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. Kabuto Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar and Great Wall sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K Kabuto Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar | ▲2 | +19.8% |
| 2 | G Great Wall | ▲7 | +19.7% |
| 3 | S Sakura | ▲21 | +19.1% |
| 4 |
C
Culver's
|
▲6 | +18.8% |
| 5 |
P
Panda Express
|
▲5 | +18.0% |
| 6 | B Burrito Shak | ▲12 | +16.8% |
| 7 |
B
Baskin-Robbins
|
▲4 | +15.4% |
| 8 |
C
Char-Grill
|
▲14 | +14.6% |
| 9 |
P
P.T.'s Olde Fashioned Grille
|
▲12 | +13.3% |
| 10 |
C
Chuck E. Cheese
|
▲10 | +12.4% |
| 11 | T The Local | ▲12 | +12.2% |
| 12 |
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes
|
▲7 | +11.5% |
| 13 |
M
Mission BBQ
|
▲7 | +11.2% |
| 14 |
T
Texas Roadhouse
|
▲1 | +10.0% |
| 15 |
C
Crafty Crab
|
▲11 | +9.6% |
Store footprint
Store map
17,282 tracked store locations in North Carolina, colored by category.
- Restaurant (6,757)
- Fast Food Restaurant (2,346)
- Pizzaria (1,506)
- Coffee Shop (1,259)
- Sandwich Shop (874)
- Casual Eatery (843)
- Chicken Restaurant (777)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
S
Starbucks 467
-
2
M
McDonald's 372
-
3
B
Bojangles' 339
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4
D
Domino's Pizza 307
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5
S
Subway 306
-
6
B
Burger King 270
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7
W
Wendy's 267
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8
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 223
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9
C
Chick-fil-A 207
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10
H
Hardee's 203
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11
W
Waffle House 189
-
12
P
Papa John's Pizza 171
-
13
T
Taco Bell 159
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14
A
Arby's 145
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15
L
Little Caesars 141
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16
P
Pizza Hut 136
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17
Z
Zaxby's 124
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18
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 110
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19
D
Dunkin' 107
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20
K
KFC 105
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21
P
Panera Bread 98
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22
D
Dairy Queen 90
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23
J
Jimmy John's 89
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24
C
Cook Out 88
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25
S
Sonic Drive-In 84
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26
F
Firehouse Subs 81
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27
B
Biscuitville 71
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28
W
Wingstop 68
-
29
M
Marco's Pizza 62
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30
S
Smoothie King 55
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31
F
Five Guys 54
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32
I
IHOP 52
-
33
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 52
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34
H
Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries 51
-
35
M
Moe's Southwest Grill 50
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36
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 47
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37
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 41
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38
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 40
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39
F
First Watch 39
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40
O
Outback Steakhouse 39
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41
C
Chili's Grill & Bar 38
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42
A
Applebee's Grill + Bar 38
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43
L
LongHorn Steakhouse 31
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44
S
sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt 30
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45
M
McAlister's Deli 30
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46
O
Olive Garden 30
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47
P
-
48
G
Golden Corral Buffet & Grill 29
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49
N
-
50
K
Krispy Kreme 28
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