Bros Coffee 16
- 35 Bojangles' 16
- 36 Firehouse Subs 15
- 37 First Watch 15
- 38 Chili's Grill & Bar 14
- 39 Oscar's Taco Shop 14
- 40 Five Guys 13
- 41 Shoney's 13
- 42 Krystal 13
- 43 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 12
- 44 Buffalo Wild Wings 12
- 45 McAlister's Deli 12
- 46 Just Love Coffee Cafe 12
- 47 Cinco de Mayo 11
- 48 Edley's Bar-B-Que 10
- 49 O'Charley's 9
- 50 LongHorn Steakhouse 9
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