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The big picture is that what this system has been generating
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Food and Country

The big picture is that whatthis system has been generating has been sanctioning...

The big picture is that what
this system has been generating has been sanctioning the
concentration of wealth in the very few large monopolies and sanctioning the
production of junk food, which happens to be very
profitable for the food industry but horrible for the health
of the entire population

Full Transcript

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The big picture is that what this system has been generating
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has been sanctioning the concentration of wealth
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in the very few large monopolies
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and sanctioning the production of junk food,
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which happens to be very profitable for the food industry
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but horrible for the health of the entire population.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:16
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.
[Ruth] After World War II, chain restaurants began to proliferate. - Food and Country 00:41
[Ruth] After World War II, chain restaurants began to prolif...
[Minh] The workload seems already better. - Food and Country 00:05
[Minh] The workload seems already better.
[Minh] They had all sacrificed and been in quarantine, never got out of quarantine. - Food and Country 00:06
[Minh] They had all sacrificed and been in quarantine, never...
I talked to my team, I said, like, "This isn't working, we're not going to survive." - Food and Country 00:09
I talked to my team, I said, like, "This isn't wor...
You know, I think I've been in the system so long - Food and Country 00:06
You know, I think I've been in the system so long
You have to just work twice as hard and charge half as much, - Food and Country 00:07
You have to just work twice as hard and charge half as much,
And they're just like, "Oh, my God, we've all worked in fine dining." - Food and Country 00:23
And they're just like, "Oh, my God, we've all...
But I don't know that you can have your standards and try and do cheap food. - Food and Country 00:09
But I don't know that you can have your standards and t...
I mean, because you're using really high-quality ingredients. - Food and Country 00:06
I mean, because you're using really high-quality ingred...
Maybe you should, um... and then the question is, - Food and Country 00:07
Maybe you should, um... and then the question is,
I mean, a lot of the fine dining chefs I'm speaking to - Food and Country 00:13
I mean, a lot of the fine dining chefs I'm speaking to
[Nick] You can't really be defensive right now, - Food and Country 00:06
[Nick] You can't really be defensive right now,
You have to scale it to a point - Food and Country 00:06
You have to scale it to a point
I started going like, "Hey, what are we going to do for Thanksgiving?" - Food and Country 00:09
I started going like, "Hey, what are we going to do for...
I mean, how many pounds of stuffing are you going to make, Grant? - Food and Country 00:05
I mean, how many pounds of stuffing are you going to make, G...
- Uh, five thousand. - [Ruth] Are you serious? - Food and Country 00:05
- Uh, five thousand. - [Ruth] Are you serious?
I mean, I think thinking the way you do is frightening to people. - Food and Country 00:06
I mean, I think thinking the way you do is frightening to pe...
So, I guess you're taking risk, but risk is like, - Food and Country 00:08
So, I guess you're taking risk, but risk is like,
I mean, I think what I'm learning - Food and Country 00:09
I mean, I think what I'm learning
I mean, farmers, more than anybody, I mean, - Food and Country 00:07
I mean, farmers, more than anybody, I mean,