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. Culver's and Dunkin' sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Culver's | ▲2 | +16.2% |
| 2 | Dunkin' | ▲1 | +15.5% |
| 3 | Eggs Up Grill | ▲4 | +13.2% |
| 4 | City Barbeque | ▲3 | +13.1% |
| 5 | Taste of China | ▲2 | +9.2% |
| 6 | New York Bagel | - | +8.6% |
| 7 | Outback Steakhouse | ▼1 | +7.0% |
| 8 | Goodberry's Frozen Custard | ▲6 | +6.9% |
| 9 | Five Guys | ▲4 | +5.9% |
| 10 | Burger King | - | +4.9% |
| 11 | Chili's Grill & Bar | - | +4.6% |
| 12 | IHOP | ▲3 | +4.5% |
| 13 | Bojangles' | - | +4.3% |
| 14 | La Cocina Mexican Restaurant | ▲4 | +4.0% |
| 15 | Chick-fil-A | - | +3.8% |
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Other restaurants
- Burger Chains
- Casual Dining
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
3,343 tracked store locations in Raleigh-Cary, NC, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 297 of the 3,343 stores (9%); 1,864 of the 2,130 tracked chains have a single store here. 7% of the tracked food & drink stores here are casual dining, against 9% across North Carolina.
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (333)
- Other restaurants (247)
- Burger Chains (231)
- Casual Dining (220)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (195)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (193)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (185)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Starbucks 82
- 2 McDonald's 69
- 3 Subway 66
- 4 Domino's Pizza 41
- 5 Jersey Mike's Subs 39
- 6 Papa John's Pizza 34
- 7 Wendy's 33
- 8 Bojangles' 31
- 9 Chick-fil-A 31
- 10 Burger King 30
- 11 Taco Bell 28
- 12 Dunkin' 25
- 13 Waffle House 22
- 14 Chipotle Mexican Grill 21
- 15 Panera Bread 20
- 16 Hardee's 18
- 17 Little Caesars 17
- 18 Marco's Pizza 17
- 19 Bruegger's Bagels 15
- 20 Moe's Southwest Grill 14
- 21 Firehouse Subs 13
- 22 Wingstop 13
- 23 Cook Out 13
- 24 Zaxby's 13
- 25 First Watch 12
- 26 Dairy Queen 12
- 27 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 12
- 28 Pizza Hut 12
- 29 Arby's 10
- 30 Jimmy John's 9
- 31 Chili's Grill & Bar 9
- 32 Five Guys 9
- 33 Cold Stone Creamery 9
- 34 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 8
- 35 Sonic Drive-In 8
- 36 Biscuitville 8
- 37 Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries 8
- 38 Los Tres Magueyes 7
- 39 Goodberry's Frozen Custard 7
- 40 Eggs Up Grill 7
- 41 KFC 7
- 42 IHOP 7
- 43 Char-Grill 6
- 44 Buffalo Wild Wings 6
- 45 Don Beto's Tacos 6
- 46 Outback Steakhouse 6
- 47 Nothing Bundt Cakes 6
- 48 Mellow Mushroom 6
- 49 La Cocina Mexican Restaurant 5
- 50 Hibachi 88 5
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