The two concepts aren't contradictory. Millenials tend to prefer a different dining experience. In the whole they also tend to go to smaller franchises or independent businesses with local ownership, or local sourced ingredients. There are many factors, but the "average" for millenials is to seek more "niche" and personalized experiences, or unique/novel things. Most mass dining chains are set up to be inoffensive and appealing to a broad audience, this is against the behavior of most millenials, who tend to find "inoffensive" or mass market approaches to be insulting and off putting.
Yeahh...they also tend to get bored fast. So they find the latest hip restaurants, just so they could be the "first" to post it on their socmeds and brag about it.
I wouldn't say "insulting" but rather boring. Going to the same chains all the time may bore you after a time, though personally I (and really most people I know, though I'm not a millenial but a gen Z kid) prefer making my own food rather than eating out. And as pretentious as this "I only ever go to family-owned/small businesses" kind of approach may seem, it will be beneficial in the long run as it will help create competition and prevent megacorporations like McDonalds from creating a monopoly. And really, nobody should blame a whole generation for having different preferences than the last one. It's the companies' lack of flexibility that is the problem, not "the gerd dermn youngsters".
That said, the two articles come from two different sources so we can't really blame anyone for this contradiction. (At least I think they're not connected… right? I'm not American so I'm not fully familiar with American news networks)
I go to BW3 to watch college football games and basketball games or NFL games that aren't aired locally. (I follow non-local teams.) If I have two beers and a tiny snack, it's >$20. I'm just realizing I can afford the next level of cable package and be money ahead.
That said, the two articles come from two different sources so we can't really blame anyone for this contradiction. (At least I think they're not connected… right? I'm not American so I'm not fully familiar with American news networks)