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Nation's Restaurant News looks at restaurant chains' notable social media efforts during the second quarter of 2012.

Concerns about the choppy economic outlook, the impact of the federal health care mandate, and rising commodity costs were the top issues on the minds of West Coast restaurant operators who gathered in Anaheim, Calif. on Sunday for the annual Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo.

A Nashville, Tenn., T.G.I. Friday's unit unveiled its recent redesign featuring an open kitchen that is about 25 percent smaller than a typical Friday's unit and a redesigned bar.