Where
Every Golden Corral opening, on the map
The wash is where US retail is opening overall. The dots are this brand — drag the timeline to watch them land.
The full report finds the trade areas that look like the ones Golden Corral already wins in — demographics, co-tenancy, traffic.
One release carries most of this change — likely a data-coverage artifact, not store openings.
US locations
As of Q3 2026
The index files part of this brand's records under a related domain or host location, so this count can differ from the chain's own reported total.
Net new stores
8 quarters · Q4 2024 → Q3 2026
Verified new locations
8 quarters · Q4 2024 → Q3 2026
Individually verified openings, not a count difference.
This brand's index coverage is still maturing, so growth percentages are withheld — the counts shown are individually verified store openings.
Golden CorralUnverified — One release carries most of this change — likely a data-coverage artifact, not store openings.
Indexed to 100 at the first quarter — the shape is the growth rate, not the store count.
Rankings
The fastest-growing chains in Restaurants & Fast Casual
Ranked by acceleration — opening faster now than they were a year ago.
Placing Golden Corral in its category…
Rankings exclude companies whose entire rise lands in a single quarter — that pattern is a change in data coverage, not expansion.
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Compare
Golden Corral against anyone
Indexed to 100 at the first quarter, so a 300-store chain and a 3,000-store chain are the same shape. Golden Corral plus up to 4 others.
Knowing how fast Golden Corral is growing is half of it. The other half is where they should open next.
We'll find the trade areas that look like the ones Golden Corral already wins in — demographics, co-tenancy, traffic, and the specific neighbourhoods that match.