American takeout standbys like pizza and Chinese food should watch their backs, because Mexican cuisine is close behind, says the “Global Palates 2015” report from the National Restaurant Association. Of the 1,000 people surveyed by the association, half of them reported eating Mexican food at least once a month (trailing just 11 percentage points behind Italian food, which was the most popular).
So it should come as no surprise that sales of a Mexican culinary staple like tortilla chips continue to do well—in both foodservice and retail.