Fast Food Nation, the book

[veteran+]

Food for thought, pun intended

The film is a fictional interpretation but provides enough information to pause and think.

[pseudo3d]

I think he's full of it.

He makes it a point of pride of accusing anyone who tries to debunk or argue his book a food industry shill, whether they're right or not.

[storewanderer]

There are a lot of valid points and comments in the book.

The problem is a lot of these points when it comes to HR/employees apply to a lot of other industries- hospitality, retail, and various others...

A lot of these points when it comes to "the food" apply to a lot of other food providers - restaurants, frozen foods at grocery stores, delis at grocery stores, school lunch programs, etc. etc. etc...

So it comes off as a lot of broad comments that are valid points and issues but to focus the attack specifically on the fast food industry is misleading.

[veteran+]

Perhaps the focus on fast food is because of the huge popularity of it in America over other out of home eating venues.

Even if 50% of his findings are "overreach" it should give most people pause.

And based on info I get from the "inside" of fast food establishments I am not surprised.

[storewanderer]

Perhaps the focus on fast food is because of the huge popularity of it in America over other out of home eating venues.

Even if 50% of his findings are "overreach" it should give most people pause.

And based on info I get from the "inside" of fast food establishments I am not surprised.

Expand scope to chain restaurants at a minimum too. More of the same. Or worse.

[Brian Lutz]

I seem to recall Chipotle pushing this book in their stores as part of the heavy virtue signaling they were engaged in a year or so before they had their huge food safety scandal in 2018.