| Edition |
Center Point Large Print edition. |
| Description |
488 pages (large print) ; 23 cm |
| Physical Medium |
large print rdafs |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-488). |
| Note |
Regular print version previously published by: Avery. |
| Summary |
"In this page-turning exposé, author Benjamin Lorr pulls back the curtain on this highly secretive industry.Combining deep sourcing, immersive reporting, and sharp, often laugh-out-loud prose, Lorr leads a wild investigation, asking what does it take to run a supermarket? How does our food get on the shelves? And who suffers for our increasing demands for convenience and efficiency? In this journey: We learn the secrets of Trader Joe's success from Trader Joe himself / Drive with truckers caught in a job they call "sharecropping on wheels" / Break into industrial farms with activists to learn what it takes for a product to earn certification labels like "fair trade" and "free range" / Follow entrepreneurs as they fight for shelf space, learning essential tips, tricks, and traps for any new food business / Journey with migrants to examine shocking forced labor practices through their eyes. The product of five years of research and hundreds of interviews across every level of the business, The Secret Life of Groceries is essential reading for those who want to understand our food system - delivering powerful social commentary on the inherently American quest for more and compassionate insight into the lives that provide it."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction: between the ice and you -- Salad days at Trader Joe's -- Distribution of responsibility -- Self-realization through snack -- The retail experience -- When I look in my window: backstage in the theater of retail -- The bottom of the commodity chain -- Afterword: the long road from P'Aon to Amazon-Whole Foods. |
| Subject |
Supermarkets -- United States -- Management.
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Grocery trade -- United States.
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Food supply -- United States.
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Large type books.
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Food supply. (OCoLC)fst00931196
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Grocery trade. (OCoLC)fst00948035
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Large type books. (OCoLC)fst00992678
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Supermarkets -- Management.
(OCoLC)fst01138941
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Large type books.
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| ISBN |
9781643588643 (large print ; hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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1643588648 (large print ; hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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