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. Auntie Anne's and Playa Bowls sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auntie Anne's | - | +9.7% |
| 2 | Playa Bowls | ▲1 | +8.9% |
| 3 | Starbucks | ▲1 | +8.0% |
| 4 | Moe's Southwest Grill | ▲1 | +6.5% |
| 5 | Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard | ▼1 | +6.3% |
| 6 | IHOP | ▲1 | +5.5% |
| 7 | Five Guys | ▲1 | +4.5% |
| 8 | McDonald's | - | +3.3% |
| 9 | Subway | - | +3.1% |
| 10 | Chick-fil-A | - | +1.6% |
| 11 | Burger King | ▲1 | -0.9% |
| 12 | Chicken Holiday | - | -1.0% |
| 13 | Guatepan Bakery | - | -1.2% |
| 14 | Dunkin' | - | -3.0% |
| 15 | Wendy's | - | -3.9% |
- Other restaurants
- Casual Dining
- Pizzerias
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Bakeries, Donuts & Desserts
- Chinese
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
847 tracked store locations in Trenton-Princeton, NJ, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 56 of the 847 stores (7%); 647 of the 700 tracked chains have a single store here. 7% of the tracked food & drink stores here are sandwich & sub shops, against 5% across New Jersey.
- Other restaurants (79)
- Casual Dining (79)
- Pizzerias (66)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (60)
- Bakeries, Donuts & Desserts (56)
- Chinese (44)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (42)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dunkin' 19
- 2 Starbucks 12
- 3 Domino's Pizza 9
- 4 McDonald's 8
- 5 Burger King 8
- 6 Wendy's 7
- 7 Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard 7
- 8 Jersey Mike's Subs 6
- 9 Panera Bread 6
- 10 Subway 5
- 11 IHOP 5
- 12 Chipotle Mexican Grill 5
- 13 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 4
- 14 Taco Bell 4
- 15 Carvel Ice Cream 4
- 16 Wingstop 3
- 17 Five Guys 3
- 18 Playa Bowls 3
- 19 Dairy Queen 3
- 20 PJ's Pancake House 3
- 21 Chicken Holiday 3
- 22 Auntie Anne's 3
- 23 Cold Stone Creamery 3
- 24 Chick-fil-A 3
- 25 Guatepan Bakery 3
- 26 Moe's Southwest Grill 3
- 27 Yummy Sushi 2
- 28 TGI Fridays 2
- 29 Bubbakoo's Burritos 2
- 30 PrimoHoagies 2
- 31 Qdoba 2
- 32 Prince Fried Chicken 2
- 33 Mexican Mariachi Grill 2
- 34 Lucky 7 Deli 2
- 35 La Parrilla 2
- 36 Meatheadz Cheesesteaks 2
- 37 Brothers Pizza 2
- 38 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 2
- 39 Chuck's Cafe 2
- 40 Nomad Pizza 2
- 41 Halo Pub 2
- 42 Panda Express 2
- 43 Papa John's Pizza 2
- 44 Applebee's Grill + Bar 2
- 45 TacoRito 2
- 46 Sakana Asian Cuisine 1
- 47 Just Salad 1
- 48 Chuck E. Cheese 1
- 49 Tous Les Jours 1
- 50 Needle Creek Brewery 1
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