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A review by restingbeccaface
Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America by Michael Ruhlman
3.0
This book could have been easily given four stars with better editing. The main focus was not always about grocery stores, but whatever the author felt like ranting about or his food and ingredient biases. I felt a bit mislead with the title of the book being “Grocery” since that wasn’t always the focus.
He also relied on too many other sources instead of his own research, which was limited to just one specific grocery chain in Ohio, and didn’t compare this store’s practices to others, so we are only given a glimpse into how this specific chain operates. Research into other grocery stores, even in the Ohio area, would have given a well rounded perspective into the average grocery store.
That being said, I came away from the book with more knowledge about the food going into our stores, the ingredients being used in our food, and how food is sourced to the store. I’d recommend if you were interested in the topic, but also take it with a grain of salt.
He also relied on too many other sources instead of his own research, which was limited to just one specific grocery chain in Ohio, and didn’t compare this store’s practices to others, so we are only given a glimpse into how this specific chain operates. Research into other grocery stores, even in the Ohio area, would have given a well rounded perspective into the average grocery store.
That being said, I came away from the book with more knowledge about the food going into our stores, the ingredients being used in our food, and how food is sourced to the store. I’d recommend if you were interested in the topic, but also take it with a grain of salt.