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Author Sorvino, Chloe, author.

Title Raw deal : hidden corruption, corporate greed, and the fight for the future of meat / Chloe Sorvino.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2022.
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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  338.1 SORVINO    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  338.176 SORVINO    Check Shelf
Edition First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Description viii, 340 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: A pandemic catalyst -- Section I: The industrial grip -- How Goliath got so big -- Consolidation of power -- Monopsony just doesn't have the same ring to it -- The human cost of eating meat -- The JBS takeover of America's meat -- JBS goes to Washington -- How big is too big? -- Section II: Challenging the industrial meat status quo -- How climate change will upend industrial meat -- The threat of antibiotic resistance -- Meat's accessibility gap -- Section III: Alternative challengers -- Can climate crisis reform meat? -- Breeding a better chicken through feed and genetics --- The dumb money driving the plant-based boom -- Will meatless meat actually help the earth? -- Lab-grown power grab -- Sourcing local alternatives -- Section IV: Maximizing what we've got -- An independent slaughter -- Bracing.
Summary "A shocking and engrossing exposé of the US meat industry, the devastating failures of the country's food system, and the growing disappointment of alternative meat producers claiming to revolutionize the future of food by the head of Forbes's Food, Drink, and Agriculture division, Chloe Sorvino"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Meat industry and trade -- United States.
Meat industry and trade -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
Meat substitutes -- United States.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General.
Meat industry and trade. (OCoLC)fst01013271
Meat industry and trade -- Corrupt practices. (OCoLC)fst01013276
Meat substitutes. (OCoLC)fst01013338
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Other Form: Online version: Sorvino, Chloe. Raw deal. First Atria Books hardcover edition New York : Atria Books, 2022 9781982172060 (DLC) 2022007639
ISBN 9781982172046 hardcover
1982172045 hardcover
9781982172060 electronic book
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