Franchise Power: Fast Food As Political Machine
McDonald's beverage expansion and a franchise-owning congressman's political maneuvering are two sides of the same coin: books that explain how fast-food chains accumulate commercial and political power from the drive-thru to the Capitol.
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Fast Food NationEric SchlosserFast Food Nation explains the rise of fast-food chains, their marketing and supply-chain power, and provides essential...Shelf signal: The Food Business
Drive-thru DreamsAdam ChandlerDrive-thru Dreams gives a readable history of American fast food that situates menu innovations and branding shifts...Shelf signal: Food Through History
The Secret Life of GroceriesBenjamin Lorr, Blackstone PublishingThe Secret Life of Groceries exposes grocery and retail sourcing and profit mechanics that illuminate why beverages...Shelf signal: The Food Business
Nickel and DimedBarbara Ehrenreich, Sara BershtelNickel and Dimed documents low-wage labor realities in service industries, connecting menu and margin strategies to...Shelf signal: Poverty & Homelessness
Stuffed and StarvedRaj PatelStuffed and Starved traces how corporate food systems concentrate power and shape consumer choice, relevant to...Shelf signal: Agriculture & Food Systems
Fools on the HillDana MilbankFools on the Hill explains contemporary congressional dysfunction and conflicts of interest, offering readers a lens to...Shelf signal: Congress & Legislatures