‘Don’t spend $20 on an acai bowl’: gen Z are shunning private equity’s restaurant takeover

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:51:54 GMT

As more PE firms invest in food establishments, people are bemoaning the ‘same-ification’ of NYC’s restaurant sceneLos Tacos No 1 is a classic New York success story. After the Mexican-style taco joint opened in 2013, it quickly became a critic’s pick in the city’s paper of record, drawing long lines and a devoted lunchtime crowd. As word spread about its juicy al pastor and handmade tortillas, it expanded to nine locations. Then, this September, bad news struck: Los Tacos No 1 had received an undisclosed amount of funding from private equity firm TSG Consumer.According to a press release, this cash would help Los Tacos pursue “thoughtful, founder-led growth”. Customers were not so sure. Social media posts quickly declared “the beginning of the end” for the chain, half-jokingly anticipating tiny portions of bad food. Continue reading...

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