Raw deal : hidden corruption, corporate greed, and the fight for the future of meat
Chloe Sorvino (Author)
"A shocking and engrossing exposé of the US meat industry, the devastating failures of the country's food system, and the growing disappointment of alternative meat producers claiming to revolutionize the future of food by the head of Forbes's Food, Drink, and Agriculture division, Chloe Sorvino"-- Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, 2022
First Atria Books hardcover edition View all formats and editions
Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, NY, 2022
viii, 340 pages ; 24 cm
9781982172046, 1982172045
1281587094
Introduction: A pandemic catalyst
Section I: The industrial grip
How Goliath got so big
Consolidation of power
Monopsony just doesn't have the same ring to it
The human cost of eating meat
The JBS takeover of America's meat
JBS goes to Washington
How big is too big?
Section II: Challenging the industrial meat status quo
How climate change will upend industrial meat
The threat of antibiotic resistance
Meat's accessibility gap
Section III: Alternative challengers
Can climate crisis reform meat?
Breeding a better chicken through feed and genetics
- The dumb money driving the plant-based boom
Will meatless meat actually help the earth?
Lab-grown power grab
Sourcing local alternatives
Section IV: Maximizing what we've got
An independent slaughter
Bracing