This NPR interview with Benjamin Lorr shares interesting observations from his recent book - The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket - and what he learned from five years of research on food suppliers, distributors and supply chains.
"Author Benjamin Lorr spent five years looking into that as he studied all aspects of American supermarkets — from the suppliers, distributors and supply routes to the workers in the retail outlets themselves." This piece highlights how little most US consumers really know about all that goes into their routine grocery shopping, what we can learn from grocery stores, and how we might be able to make changes that allow for healthier, more equitable food systems.
Read the interview here: 'Secret Life Of Groceries' shines a light on bounty's dark side