How Fast Food Engineered the Drink Menu
Books that explain how chains turned beverages and treats into their most profitable products, and the public-health, marketing, and labor consequences that followed.
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Fast Food NationEric SchlosserEric Schlosser’s exposé traces the rise of fast food corporations and the systemic effects on culture, health, and...Shelf signal: The Food Business
Drive-thru DreamsAdam ChandlerA narrative history of fast-food culture and business that illuminates marketing choices and menu evolution behind...Shelf signal: Food Through History
HookedMichael Moss, Scott BrickInvestigates how processed-food companies engineer addictive products, explaining why shakes and beverages are...Shelf signal: The Food Business
The Secret Life of GroceriesBenjamin Lorr, Blackstone PublishingExplores grocery and supply-chain forces that shape what restaurants and chains sell, connecting ingredient sourcing to...Shelf signal: The Food Business
The Next SupperCorey MintzA recent exposé of restaurant industry labor and safety that explains the human costs behind profit-driven menu pushes.Shelf signal: The Food Business
Feed the People!Jan Dutkiewicz, Gabriel N. RosenbergArgues for the social role of large-scale feeding institutions and helps contextualize why chains prioritize...Shelf signal: Agriculture & Food Policy