Restaurant Chain Expansion Histories: What 4 Brands Reveal

Restaurant Vector™ traces dated development activity for Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, Chicken Salad Chick, McAlister’s Deli and Moe’s Southwest Grill. These 4 examples show when recorded activity clustered and how broadly it reached across states.

4 historical windows at a glance

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Selected U.S. opening signals and state reach
Restaurant brandSelected periodOpening signalsStates with signals
Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers2015 to 2017160+30+
Chicken Salad Chick2018 to 201950+10+
McAlister’s Deli2016 to 201860+15+
Moe’s Southwest Grill2004 to 200550+10+

“+” indicates a rounded-down band of documented opening signals. Figures are not total locations or net growth.

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Vector Profile

Freddy’s public profile connects a January 2003 development record in Wichita, Kansas, with later activity and researched opening years through 2026.

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Freddy’s selected historical restaurant-location evidence, 2003 to 2026 An illustrative historical arc connects selected Freddy’s location evidence from 2003 to 2026. The 2008 to 2010 window has 10 or more signals across 5 or more states. The broader 2015 to 2017 research has 160 or more signals across 30 or more states. The 2024 to 2026 window has 90 or more across 30 or more states. The drawing has no operating-unit scale. Later evidence includes retrospective opening-year research. VECTOR · NEW-OPENING EVIDENCE SHADED · MULTI-STATE ACTIVITY WINDOWS 160+ opening signals 30+ states · 2015 to 2017 200320052010201420202026 Location evidence year → SELECTED WINDOWS · ROUNDED SIGNAL AND STATE-REACH BANDS 10+ opening signals5+ states with signalsEarly multi-state activity2008 to 2010160+ opening signals30+ states with signalsBroader development history2015 to 201790+ opening signals30+ states with signalsRecent arc in development2024 to 2026
Early development recordsDevelopment records + retrospective researchSelected activity windows
Solid: archived development research through 2014. Dotted: continuing development records plus researched opening years. The illustrative arc has no operating-unit scale.

6 location examples

  • 2003
    Development record year

    Freddy’s

    310 N Rock Rd
    Wichita, KS 67206
    Sedgwick County
  • 2009
    Researched opening year

    Freddy’s

    2065 E Baseline Rd
    Gilbert, AZ 85234
    Maricopa County
  • 2015
    Researched opening year

    Freddy’s

    6224 N Lockwood Ridge Rd
    Sarasota, FL 34243
    Manatee County
  • 2017
    Researched opening year

    Freddy’s

    1302 Wilmington Pike
    West Chester, PA 19382
    Chester County
  • 2023
    Researched opening year

    Freddy’s

    1321 SR 40
    Kingsland, GA 31548
    Camden County
  • 2026
    Researched opening year

    Freddy’s

    3567 E Pony Express Pkwy
    Eagle Mountain, UT 84005
    Utah County

Freddy’s in the 2012 growth rankings

The July 2012 Top 20 Fastest Growing Restaurant Concepts report ranked Freddy’s first among selected concepts that began the research period with 50 to 200 units. It recorded 54 starting units, 19 additions and 73 ending units, with reported growth of 35%. The company’s research-ended date was March 13, 2012; the percentage is not an annualized growth rate.

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Chicken Salad Chick

Chicken Salad Chick’s 2016 to 2017 record contains 40+ opening signals. Later clusters appear in 2024 to 2025, with additional evidence into 2026.

Read Chicken Salad Chick’s Vector and company profile

McAlister’s Deli

McAlister’s Deli’s trail begins with an August 2000 development record in Greenville, South Carolina. Its 2007 to 2009 window contains 20+ opening signals across 15+ states.

Read McAlister’s Deli’s Vector and company profile

Moe’s Southwest Grill

Moe’s history identifies renewed multi-state reach in 2013 to 2014, another concentration in 2016 to 2017 and supporting location evidence into 2026.

Read Moe’s Southwest Grill’s Vector and company profile

Put the history to work

Account selection

Use repeated development records to identify accounts for closer review, then confirm their current rollout plans.

Territory planning

Compare recorded states and addresses with your distribution, installation or service area.

Investment research

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Follow the next stage of growth

To track emerging concepts earlier, use the Expansion Pressure Index™ to compare recent development activity within operating cohorts. Look for a second market, greater home-market density or repeated records across states. The Summer 2026 growth report offers additional companies to research.

Sources

RestaurantData’s location research dates to 1997. Freddy’s latest included development record is March Week 4, 2026. Historical entries do not confirm current operating status.

The Historical Research Archive brings together FoodServiceReport development reports, Restaurant Growth Reports and Fastest Growing Restaurant Chains rankings. See the Restaurant Data Dictionary for definitions.

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