Page Count: 328
Average Rating: 3.96
Series: Standalone
I thought this was fascinating. And depressing. The first part about the history of groceries stores and the focus on Trader Joe's was the most interesting - and the least depressing chapter. He also talks about truck drivers, the supply chain and getting products on the shelf, just-in-time scheduling of grocery stores, regulations in the food industry, and slave labor in the shrimp industry. Spoilers: it's all pretty terrible. But I enjoyed his writing style which lightened the mood and was told mostly from his perspective interviewing different workers and from his own experiences. I wish he ended on some ways to change the current landscape, but he seems as clueless as the rest of us on how to have a more ethical food chain. I loved the little fun facts like were introduced in the 30s years after the first big stores opened, but stores had to hire people to push them around the store before they really caught on.
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