The Secret Life of Groceries
The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
Benjamin Lorr
Unveiling the Secrets of American Groceries: A gripping investigation into the people, practices, and policies that shape our grocery stores. Author Benjamin Lorr takes readers on an immersive journey, exploring topics such as fair trade, forced labor practices, and the entrepreneurial spirit powering new food businesses. With sharp prose and deep reporting, this page-turning expose offers a nuanced assessment of our national appetites and the complex systems that sustain them. A must-read for anyone seeking to understand the fascinating and flawed world of American grocery stores.
Publish Date
2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.95
ISBN
9780553459418
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2021-07-16T00:41:20.000Z
Reading “The Secret Life of Groceries” book, in it chapter on shrimp farming in Thailand, global connections of slavery & how grocery chains absolve responsibility is possibly the best business book chapter I’ve ever read, so complex, so roiling, such great nuanced writing. – source