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. Rook Coffee and Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rook Coffee | ▲11 | +18.3% |
| 2 | Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers | ▲6 | +15.5% |
| 3 | Tim Hortons | ▲16 | +15.3% |
| 4 | Mister Softee | ▲16 | +14.8% |
| 5 | Texas Roadhouse | ▲1 | +14.6% |
| 6 | Just Salad | ▲10 | +14.4% |
| 7 | The Capital Grille | ▲13 | +14.3% |
| 8 | Tropical Smoothie Cafe | ▲7 | +13.9% |
| 9 | Rai Rai Ramen | ▲1 | +12.3% |
| 10 | Mission BBQ | ▲6 | +12.0% |
| 11 | Bonefish Grill | ▲5 | +10.8% |
| 12 | Tommy's Tavern and Tap | ▲2 | +10.4% |
| 13 | Crown Fried Chicken | ▲8 | +9.6% |
| 14 | Anthony Francos Pizza | ▲5 | +9.1% |
| 15 | Dave & Buster's | ▲2 | +8.6% |
- Casual Dining
- Pizzerias
- Other restaurants
- Bakeries, Donuts & Desserts
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
20,587 tracked store locations in New Jersey, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 1,532 of the 20,587 stores (7%); 12,728 of the 14,013 tracked chains have a single store here. 9% of the tracked food & drink stores here are pizzerias, against 4% across the United States.
- Casual Dining (1,820)
- Pizzerias (1,807)
- Other restaurants (1,684)
- Bakeries, Donuts & Desserts (1,439)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (1,124)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (1,105)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (1,096)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dunkin' 614
- 2 Starbucks 291
- 3 McDonald's 243
- 4 Burger King 205
- 5 Domino's Pizza 179
- 6 Wendy's 143
- 7 Jersey Mike's Subs 135
- 8 Subway 119
- 9 Taco Bell 108
- 10 Chipotle Mexican Grill 107
- 11 Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard 106
- 12 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 101
- 13 Panera Bread 85
- 14 Baskin-Robbins 82
- 15 Playa Bowls 75
- 16 Dairy Queen 72
- 17 Chick-fil-A 65
- 18 Papa John's Pizza 59
- 19 Applebee's Grill + Bar 56
- 20 IHOP 54
- 21 Auntie Anne's 53
- 22 Wingstop 51
- 23 Five Guys 51
- 24 Bubbakoo's Burritos 50
- 25 KFC 47
- 26 Philly Pretzel Factory 46
- 27 Pizza Hut 46
- 28 Carvel Ice Cream 43
- 29 PrimoHoagies 38
- 30 Manhattan Bagel 33
- 31 Buffalo Wild Wings 30
- 32 Qdoba 28
- 33 Panda Express 27
- 34 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 27
- 35 Shake Shack 27
- 36 White Castle 27
- 37 Charleys Cheesesteaks 26
- 38 Paris Baguette 26
- 39 Great Wall 26
- 40 Smoothie King 25
- 41 Moe's Southwest Grill 25
- 42 Little Caesars 25
- 43 Chili's Grill & Bar 25
- 44 Saladworks 24
- 45 Cold Stone Creamery 24
- 46 Frank's Pizza 24
- 47 Crown Fried Chicken 23
- 48 Noches de Colombia 22
- 49 Outback Steakhouse 21
- 50 LongHorn Steakhouse 21
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