"In this cursed timeline of one alarming headline after another, I dream-on a daily basis-of shutting my laptop, plugging in some earphones, and diving headfirst into a steaming container of rotisserie chicken. (I have a whole rotisserie routine of arranging various sauce cups around the bird, which usually includes honey mustard, buffalo sauce, and ahem, Jezebel sauce.) But, alas, a new report by the Wall Street Journal has killed my high."
"Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they're splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens. New York City as a whole is in the midst of an affordability crisis, one that helped elect Mayor Zohran Mamdani, yet a new crop of luxury prepared-food purveyors is drawing massive crowds in Manhattan and driving social-media discourse. Influencers fill aisles in search of trendy nut butters and overpriced salads."
Gen Z and millennial consumers are allocating limited disposable income toward prepared and premium grocery items such as rotisserie chickens, gut-healthy juices, trendy nut butters, and overpriced salads. Urban affordability pressures and student debt coexist with rising demand for luxury prepared-food purveyors and packed specialty stores. Influencer-driven social media amplifies interest in health and wellness foods, shifting leisure and spending patterns. Separately, a former Border Patrol chief attempted to flirt with a reporter on social media, prompting concerns about professional conduct and boundaries in public-facing roles.
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