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. Dairy Queen and Shipley Do-Nuts sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Queen | ▲1 | +17.7% |
| 2 | Shipley Do-Nuts | ▲2 | +12.4% |
| 3 | Chopsticks | - | +9.4% |
| 4 | Chick-fil-A | - | +6.9% |
| 5 | IHOP | ▲2 | +3.2% |
| 6 | Bush's Chicken | - | +2.4% |
| 7 | Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen | ▲1 | +2.0% |
| 8 | McAlister's Deli | ▲2 | +1.9% |
| 9 | Church's Chicken | ▲2 | +0.8% |
| 10 | Starbucks | ▲2 | +0.3% |
| 11 | Domino's Pizza | - | -0.6% |
| 12 | Dutch Bros Coffee | ▲2 | -1.5% |
| 13 | Taco Bell | ▼1 | -1.7% |
| 14 | McDonald's | - | -2.2% |
| 15 | Marco's Pizza | - | -3.0% |
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias
- Burger Chains
- Casual Dining
- Bakeries, Donuts & Desserts
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food
- Other restaurants
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
673 tracked store locations in Waco, TX, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 67 of the 673 stores (10%); 448 of the 499 tracked chains have a single store here. 5% of the tracked food & drink stores here are bars, pubs & breweries, against 7% across Texas.
- Mexican Restaurants & Taquerias (82)
- Burger Chains (67)
- Casual Dining (44)
- Bakeries, Donuts & Desserts (41)
- Chicken & Wings Fast Food (39)
- Other restaurants (39)
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (37)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Sonic Drive-In 15
- 2 Starbucks 15
- 3 Dairy Queen 14
- 4 Subway 12
- 5 McDonald's 11
- 6 Pizza Hut 9
- 7 Shipley Do-Nuts 8
- 8 Bush's Chicken 7
- 9 Domino's Pizza 7
- 10 Burger King 6
- 11 Wendy's 6
- 12 Chick-fil-A 6
- 13 Whataburger 6
- 14 Little Caesars 5
- 15 Marco's Pizza 5
- 16 Taco Bell 5
- 17 Church's Chicken 5
- 18 IHOP 4
- 19 Papa John's Pizza 4
- 20 Chopsticks 4
- 21 Golden Chick 4
- 22 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 4
- 23 Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 3
- 24 Jack in the Box 3
- 25 McAlister's Deli 3
- 26 Dutch Bros Coffee 3
- 27 Wingstop 3
- 28 Fazoli's 2
- 29 Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 2
- 30 Panera Bread 2
- 31 El Conquistador 2
- 32 Buffalo Wild Wings 2
- 33 KFC 2
- 34 Helberg Barbecue 2
- 35 Taco Casa 2
- 36 Denny's 2
- 37 Common Grounds 2
- 38 Schlotzsky's 2
- 39 Be Kind Coffee 2
- 40 Jimmy John's 2
- 41 Jersey Mike's Subs 2
- 42 Panda Express 2
- 43 Daylight Donuts 2
- 44 Taquisa Waco 2
- 45 Milano's Pizza 2
- 46 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 2
- 47 Chipotle Mexican Grill 2
- 48 Rosa's Cafe 2
- 49 Taqueria Altos De Jalisco 1
- 50 Horny Toad Bar and Grill 1
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