Episode 21: Benjamin Lorr and The Secret Life of Groceries

Episode #21 Notes1:00 - The Secret Life of Groceries and Perilous Bounty1:30 - What motivated you to write The Secret Life of Groceries?4:00 - The low down on Trader Joe’s9:45 - A day in the life at The Food Show16:15 - Truckers and Co-Packers.23:00 - Food supply chains in Southeast Asia.27:00 - The affects of pricing and the “race to the bottom”37:00 - Global trade treaties, labor standards, and policy blind-spots.41:30 - Suggested readings?Perilous Bounty, Tom PhilpottThis Old Man All in Pieces, Roger AngellSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.