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. Tropical Smoothie Cafe and Chick-fil-A sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tropical Smoothie Cafe | ▲1 | +8.8% |
| 2 | Chick-fil-A | ▲1 | +8.6% |
| 3 | Five Guys | ▲1 | +7.7% |
| 4 | Dairy Queen | ▲2 | +5.9% |
| 5 | San Felipe Mexican Restaurant | ▲1 | +4.7% |
| 6 | Eggs Up Grill | ▲2 | +3.9% |
| 7 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | ▲2 | +3.7% |
| 8 | Jersey Mike's Subs | ▲1 | +3.3% |
| 9 | Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q | ▲1 | +2.9% |
| 10 | Burger King | - | +2.9% |
| 11 | Starbucks | - | +2.4% |
| 12 | Waffle House | - | +1.0% |
| 13 | McDonald's | ▼1 | +0.2% |
| 14 | Dunkin' | - | +0.1% |
| 15 | Jade Garden | ▲2 | +0.1% |
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Casual Dining
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes
- Other restaurants
- Sandwich & Sub Shops
- Burger Chains
- Seafood & Cajun
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
1,411 tracked store locations in Wilmington, NC, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 113 of the 1,411 stores (8%); 980 of the 1,074 tracked chains have a single store here. 6% of the tracked food & drink stores here are seafood & Cajun, against 2% across North Carolina.
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (184)
- Casual Dining (145)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (98)
- Other restaurants (91)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (89)
- Burger Chains (82)
- Seafood & Cajun (78)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Subway 30
- 2 Starbucks 24
- 3 McDonald's 22
- 4 Domino's Pizza 21
- 5 Jersey Mike's Subs 16
- 6 Bojangles' 15
- 7 Hardee's 15
- 8 Wendy's 10
- 9 Taco Bell 9
- 10 Papa John's Pizza 9
- 11 Chick-fil-A 8
- 12 Waffle House 8
- 13 Dunkin' 8
- 14 Port City Java 8
- 15 Burger King 7
- 16 Little Caesars 6
- 17 Jimmy John's 6
- 18 Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries 5
- 19 Sunset Slush 5
- 20 Arby's 5
- 21 Dairy Queen 5
- 22 Cook Out 5
- 23 Chipotle Mexican Grill 5
- 24 Islands Fresh Mex Grill 4
- 25 KFC 4
- 26 Eggs Up Grill 4
- 27 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 4
- 28 Shuckin' Shack Oyster Bar 4
- 29 Burrito Shak 4
- 30 Indochine 4
- 31 Firehouse Subs 3
- 32 Panera Bread 3
- 33 P.T.'s Olde Fashioned Grille 3
- 34 San Felipe Mexican Restaurant 3
- 35 Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q 3
- 36 Mellow Mushroom 3
- 37 Jade Garden 3
- 38 Five Guys 3
- 39 Moe's Southwest Grill 3
- 40 Zaxby's 3
- 41 Burney's Sweets & More 3
- 42 Buffalo Wild Wings 3
- 43 Boombalatti's Homemade Ice Cream 3
- 44 Brunches 3
- 45 Kilwins 2
- 46 Scooter's Coffee 2
- 47 Social Coffee and Supply 2
- 48 First Watch 2
- 49 Elijahs Restaurant 2
- 50 McAlister's Deli 2
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