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Benjamin Lorr

@BenjaminLorr

Author - THE SECRET LIFE OF GROCERIES - Coming Sept 2020!!

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Joined June 2012
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Did you read the NYTimes Review and get curious whether this grocery book is really as fascinating as it seems?? We're doing a giveaway on Goodreads, so come get a copy to indulge your curiosity risk free! goodreads.com/giveaway/show/… @Avery_Books
Book giveaway for The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by...

Book giveaway for The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by...

15 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Sep 08-Sep 22, 2020. In the tradition of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore's Dilemma, an extraordinary inve...

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Delighted, honored, and brimming with pride to see the Secret Life of Groceries in this list of Summer Reads by @TheAtlantic and @elcush What company! Now bring on summer! theatlantic.com/books/archiv…
25 Books to Get Lost in This Summer

25 Books to Get Lost in This Summer

The Atlantic’s writers and editors have chosen fiction and nonfiction to match all sorts of moods.

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Blown away by the reporting in this story. Bring on the kudos for @RachelNCorbett. nytimes.com/2023/08/23/magaz…
The Inheritance Case That Could Unravel an Art Dynasty (Published 2023)

The Inheritance Case That Could Unravel an Art Dynasty (Published 2023)

How a widow’s legal fight against the Wildenstein family of France has threatened their storied collection — and revealed the underbelly of the global art market.

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@linamkhan13 Jul 2023
In my opening statement before the House Judiciary Committee, I laid out how @FTC's work is materially helping people in their daily lives. We're tackling noncompetes, high drug prices, undue repair restrictions, junk fees, subscription traps, and more: ftc.gov/news-events/news/spe…
Chair Khan Opening Statement to the United States House of Representatives Committee on the...

Chair Khan Opening Statement to the United States House of Representatives Committee on the...

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Replying to @moetkacik
My question is — when is the Moe Tkacik book about PE coming out??
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Amanda Mull@amandamull1 May 2023
I finished reading @BenjaminLorr's THE SECRET LIFE OF GROCERIES over the weekend and can't recommend it enough—entertaining, fascinating, meticulously reported, and resistant to easy narratives. bookshop.org/p/books/the-sec…
The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket

The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket

"A deeply curious and evenhanded report on our national appetites." --The New York TimesIn the tradition of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore's Dilemma, an extraordinary investigation into the human...

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That’s what we call sellers’ inflation.
Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) profile pictureJoe Weisenthal
@TheStalwart25 Apr 2023
Pepsi. 14% revenue growth. Virtually no volume growth. investor.pepsico.com/docs/de…
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Terrible loss. Wonder if any thing can be done
rax ‘levon honkers’ king (@RaxKingIsDead) profile picturerax ‘levon honkers’ king@RaxKingIsDead23 Mar 2023
the tastee diner is closing after 88 years, it was my dad's favorite restaurant and where we always went after his NA meetings. i made this post public & free so that you can all mourn this loss with me patreon.com/posts/44660225
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Meticulous reporting and analysis
Cate Brown (@catebrown12) profile pictureCate Brown@catebrown1210 Mar 2023
Video evidence of a rare daylight raid by the Israeli military shows #IDF forces firing 14 times into a group of civilians sheltering alongside a mosque in #Nablus. A team of Post reporters used 1000 photos, video & interviews to reconstruct the event: washingtonpost.com/investiga…
3D analysis shows how Israeli troops fired into group of civilians

3D analysis shows how Israeli troops fired into group of civilians

In an incident last month that left two Palestinians dead, troops shot at least 14 times in four seconds while civilians would have been visible.

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yes, please do enlighten me. email me at [email protected]
Andrew Tate (@Cobratate) profile pictureAndrew Tate
@Cobratate27 Dec 2022
Hello @GretaThunberg I have 33 cars. My Bugatti has a w16 8.0L quad turbo. My TWO Ferrari 812 competizione have 6.5L v12s. This is just the start. Please provide your email address so I can send a complete list of my car collection and their respective enormous emissions.
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@ThenIf_23 Dec 2022
What a great year for books! Hosting a monthly book club has been fantastic, as has the book club podcast. The favourite of the book club was @BenjaminLorr’s The Secret Life of Groceries. My personal 'other' favourite was @juleslhoward’s Wonderdog lnkd.in/dR-6XwX
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Cate Brown@catebrown1221 Dec 2022
It reads like murder mystery: a well-intentioned #PearlJam takes on a US ticketing cartel: Unbelievable reporting by @KristaKBrown and @moetkacik on the crony capitalism that left @taylorswift13 fans in the cold this fall: @DOJPH break @Ticketmaster up! prospect.org/power/ticketmas…
Ticketmaster’s Dark History - The American Prospect

Ticketmaster’s Dark History - The American Prospect

A 40-year saga of kickbacks, threats, political maneuvering, and the humiliation of Pearl Jam

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Krista Brown@KristaKBrown21 Dec 2022
“A 40-year saga of kickbacks, threats, political maneuvering, and the humiliation of Pearl Jam” prospect.org/power/ticketmas… I’ve spent 2 months digging into Ticketmaster w/@moetkacik, and its notoriously exorbitant fees & faulty platform only scratch the surface of abusive behavior
Ticketmaster’s Dark History - The American Prospect

Ticketmaster’s Dark History - The American Prospect

A 40-year saga of kickbacks, threats, political maneuvering, and the humiliation of Pearl Jam

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Click here to read the full book #giftguide from the TechCrunch crew 👇 tcrn.ch/3UWKm7V
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Twitter cannot be the main story on Twitter every single day 😭.
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All Sides@WOSUAllSides7 Dec 2022
The merger of Kroger and Albertsons would not only impact supermarkets but consumers as well. We discuss the ripple effects it will have on consumers and the industry with @DonLDay, @UBSchoolofLaw's Christine Bartholomew & @BenjaminLorr. Listen @ 10 am. wosu.pm/3Fyxlx1
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Krista Brown@KristaKBrown23 Nov 2022
“Ticketmaster’s exclusive deals with the vast majority of venues on the ‘Eras’ tour required us to ticket through their system,” AEG said in a statement to CNBC. “We didn’t have a choice.” cnbc.com/2022/11/22/taylor-s…
Taylor Swift's tour promoter says it had no choice but to work with Ticketmaster

Taylor Swift's tour promoter says it had no choice but to work with Ticketmaster

AEG Presents, the company in charge of handling Taylor Swift's upcoming tour, said it didn't have any choice but to work with Ticketmaster.

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MERT@MatthewTelles15 Nov 2022
Replying to @tevitauhatafe @grocery_nerd
I am definitely not in, nor a part of making this. But DAAAAAAAAAAMN is it amazing! These guys are top level, and anyone trying to sell you something other than what's in this video cannot be trusted as anything other than a crook. Grab @BenjaminLorr's book! 👍 – at Mount Prospect, IL
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Should the FTC block the #Kroger/#Albertsons mega-#merger? A former VP of Whole Foods @grocery_nerd & author of The Secret Life of Groceries, @BenjaminLorr, explains why. 👇🏼
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@MorePerfectUS14 Nov 2022
NEW: A former VP of Whole Foods lays out why the Kroger/Albertsons mega-merger is a travesty and could even be criminal. The massive new grocery chain will have near-monopoly control in major cities. Food prices will go up & workers’ wages will go down. The FTC must block it.
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