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7 new items rolling out on restaurant menus this summer

Seasonal ingredients and timely tie-ins are powering chain menus right now.

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

Chains are celebrating the tortilla-wrapped icon with a variety of themed deals.

See which 10 chains are winning with seafood that consumers say they can’t get anywhere else.

Click through to see the list of consumers’ most-craved restaurant tacos, from Mexican joints to burger chains.

The chain is known for its Baja-inspired fish tacos

Home to fresh cuisine inspired by the Gulf Coast of Baja, Mexico, including signature fish tacos

The Mexican category overall saw sales increase by 0.9% to $18 billion and units by 4.1%, to 12,656.

Operators are using the assessments for more than just the hiring process.

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