Raw Deal
Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed, and the Fight for the Future of Meat
Simon Element / Simon Acumen · Print & ebook · November 5, 2024
A shocking and unputdownable exposé of the United States meat industry and the corruption driving it that “is required reading for anyone who eats” (Christopher Leonard, New York Times bestselling author).
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- Who it’s for
- A layered look at the meat business, brisk enough for assignment use and tense enough to.
- Genres
- The Food Business, Agribusiness, Agriculture & Food Systems
- Published
- Simon Element / Simon Acumen, November 5, 2024
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A shocking and unputdownable exposé of the United States meat industry and the corruption driving it that “is required reading for anyone who eats” (Christopher Leonard, New York Times bestselling author). Years of consolidation, price-fixing, and power grabs by elite industry insiders have harmed consumers and caused environmental destruction. And while that’s hurting us, it’s also making others rich.
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Now, financial journalist Chloe Sorvino presents a “deeply informed and eye-opening” (Publishers Weekly) look at the meat industry and its future as its fundamental weaknesses are laid bare for all to see. With unprecedented access and groundbreaking research, Raw Deal investigates corporate greed, how climate change will upend our food production, the limitations of local movements challenging the status quo, and the false promise of lab-grown meat.
Meat System, Revealed
A layered look at the meat business, brisk enough for assignment use and tense enough to.
Come here for
- food system power plays
- industry scrutiny with classroom-ready clarity
Expect
- corruption, greed, and the machinery behind meat
- clear framing over drift
Where it sits
| The Food Business | 56% |
|---|---|
| Agriculture & Food Systems | 47% |
| Agribusiness | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Manufacturing Industry
- The Food Business
- Animal Rights
- Authors
- Chloe Sorvino
- Publisher
- Simon Element / Simon Acumen
- Published
- November 5, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Manufacturing Industry