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Food and Country

But it was also the absolutelowest-paying employer

But it was also the absolute
lowest-paying employer

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But it was also the absolute lowest-paying employer.
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6 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:26:32
Uploaded
Apr 02, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Foothill Productions,Real Lava,Sustainable Films,Range Media Partners,The deNovo Initiative,Tiger Tales Media,Bewilder Films,Ideal Partners

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Movie Summary

Trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl examines the precarious state of America's food system. A Sundance Film Festival premiere.
Every year, the seven lowest-paying jobs would be in the restaurant industry, - Food and Country 00:08
Every year, the seven lowest-paying jobs would be in the res...
- [horns honking] - So, part of what you're seeing in the protests - Food and Country 00:07
- [horns honking] - So, part of what you're seeing in t...
I mean, George Floyd himself was an unemployed restaurant worker, - Food and Country 00:11
I mean, George Floyd himself was an unemployed restaurant wo...
It is about police brutality, and it's about so much more. - Food and Country 00:07
It is about police brutality, and it's about so much mo...
After emancipation, employers first demanded the right to hire newly freed slaves - Food and Country 00:14
After emancipation, employers first demanded the right to hi...
And it really was slavery that mutated this idea of tipping, - Food and Country 00:10
And it really was slavery that mutated this idea of tipping,
Because there was a desire to hire Black people, in particular Black women, - Food and Country 00:10
Because there was a desire to hire Black people, in particul...
But I think the surprising thing is, - Food and Country 00:12
But I think the surprising thing is,
[woman] I get my affinity for fighting against any kind of injustice from my mom. - Food and Country 00:07
[woman] I get my affinity for fighting against any kind of i...
When we were made fun of in school, she would, like, teach folks about Arab culture. - Food and Country 00:07
When we were made fun of in school, she would, like, teach f...
And she always made sure that anyone who came through our household was fed. - Food and Country 00:06
And she always made sure that anyone who came through our ho...
And I started to see the virtue of Arab hospitality. - Food and Country 00:06
And I started to see the virtue of Arab hospitality.
[Ruth] You are trying to use this time - Food and Country 00:08
[Ruth] You are trying to use this time
Our sales plummeted, - Food and Country 00:10
Our sales plummeted,
My employees formed a collective to, like, - Food and Country 00:11
My employees formed a collective to, like,
So I was like, how do I take care of my workers - Food and Country 00:08
So I was like, how do I take care of my workers
And the only answer to me was worker ownership. - Food and Country 00:07
And the only answer to me was worker ownership.
[Ruth] I'm fascinated and admiring of your efforts - Food and Country 00:09
[Ruth] I'm fascinated and admiring of your efforts
Living your principles in your work life is really difficult. - Food and Country 00:06
Living your principles in your work life is really difficult...
I mean, as I told you, - Food and Country 00:12
I mean, as I told you,