Lake Forest, Calif. — Del Taco, the nation’s second largest Mexican quick-service restaurant chain, is carrying tremendous momentum into the first quarter of 2021. Despite pandemic-induced pressures, the brand was resilient during the initial COVID-19 slowdown and began to thrive during the second half of 2020. This led to the company’s 8th consecutive year of positive franchise same store sales growth. In Del Taco’s recent financial reports, the following notable highlights were included: In Q3, franchised same store sales increased 6.5%. In Q4, franchised same store sales increased 7.5%. For …
