Austin Frerick, an agricultural policy fellow at Yale University, reveals the stranglehold that a handful of companies have on America’s food economy. Through seven case studies of ‘food barons’, it not only shows the reverberating consequences for our health, farmers’ livelihoods and the planet but also outlines a way forward and how a fair, healthy and prosperous food system is possible. 

From plot to plate, this book follows food through the supply chain from the ground through farmers and producers, to the chefs and front of house who deliver it to customers at Chicago’s Wherewithall restaurant.  The book offers an engaging perspective on the multifaceted dynamics shaping the fine dining food system through a series of personal encounters with actors throughout the system.

Drawing on expertise from health, climate, biodiversity and animal welfare policy and science, this CABI Policy Forum argues current levels of animal product production and consumption threaten ‘One Health’ outcomes and presents the case for a just transition in animal agriculture. The report identifies five principles to guide policy makers in promoting a just transition from systems of industrial meat production and overconsumption.