Bibliograph

The meat racket, the secret takeover of America's food business, Christopher Leonard

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The meat racket, the secret takeover of America's food business, Christopher Leonard

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-351) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The meat racket

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Christopher Leonard

Sub title

the secret takeover of America's food business

Summary

A former agribusiness reporter critically assesses the corporate meat industry as demonstrated by the practices of Tyson Foods, documenting the meat supply's takeover by a few powerful companies who are raising prices and outmaneuvering reforms

Table Of Contents

How Jerry Yandell lost the farm (2003-2004) -- The Eden crash (1929-1958) -- Expand or expire (1960-1967) -- The industrial animal (1970-1995) -- Cage match (2004--2012) -- Pig cities (1973-1994) -- The next generation (1995-2006) -- Squeal (1996-2011) -- Pulling the noose (2011) -- The food dictatorship (1994--2006) -- The transition team (2007-2011) -- Street fight (2010-2011) -- Don's horizon (2011-2012)

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Secret takeover of America's food business

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