Gen Z grew up ordering out. Now the economy sends them back to family recipes

A January 2025 survey of more than 1,500 adults by the dating app FindingTheOne, now rebranded as Wisp, found 64% of Gen Z can’t cook. Grocery prices now force them to learn.
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A January 2025 survey of more than 1,500 adults by the dating app FindingTheOne, now rebranded as Wisp, found 64% of Gen Z can’t cook. Grocery prices now force them to learn. A generation that grew up ordering out heads back to the kitchen, and turns to family recipes to figure it out.
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- A January 2025 survey of more than 1,500 adults by the dating app FindingTheOne, now rebranded as Wisp, found 64% of Gen Z can’t cook. Grocery prices now force them to learn.
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