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. Starbucks and Taco Casa sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | ▲1 | +16.7% |
| 2 | Taco Casa | ▲1 | +7.0% |
| 3 | McDonald's | - | +6.3% |
| 4 | Hardee's | ▲2 | +3.3% |
| 5 | Chick-fil-A | - | +3.0% |
| 6 | Waffle House | ▲1 | +2.4% |
| 7 | Zaxby's | ▲1 | -2.3% |
| 8 | Church's Chicken | - | -4.8% |
| 9 | Dunkin' | - | -5.9% |
| 10 | Papa John's Pizza | - | -6.7% |
| 11 | Captain D's | - | -7.3% |
| 12 | Jimmy John's | ▼1 | -9.1% |
| 13 | Domino's Pizza | - | -10.6% |
| 14 | Sonic Drive-In | - | -12.6% |
| 15 | Arby's | - | -15.0% |
- Burger Chains
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Other restaurants
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Casual Dining
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
499 tracked store locations in Tuscaloosa, AL, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 56 of the 499 stores (11%); 317 of the 363 tracked chains have a single store here. 3% of the tracked food & drink stores here are pizza chains, against 5% across Alabama.
- Burger Chains (55)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (45)
- Other restaurants (39)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (37)
- Casual Dining (35)
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food (34)
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (23)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Subway 15
- 2 Jack's 13
- 3 McDonald's 11
- 4 Waffle House 9
- 5 Chick-fil-A 8
- 6 Starbucks 7
- 7 Jimmy John's 6
- 8 Burger King 6
- 9 Taco Casa 6
- 10 Domino's Pizza 6
- 11 Taco Bell 6
- 12 Arby's 5
- 13 Sonic Drive-In 4
- 14 Dunkin' 4
- 15 Captain D's 4
- 16 Wendy's 4
- 17 Hardee's 4
- 18 American Deli 3
- 19 Church's Chicken 3
- 20 Papa John's Pizza 3
- 21 Checkers 3
- 22 Zaxby's 3
- 23 Whataburger 3
- 24 Chipotle Mexican Grill 2
- 25 Moe's Southwest Grill 2
- 26 Panda Express 2
- 27 Bojangles' 2
- 28 Dreamland BBQ 2
- 29 KFC 2
- 30 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 2
- 31 TCBY 2
- 32 Dairy Queen 2
- 33 Firehouse Subs 2
- 34 Guthrie's 2
- 35 Los Tarascos 2
- 36 Great American Cookies 2
- 37 Smoothie King 2
- 38 Buffalo Wild Wings 2
- 39 Wingstop 2
- 40 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 2
- 41 Slim Chickens 2
- 42 Jersey Mike's Subs 2
- 43 McAlister's Deli 2
- 44 Little Caesars 2
- 45 Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 1
- 46 Antojitos Izcalli 1
- 47 Huddle House 1
- 48 Yogurt Mountain 1
- 49 Frida's Mexican Restaurant 1
- 50 SoCal Cantina 1
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