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. P.J. Whelihan's Pub + Restaurant and Nothing Bundt Cakes sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.J. Whelihan's Pub + Restaurant | ▲6 | +19.9% |
| 2 | Nothing Bundt Cakes | ▲16 | +19.3% |
| 3 | Long John Silver's | ▲17 | +18.1% |
| 4 | Plaza Azteca | ▲4 | +17.7% |
| 5 | Rey Azteca | ▲11 | +17.1% |
| 6 | Grandpa Joe's Candy Shop | ▲9 | +16.1% |
| 7 | Dave's Hot Chicken | ▲12 | +14.7% |
| 8 | Ruth's Chris Steak House | ▲4 | +14.6% |
| 9 | Tous Les Jours | ▲4 | +12.2% |
| 10 | Aramark | ▲1 | +11.8% |
| 11 | Chili's Grill & Bar | ▲1 | +11.6% |
| 12 | Gertrude Hawk Chocolates | ▲7 | +11.2% |
| 13 | Great Wall | ▲6 | +10.6% |
| 14 | Philly Pretzel Factory | ▲7 | +9.5% |
| 15 | Giovanni's Pizza | ▲9 | +9.4% |
- Casual Dining
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Pizzerias
- Other restaurants
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Burger Chains
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
25,000 of 27,159 tracked store locations in Pennsylvania, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 2,233 of the 27,159 stores (8%); 16,503 of the 17,959 tracked chains have a single store here. 3% of the tracked food & drink stores here are Mexican restaurants & taquerias, against 6% across the United States.
- Casual Dining (2,906)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (2,891)
- Pizzerias (2,517)
- Other restaurants (2,152)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (1,712)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (1,518)
- Burger Chains (1,355)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dunkin' 551
- 2 McDonald's 499
- 3 Starbucks 449
- 4 Subway 445
- 5 Burger King 289
- 6 Domino's Pizza 279
- 7 Wendy's 265
- 8 Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard 201
- 9 Dairy Queen 191
- 10 Taco Bell 182
- 11 Arby's 145
- 12 Chipotle Mexican Grill 142
- 13 Pizza Hut 127
- 14 Panera Bread 114
- 15 Chick-fil-A 111
- 16 Papa John's Pizza 110
- 17 Little Caesars 110
- 18 Fox's Pizza Den 101
- 19 Jersey Mike's Subs 95
- 20 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 86
- 21 KFC 85
- 22 Auntie Anne's 82
- 23 Applebee's Grill + Bar 78
- 24 Five Guys 71
- 25 Philly Pretzel Factory 61
- 26 Eat'n Park 57
- 27 PrimoHoagies 51
- 28 Wingstop 50
- 29 Jimmy John's 46
- 30 Perkins American Food Co. 41
- 31 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 39
- 32 Olive Garden 38
- 33 LongHorn Steakhouse 36
- 34 Baskin-Robbins 36
- 35 Texas Roadhouse 35
- 36 Denny's 34
- 37 Red Lobster 33
- 38 Moe's Southwest Grill 33
- 39 Buffalo Wild Wings 33
- 40 Bob Evans 32
- 41 China Wok 31
- 42 Chili's Grill & Bar 31
- 43 Primanti Bros. 30
- 44 Hoss's Steak & Sea House 29
- 45 Red Robin Gourmet Burgers 29
- 46 Saladworks 29
- 47 Brothers Pizza 28
- 48 IHOP 28
- 49 Manhattan Bagel 27
- 50 Vocelli Pizza 27
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