The Secret Life of Supermarkets: What They Never Tell You
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"The Secret Life of Supermarkets" is the result of five years of research and hundreds of interviews at all levels of the industry, an essential book for those who want to understand how the business works. It is a manifesto of modern man's inherent thirst for more and a compassionate inside look at the lives of those who make it possible to fulfill it. We have suddenly realized that like the doctors and nurses who care for the sick, the men and women who restock our store shelves and organize our warehouse deliveries every day are also doing very important work, thus providing a quality of life that we do not hesitate to take for granted. The bitter truth is that the food service industry has been neglecting its employees for years. In this sensational piece, Benjamin Lorre will shed light on an extremely classified area of the food industry. With first-person stories, detailed narrative, and witty, often stomach-cramping prose, Lorr conducts an investigation that seeks to unravel what it's like to run a supermarket? How does the food get on the shelves? And who suffers because of our increasing demands for comfort and efficiency? On this journey: - we'll learn the secrets of success of the Trader Joe's supermarket chain from its founder; - we'll hit the road with truckers who call their work nothing less than "sharecropping on wheels"; - we'll break into an industrial farm with eco-activists to see for ourselves what it takes to get Fair trade and Free range certification; - follow the producers in their struggle for the right to a place on the shelves of stores, while getting the necessary know-how and learning about the pitfalls and traps when opening any new food processing enterprise; - see the shocking details of forced migrant labor through their eyes.
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- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series The revelation of the century
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