Food Industry Books

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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.75 — 206,731 ratings — published 2001
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Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.02 — 33,139 ratings — published 2013
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.19 — 211,213 ratings — published 2006
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.07 — 119,981 ratings — published 2008
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The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.67 — 8,602 ratings — published 2009
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Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal: A Food Science Nutrition History Book Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal: A Food Science Nutrition History Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.90 — 3,912 ratings — published 2021
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The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.01 — 9,357 ratings — published 2015
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Food Rules: An Eater's Manual Food Rules: An Eater's Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.99 — 49,082 ratings — published 2008
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.06 — 59,908 ratings — published 2001
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Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.96 — 4,593 ratings — published 2011
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Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.37 — 47,170 ratings — published 2023
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The Way We Eat Now: Strategies for Eating in a World of Change The Way We Eat Now: Strategies for Eating in a World of Change (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,463 ratings — published 2019
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The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.59 — 3,524 ratings — published 2012
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Eating Animals Eating Animals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.21 — 81,047 ratings — published 2009
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The World According to Monsanto: Pollution, Corruption, and the Control of the World's Food Supply The World According to Monsanto: Pollution, Corruption, and the Control of the World's Food Supply (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,104 ratings — published 2009
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The Jungle The Jungle (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.78 — 156,050 ratings — published 1906
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Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (Volume 3) (California Studies in Food and Culture) Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (Volume 3) (California Studies in Food and Culture)
by (shelved 4 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.94 — 4,706 ratings — published 2002
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.05 — 113,636 ratings — published 2007
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Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.25 — 6,968 ratings — published 2021
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The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,050 ratings — published 1998
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Chew on This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food Chew on This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.76 — 5,025 ratings — published
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Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World Food System Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World Food System (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,594 ratings — published 2007
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Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.08 — 26,098 ratings — published 2013
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Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.28 — 2,539 ratings — published 2013
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Pandora's Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal Pandora's Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.88 — 2,429 ratings — published 2013
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Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, And Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, And Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,533 ratings — published 1997
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The End of Food The End of Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,635 ratings — published 2008
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Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,847 ratings — published 2024
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.19 — 387,324 ratings — published 2000
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Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.81 — 4,853 ratings — published 2021
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Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World (Audible Audio)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.72 — 20,334 ratings — published 2020
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The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.94 — 15,509 ratings — published 2020
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Spoon-Fed: Why Almost Everything We’ve Been Told About Food is Wrong Spoon-Fed: Why Almost Everything We’ve Been Told About Food is Wrong (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.02 — 5,838 ratings — published 2020
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The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America's Food Business The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America's Food Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,030 ratings — published 2014
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No Happy Cows: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Food Revolution No Happy Cows: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Food Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.07 — 294 ratings — published 2012
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Encyclopedia of Junk Food and Fast Food Encyclopedia of Junk Food and Fast Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.69 — 16 ratings — published 2006
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,561 ratings — published 2015
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How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.41 — 51,017 ratings — published 2015
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Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,974 ratings — published 2013
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Mad Cowboy: Plain Truth from the Cattle Rancher Who Won't Eat Meat Mad Cowboy: Plain Truth from the Cattle Rancher Who Won't Eat Meat (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,236 ratings — published 1998
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Rebuilding the Foodshed: How to Create Local, Sustainable, and Secure Food Systems Rebuilding the Foodshed: How to Create Local, Sustainable, and Secure Food Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.22 — 150 ratings — published 2013
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Fair Food: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System for All Fair Food: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System for All (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.70 — 377 ratings — published
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Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.89 — 586 ratings — published 2009
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Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.70 — 2,643 ratings — published
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American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of Its Food (and What We Can Do About It) American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of Its Food (and What We Can Do About It)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.82 — 674 ratings — published 2010
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The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,022 ratings — published 2006
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Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 3.97 — 11,179 ratings — published 2008
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What to Eat What to Eat (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-industry)
avg rating 4.03 — 5,977 ratings — published 2006
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May We Suggest: Restaurant Menus and the Art of Persuasion May We Suggest: Restaurant Menus and the Art of Persuasion (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-industry)
avg rating 3.26 — 42 ratings — published 2018
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Anthony Bourdain
“There has ling been a happy symbiotic relationship between kitchen and bar. Simply put, the kitchen wants booze, and the bartender wants food.”
Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

Michael  Moss
“If she [Mrs. Homemaker] didn't know how much she needed convenience, it was up to inventors like Clausi to show her the way.”
Michael Moss, Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us

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