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. China Express and Agaves Cantina sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C China Express | ▲22 | +19.3% |
| 2 | A Agaves Cantina | ▲11 | +18.1% |
| 3 |
C
CAVA
|
▲6 | +17.6% |
| 4 |
C
Culver's
|
▲8 | +17.6% |
| 5 |
F
Famulari's Pizzeria
|
▲16 | +15.9% |
| 6 |
F
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
|
▲5 | +15.7% |
| 7 |
K
Kilwins
|
▲1 | +15.4% |
| 8 |
C
Charleys Cheesesteaks
|
▲8 | +14.2% |
| 9 |
M
Metro Diner
|
▲5 | +13.8% |
| 10 |
V
Vicious Biscuit
|
▲12 | +13.6% |
| 11 | C China Town | ▲7 | +13.1% |
| 12 |
S
Sub Station II
|
▲11 | +11.4% |
| 13 |
B
Buffalo Wild Wings
|
- | +11.3% |
| 14 |
R
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
|
▲9 | +10.7% |
| 15 |
R
Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard
|
▲8 | +10.3% |
Store footprint
Store map
8,388 tracked store locations in South Carolina, colored by category.
- Restaurant (3,346)
- Fast Food Restaurant (1,234)
- Pizzaria (696)
- Coffee Shop (517)
- Casual Eatery (432)
- Sandwich Shop (431)
- Chicken Restaurant (410)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
S
Starbucks 220
-
2
W
Waffle House 168
-
3
B
Burger King 167
-
4
M
McDonald's 154
-
5
B
Bojangles' 147
-
6
S
Subway 140
-
7
W
Wendy's 137
-
8
D
Domino's Pizza 116
-
9
Z
Zaxby's 109
-
10
C
Chick-fil-A 107
-
11
A
Arby's 96
-
12
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 95
-
13
H
Hardee's 94
-
14
L
Little Caesars 89
-
15
S
Sonic Drive-In 78
-
16
D
Dunkin' 76
-
17
T
Taco Bell 74
-
18
K
KFC 68
-
19
F
Firehouse Subs 63
-
20
P
Pizza Hut 59
-
21
P
Papa John's Pizza 52
-
22
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 49
-
23
M
Marco's Pizza 42
-
24
M
Moe's Southwest Grill 40
-
25
P
Panera Bread 38
-
26
C
Cook Out 35
-
27
J
Jimmy John's 34
-
28
F
Five Guys 33
-
29
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 31
-
30
E
Eggs Up Grill 31
-
31
I
IHOP 29
-
32
A
Applebee's Grill + Bar 28
-
33
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 28
-
34
S
Smoothie King 26
-
35
G
Groucho's Deli 25
-
36
M
McAlister's Deli 25
-
37
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 25
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38
W
Wingstop 25
-
39
D
Dairy Queen 24
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40
C
Captain D's 23
-
41
O
Outback Steakhouse 23
-
42
C
Church's Chicken 20
-
43
P
Panda Express 20
-
44
K
Krispy Kreme 19
-
45
B
-
46
L
LongHorn Steakhouse 19
-
47
W
Whataburger 18
-
48
S
-
49
C
Chili's Grill & Bar 17
- 50 C China Wok 16
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