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. LongHorn Steakhouse and Nothing Bundt Cakes sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LongHorn Steakhouse | ▲8 | +17.8% |
| 2 | Nothing Bundt Cakes | ▲8 | +12.7% |
| 3 | Scooter's Coffee | ▲5 | +12.2% |
| 4 | Chimi's Fresh Mex | ▲3 | +10.8% |
| 5 | Burger King | ▲3 | +10.6% |
| 6 | Mike Duffy's Pub & Grill | ▲5 | +10.3% |
| 7 | Snarf's Sandwiches | ▲6 | +8.7% |
| 8 | Culver's | ▲1 | +7.9% |
| 9 | Sushi Ai | ▲3 | +7.2% |
| 10 | Panda Express | ▲4 | +7.1% |
| 11 | Syberg's | ▲2 | +6.4% |
| 12 | Dairy Queen | - | +6.2% |
| 13 | Shake Shack | ▲3 | +5.4% |
| 14 | Steak 'n Shake | ▲4 | +5.3% |
| 15 | Chili's Grill & Bar | - | +5.1% |
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Casual Dining
- Burger Chains
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Other restaurants
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Pizza Chains
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
5,661 tracked store locations in St. Louis, MO-IL, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 528 of the 5,661 stores (9%); 2,891 of the 3,241 tracked chains have a single store here.
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (607)
- Casual Dining (529)
- Burger Chains (528)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (414)
- Other restaurants (383)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (321)
- Pizza Chains (300)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 McDonald's 145
- 2 Subway 141
- 3 Starbucks 93
- 4 Domino's Pizza 86
- 5 Imo's Pizza 63
- 6 Burger King 60
- 7 Jimmy John's 57
- 8 Dairy Queen 54
- 9 Taco Bell 53
- 10 Jack in the Box 53
- 11 Panera Bread 48
- 12 Wendy's 44
- 13 Smoothie King 41
- 14 Papa John's Pizza 40
- 15 Pizza Hut 39
- 16 Arby's 39
- 17 Hardee's 32
- 18 Little Caesars 32
- 19 Qdoba 31
- 20 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 30
- 21 KFC 30
- 22 Scooter's Coffee 29
- 23 Panda Express 29
- 24 White Castle 27
- 25 Sonic Drive-In 27
- 26 Chick-fil-A 26
- 27 Penn Station East Coast Subs 26
- 28 Applebee's Grill + Bar 26
- 29 Wingstop 25
- 30 Steak 'n Shake 21
- 31 Chipotle Mexican Grill 21
- 32 China King 20
- 33 Denny's 19
- 34 Lion's Choice 19
- 35 Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 18
- 36 Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 18
- 37 Five Guys 17
- 38 Jersey Mike's Subs 17
- 39 Firehouse Subs 16
- 40 McAlister's Deli 16
- 41 Waffle House 15
- 42 Checkers and Rally's 15
- 43 Captain D's 15
- 44 Culver's 14
- 45 The Pasta House Co. 14
- 46 El Maguey 14
- 47 First Watch 13
- 48 Dunkin' 13
- 49 IHOP 12
- 50 Buffalo Wild Wings 12
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