Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked barbecue 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. Georgia Boys BBQ and R&R BBQ sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G Georgia Boys BBQ | ▲10 | +19.9% |
| 2 |
R
R&R BBQ
|
▲9 | +18.3% |
| 3 | S Smokin' Dave's BBQ | ▲9 | +18.0% |
| 4 |
C
City Barbeque
|
▲2 | +17.8% |
| 5 | P Perry's BBQ | ▲11 | +17.3% |
| 6 |
H
Hard Eight BBQ
|
▲6 | +16.0% |
| 7 |
J
Jack's BBQ
|
▲10 | +15.9% |
| 8 |
L
LawLers Barbecue
|
▲10 | +15.6% |
| 9 |
F
Full Moon BBQ
|
▲8 | +15.5% |
| 10 |
B
Buddy's Bar-B-Q
|
▲4 | +14.4% |
| 11 |
B
Bandanas BBQ
|
▲3 | +12.7% |
| 12 |
R
Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q
|
▲1 | +11.0% |
| 13 |
C
Central BBQ
|
▲4 | +9.2% |
| 14 | K King's BBQ | ▲5 | +8.9% |
| 15 | D Dinosaur Bar-B-Que | ▲1 | +8.5% |
- Mission BBQ
- Sonny's BBQ
- Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q
- City Barbeque
- Bill Miller Bar-B-Q
- Famous Dave's
- Dickey's Barbecue Pit
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
8,930 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Mission BBQ (145)
- Sonny's BBQ (114)
- Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q (42)
- City Barbeque (63)
- Bill Miller Bar-B-Q (78)
- Famous Dave's (107)
- Dickey's Barbecue Pit (401)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
D
Dickey's Barbecue Pit 401
-
2
M
Mission BBQ 145
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3
S
Sonny's BBQ 114
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4
F
Famous Dave's 107
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5
B
Bill Miller Bar-B-Q 78
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6
S
Smokey Bones 78
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7
C
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8
R
RibCrib BBQ 55
-
9
S
Shane's Rib Shack 52
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10
M
Moe's Original BBQ 51
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11
R
-
12
P
Pappas Bar-B-Q 25
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13
B
-
14
B
-
15
W
Wood Ranch 17
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16
S
Smokey Mo's BBQ 17
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17
S
Soulman's Bar-B-Que 17
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18
R
Rib City 16
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19
F
- 20 T Tops Bar-B-Q 15
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21
4
4 Rivers Smokehouse 14
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22
R
- 23 T The Smokehouse 12
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24
L
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25
H
Hog Heaven 10
- 26 W Whole Hog Cafe 10
- 27 H Hog Wild Pit Bar-B-Q 10
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28
S
Spring Creek Barbeque 10
- 29 T The Smoke Pit 9
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30
M
Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint 9
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31
O
Old Carolina Barbecue Company 9
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32
C
Calhoun's Restaurant 9
- 33 J Jethro's BBQ Lakeside 8
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34
S
Swadley's Bar-B-Q 8
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35
R
- 36 T Tony's BBQ and Steakhouse 8
- 37 M Mac's Speed Shop 8
- 38 K King's BBQ 8
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39
B
Brothers BBQ 8
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40
E
Edley's Bar-B-Que 8
- 41 S Sugarfire Smoke House 8
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42
B
Bar-B-Cutie Smokehouse 8
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43
C
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44
R
Red Hot & Blue 7
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45
J
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46
T
Texas Best Smokehouse 7
- 47 S Sauced BBQ and Spirits 7
- 48 D Dreamland BBQ 7
- 49 H Home Team BBQ 7
- 50 D Dinosaur Bar-B-Que 7
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