
Why Gen Z is suddenly skipping the $15 burrito bowl
Fox News
Fast casual dining out was once considered an affordable convenience and has now become a small luxury. This generation isn’t lazy or spoiled. They’re financially boxed in right now.
This is what "voting with your wallet" looks like in 2025. We just saw this with the mayoral election in New York City. And you will see this become the number one issue in the 2026 midterms. Ted Jenkin is president of Exit Stage Left Advisors and partner at Exit Wealth.
Fast casual dining out was once considered an affordable convenience and has now become a small luxury. Boatwright said bluntly that Chipotle isn’t losing younger customers to competitors; it’s losing them to grocery stores and food at home. Think about that. The same people who fueled the fast-casual boom are now saying, "I’ll just cook instead."













