10 Best Food Industry Books
Food Industry is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top Food Industry audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 10 Food Industry audiobooks below.
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Barbarians at the Gate
- By: Bryan Burrough
- Narrator: Bryan Burrough
- Length: 3 hours 2 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: April 03, 2007
- Language: English
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4.26(31521 ratings)
4.26(31521 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.99 USD“One of the finest, most compelling accounts of what happened to corporate America and Wall Street in the 1980’s.” —New York Times Book Review A #1 New York Times bestseller and arguably the best business narrative ever“One of the finest, most compelling accounts of what happened to corporate America and Wall Street in the 1980’s.” —New York Times Book Review
A #1 New York Times bestseller and arguably the best business narrative ever written, Barbarians at the Gate is the classic account of the fall of RJR Nabisco. An enduring masterpiece of investigative journalism by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, it includes a new afterword by the authors that brings this remarkable story of greed and double-dealings up to date twenty years after the famed deal. The Los Angeles Times calls Barbarians at the Gate, “Superlative.” The Chicago Tribune raves, “It’s hard to imagine a better story…and it’s hard to imagine a better account.” And in an era of spectacular business crashes and federal bailouts, it still stands as a valuable cautionary tale that must be heeded.
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Barbarians at the Gate
- By: Bryan Burrough
- Narrator: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 22 hours 18 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: June 22, 2021
- Language: English
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4.26(31521 ratings)
4.26(31521 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.008.99 USD“One of the finest, most compelling accounts of what happened to corporate America and Wall Street in the 1980’s.” —New York Times Book Review A #1 New York Times bestseller and arguably the best business narrative ever“One of the finest, most compelling accounts of what happened to corporate America and Wall Street in the 1980’s.” —New York Times Book Review
A #1 New York Times bestseller and arguably the best business narrative ever written, Barbarians at the Gate is the classic account of the fall of RJR Nabisco. An enduring masterpiece of investigative journalism by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, it includes a new afterword by the authors that brings this remarkable story of greed and double-dealings up to date twenty years after the famed deal. The Los Angeles Times calls Barbarians at the Gate, “Superlative.” The Chicago Tribune raves, “It’s hard to imagine a better story…and it’s hard to imagine a better account.” And in an era of spectacular business crashes and federal bailouts, it still stands as a valuable cautionary tale that must be heeded.
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The Secret Life of Groceries
- By: Benjamin Lorr
- Narrator: Benjamin Lorr
- Length: 8 hours 57 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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3.97(6609 ratings)
3.97(6609 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDIn the tradition of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, an extraordinary investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery store The American supermarket is an everyday miracle. But what does it take to run one?In the tradition of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, an extraordinary investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery store
The American supermarket is an everyday miracle. But what does it take to run one? What are the inner workings of product delivery and distribution? Who sets the price? And who suffers for the convenience and efficiency we’ve come to expect? In this rollicking expose, author Benjamin Lorr pulls back the curtain on this highly secretive industry. Combining deep sourcing, immersive reporting, and compulsively readable prose, Lorr leads a wild investigation to
learn the secrets of Trader Joe’s success from Trader Joe himself;drive with truckers caught in a job they call “sharecropping on wheels;”break into industrial farms with activists to learn what it takes for a product to earn certification labels like “rainforest friendly” and “fair trade;”follow entrepreneurs as they fight for shelf space, learning essential tips, tricks, and traps for any new food business; andjourney with migrants to examine shocking forced labor practices through their eyes.
The result is a page-turning portrait of an industry in flux, filled with the passion, ingenuity, and inequity required to make this piece of the American dream run. The product of five years of research and hundreds of interviews across every level of the industry, The Secret Life of Groceries is essential reading for those who want to understand our food system–delivering powerful social commentary on the inherently American quest for more and compassionate insight into the lives that provide it.
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The United States of Beer
- By: Dane Huckelbridge
- Narrator: Corey Snow
- Length: 6 hours 47 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: June 14, 2016
- Language: English
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3.91(220 ratings)
3.91(220 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USDFrom the author of Bourbon, “the definitive history” (Sacramento Bee), comes the rollicking and revealing story of beer in America, in the spirit of Salt or Cod. In The United States of Beer, Dane Huckelbridge, the author of Bourbon: AFrom the author of Bourbon, “the definitive history” (Sacramento Bee), comes the rollicking and revealing story of beer in America, in the spirit of Salt or Cod.
In The United States of Beer, Dane Huckelbridge, the author of Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit–a Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance bestseller–charts the surprisingly fascinating history of Americans’ relationship with their most popular alcoholic beverage. Huckelbridge shows how beer has evolved along with the country–from a local and regional product (once upon a time every American city has its own brewery and iconic beer brand) to the rise of global mega-brands like Budweiser and Miller that are synonymous with U.S. capitalism.
We learn of George Washington’s failed attempt to brew beer at Mount Vernon with molasses instead of barley, of the 19th century “Beer Barons” like Captain Frederick Pabst, Adolphus Busch, and Joseph Schlitz who revolutionized commercial brewing and built lucrative empires–and the American immigrant experience–and of the advances in brewing and bottling technology that allowed beer to flow in the saloons of the Wild West. Throughout, Huckelbridge draws connections between seemingly remote fragments of the American past, and shares his reports from the frontlines of today’s craft-brewing revolution.
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Hotbox
- By: Matt Lee
- Narrator: Matt Lee
- Length: 7 hours 16 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: April 09, 2019
- Language: English
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3.8(667 ratings)
3.8(667 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USD“As the Lees deftly interview chefs, workers, and clients, their Southern charm enhances their narration…Even non-foodies will savor lesser known morsels of information and marvel at how the wealthy celebrate.” — AudioFile“As the Lees deftly interview chefs, workers, and clients, their Southern charm enhances their narration…Even non-foodies will savor lesser known morsels of information and marvel at how the wealthy celebrate.” — AudioFile Magazine
This program is read by the authors.
Matt Lee and Ted Lee take on the competitive, wild world of high-end catering, exposing the secrets of a food business few home cooks or restaurant chefs ever experience.
Hotbox reveals the real-life drama behind cavernous event spaces and soaring white tents, where cooking conditions have more in common with a mobile army hospital than a restaurant. Known for their modern take on Southern cooking, the Lee brothers steeped themselves in the catering business for four years, learning the culture from the inside-out. It’s a realm where you find eccentric characters, working in extreme conditions, who must produce magical events and instantly adapt when, for instance, the host’s toast runs a half-hour too long, a hail storm erupts, or a rolling rack of hundreds of ice cream desserts goes wheels-up.
Whether they’re dashing through black-tie fundraisers, celebrity-spotting at a Hamptons cookout, or following a silverware crew at 3:00 a.m. in a warehouse in New Jersey, the Lee brothers guide you on a romp from the inner circle–the elite team of chefs using little more than their wits and Sterno to turn out lamb shanks for eight hundred–to the outer reaches of the industries that facilitate the most dazzling galas. You’ll never attend a party–or entertain on your own–in the same way after listening to this audiobook.
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Drive-Thru Dreams
- By: Adam Chandler
- Narrator: Adam Chandler
- Length: 6 hours 6 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: June 25, 2019
- Language: English
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3.63(632 ratings)
3.63(632 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USD“Adam Chandler delivers his tribute to fast food with affection, zeal, and some humor… Mostly an enthusiast, he narrates his burger-infused stories energetically and persuasively.” — AudioFile This program is read by the“Adam Chandler delivers his tribute to fast food with affection, zeal, and some humor… Mostly an enthusiast, he narrates his burger-infused stories energetically and persuasively.” — AudioFile
This program is read by the author.
Most any honest person can own up to harboring at least one fast-food guilty pleasure. In Drive-Thru Dreams: A Journey Through the Heart of America’s Fast-Food Kingdom, Adam Chandler explores the inseparable link between fast food and American life for the past century. The dark underbelly of the industry’s largest players has long been scrutinized and gutted, characterized as impersonal, greedy, corporate, and worse. But, in unexpected ways, fast food is also deeply personal and emblematic of a larger than life image of America.With wit and nuance, Chandler reveals the complexities of this industry through heartfelt anecdotes and fascinating trivia as well as interviews with fans, executives, and workers. He traces the industry from its roots in Wichita, where White Castle became the first fast food chain in 1921 and successfully branded the hamburger as the official all-American meal, to a teenager’s 2017 plea for a year’s supply of Wendy’s chicken nuggets, which united the internet to generate the most viral tweet of all time.
Drive-Thru Dreams by Adam Chandler tells an intimate and contemporary story of America–its humble beginning, its innovations and failures, its international charisma, and its regional identities–through its beloved roadside fare.
Praise for Drive-Thru Dreams:
“This fun, argumentative, and frequently surprising pop history of American fast food will thrill and educate food lovers of all speeds.”–Publishers Weekly“On the page, terrific writers know how to have their cake (or their Big Mac) and eat it, too. Adam Chandler is such a writer, and Drive-Thru Dreams, his account of the wild and inalienable wonderland of American fast food, gives us not just insight and history but a pleasure that is downright gustatory.”–Vijay Seshadri, Pulitzer Prize winning author of 3 Sections
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Unsavory Truth
- By: Marion Nestle
- Narrator: Norah Tocci
- Length: 9 hours 39 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: October 30, 2018
- Language: English
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3.53(520 ratings)
3.53(520 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0025.98 USDA James Beard Award-winner and the author of What to Eat and Soda Politics, leading nutritionist Marion Nestle exposes how the food industry corrupts scientific research for profit. Is chocolate heart-healthy? Does yogurt prevent type 2 diabetes?A James Beard Award-winner and the author of What to Eat and Soda Politics, leading nutritionist Marion Nestle exposes how the food industry corrupts scientific research for profit.
Is chocolate heart-healthy? Does yogurt prevent type 2 diabetes? Do pomegranates help cheat death? News accounts bombard us with such amazing claims, report them as science, and influence what we eat. Yet, as Marion Nestle explains, these studies are more about marketing than science; they are often paid for by companies that sell those foods. Whether it’s a Coca-Cola-backed study hailing light exercise as a calorie neutralizer, or blueberry-sponsored investigators proclaiming that this fruit prevents erectile dysfunction, every corner of the food industry knows how to turn conflicted research into big profit. As Nestle argues, it’s time to put public health first. Written with unmatched rigor and insight, Unsavory Truth reveals how the food industry manipulates nutrition science — and suggests what we can do about it.
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Serendipity
- By: Oscar Farinetti
- Narrator: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 8 hours 34 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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3.26(44 ratings)
3.26(44 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDEataly founder Oscar Farinetti reveals the accidental, serendipitous discoveries that gave birth to some of the world’s most well-known gastronomic delights. Did you know that your morning coffee could be thanks to a herd of energetic goats?Eataly founder Oscar Farinetti reveals the accidental, serendipitous discoveries that gave birth to some of the world’s most well-known gastronomic delights.
Did you know that your morning coffee could be thanks to a herd of energetic goats? Or that a forgotten ingredient is behind the invention of the beloved brownie? Who got the fright of their life discovering corn could pop? And which popular soft drink first started out as a medicinal syrup?
In Serendipity, Oscar Farinetti, founder of the high-end global food chain Eataly, shares fifty remarkable stories of how some of the greatest successes and examples of excellence in the food world came about by chance, from the invention of foods such as tarte tatin to the sandwich, as well as products like Nutella and corn flakes, plus some of the world’s best wines, Gorgonzola cheese, balsamic vinegar, French fries, rum, and even the ice-cream cone. As Farinetti dives deep into these extraordinary histories, insightful and entertaining interviews with leading artisan food producers, chefs, inventors, and CEOs around the world provide additional color and rare context.
The result is a remarkable listen that explores humankind’s never-ending quest to discover something new and reminds us that our mistakes, our flaws, and our failures can often be the most necessary ingredient in finding success.
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Buyer Aware
- By: Marta L. Tellado
- Narrator: Molly Parker Myers
- Length: 9 hours 13 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: September 20, 2022
- Language: English
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3.2(11 ratings)
3.2(11 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDIn an era of deregulation when consumers have never been more vulnerable to corporate surveillance, unsafe food, and dangerously faulty products, the president and CEO of Consumer Reports gives us a playbook to put the power back in ourIn an era of deregulation when consumers have never been more vulnerable to corporate surveillance, unsafe food, and dangerously faulty products, the president and CEO of Consumer Reports gives us a playbook to put the power back in our hands.
You’ve been getting ripped off.... Read moreThe rules that have protected consumers for decades are failing. Companies are spying on us. Many of the products we once trusted are dangerous and failing at alarming rates. Whether we are buying a crib, a small appliance, an iPhone app, or shopping for car insurance, it’s become harder than ever to know whether the choices we make in the marketplace are putting us at risk-either from physical harm or the abuse of our personal data by hackers or corporations.This is intolerable. It’s wrong. And we don’t have to put up with it anymore. Marta L. Tellado, the president and CEO of Consumer Reports, has been an advocate for consumers for decades. In Buyer Aware, Tellado shows you the steps you can take to protect yourself from predatory business practices, and how to exert your inherent power as a consumer to spur politicians and businesses to clean up their act. Only then can we ensure that we have an economy that is fair, safe, and transparent for all, and puts consumers first. -
JELL-O Girls
- By: Allie Rowbottom
- Narrator: Allie Rowbottom
- Length: 7 hours 43 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: July 24, 2018
- Language: English
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3.12(2821 ratings)
3.12(2821 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.98 USDA “gorgeous” (New York Times) memoir that braids the evolution of one of America’s most iconic branding campaigns with the stirring tales of the women who lived behind its facade – told by the inheritor of their stories. InA “gorgeous” (New York Times) memoir that braids the evolution of one of America’s most iconic branding campaigns with the stirring tales of the women who lived behind its facade – told by the inheritor of their stories.... Read moreIn 1899, Allie Rowbottom’s great-great-great-uncle bought the patent to Jell-O from its inventor for $450. The sale would turn out to be one of the most profitable business deals in American history, and the generations that followed enjoyed immense privilege – but they were also haunted by suicides, cancer, alcoholism, and mysterious ailments.
More than 100 years after that deal was struck, Allie’s mother Mary was diagnosed with the same incurable cancer, a disease that had also claimed her own mother’s life. Determined to combat what she had come to consider the “Jell-O curse” and her looming mortality, Mary began obsessively researching her family’s past, determined to understand the origins of her illness and the impact on her life of Jell-O and the traditional American values the company championed. Before she died in 2015, Mary began to send Allie boxes of her research and notes, in the hope that her daughter might write what she could not. Jell-O Girls is the liberation of that story.
A gripping examination of the dark side of an iconic American product and a moving portrait of the women who lived in the shadow of its fractured fortune, Jell-O Girls is a family history, a feminist history, and a story of motherhood, love and loss. In crystalline prose Rowbottom considers the roots of trauma not only in her own family, but in the American psyche as well, ultimately weaving a story that is deeply personal, as well as deeply connected to the collective female experience.
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