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Chicken, beverage, value: Updates on the 3 biggest restaurant trends of the year
On this week’s Extra Serving, NRN editor in chief Sam Oches and executive editor Alicia Kelso discuss the three biggest trends of 2025: chicken, beverages, and value deals. First up is chicken, as they talk about Taco Bell’s new Crispy Chicken Tacos and Burritos, Culver’s new chicken lineup, and Chick-fil-A’s two new sandwich tests. As major chains pile on the surge in chicken offerings, how can we expect the trend to evolve going forward? Then they discuss the beverage trend, and specifically soda, where chains are developing proprietary flavors and dirty soda variations. Sam and Alicia see…
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