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. Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill and sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill | ▲14 | +15.3% |
| 2 | sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt | ▲15 | +14.4% |
| 3 | Culver's | ▲7 | +13.9% |
| 4 | Eggs Up Grill | ▲6 | +12.8% |
| 5 | CAVA | ▲7 | +12.8% |
| 6 | El Cerro Grande | ▲7 | +12.3% |
| 7 | City Barbeque | ▲5 | +11.6% |
| 8 | Plaza Azteca | ▲7 | +11.5% |
| 9 | Mario's Pizza | ▲10 | +11.4% |
| 10 | Dave & Buster's | ▲2 | +11.2% |
| 11 | Caribou Coffee | ▲13 | +9.9% |
| 12 | Nothing Bundt Cakes | ▲4 | +9.5% |
| 13 | Shun Xing | ▲5 | +9.4% |
| 14 | Steak 'n Shake | ▲2 | +9.1% |
| 15 | Great Wall | - | +8.5% |
- Casual Dining
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Burger Chains
- Other restaurants
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
23,996 tracked store locations in North Carolina, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 2,102 of the 23,996 stores (9%); 12,364 of the 13,784 tracked chains have a single store here.
- Casual Dining (2,140)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (2,119)
- Burger Chains (1,880)
- Other restaurants (1,875)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (1,422)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (1,402)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (1,379)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 McDonald's 497
- 2 Starbucks 482
- 3 Subway 459
- 4 Bojangles' 350
- 5 Domino's Pizza 314
- 6 Wendy's 275
- 7 Burger King 262
- 8 Jersey Mike's Subs 227
- 9 Taco Bell 216
- 10 Chick-fil-A 215
- 11 Hardee's 212
- 12 Papa John's Pizza 205
- 13 Waffle House 198
- 14 Dunkin' 174
- 15 Pizza Hut 166
- 16 Little Caesars 156
- 17 Arby's 142
- 18 Zaxby's 124
- 19 Cook Out 113
- 20 Chipotle Mexican Grill 109
- 21 KFC 106
- 22 Dairy Queen 99
- 23 Panera Bread 95
- 24 Jimmy John's 89
- 25 Sonic Drive-In 84
- 26 Firehouse Subs 83
- 27 Biscuitville 73
- 28 Wingstop 68
- 29 Marco's Pizza 66
- 30 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 59
- 31 Smoothie King 58
- 32 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 57
- 33 Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries 57
- 34 Moe's Southwest Grill 54
- 35 IHOP 53
- 36 Five Guys 50
- 37 Chili's Grill & Bar 47
- 38 Baskin-Robbins 42
- 39 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 42
- 40 Applebee's Grill + Bar 41
- 41 Buffalo Wild Wings 41
- 42 First Watch 39
- 43 Outback Steakhouse 39
- 44 Olive Garden 33
- 45 LongHorn Steakhouse 31
- 46 Golden Corral Buffet & Grill 31
- 47 McAlister's Deli 30
- 48 Panda Express 30
- 49 China King 29
- 50 Krispy Kreme 29
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