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shamilto.bsky.social
Historian, swimmer, reader. Also a Reader. Agribusiness, strategy, sustainable food systems.
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One of the best ways of extending life is available to almost all and it’s cheap: cycle commuting.” Rather liking Forbes these days. www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

submitted 74 days ago • 1 comment

A little piece with Errol Schweizer (former VP of Whole Foods) on the historical significance of the blocked Kroger-Albertsons merger grocerynerd.substack.com/p/grocery-up...

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

Very important and potentially exciting news on the temporary block of the Kroger-Albertsons merger. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/b...

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

My family has no quirks. Other than their insistence on having at least two shakers of shichimi togarashi seasoning on the table at all times.

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

Was surprised to learn Freakonomics has republished the 2019 episode, “How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War,” focused on my book, Supermarket U.S.A: Food and Power in The Cold War Farms Race. You can listen and find the transcript on their website here.

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

I’m pretty sure I’m not a middle class woman of a certain age, but I am also pretty sure blaming others for your own egregious behavior is not a good PR strategy, nor does it meet basic ethical standards www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

Enterprise and Society: the International Journal of Business History can now be here @entandsoc.bsky.social - please spread the word (and let's hope it does better in attracting followers than I have!)

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UK “free” trade discussions raise the specter of chlorine-washed chicken. But how is UK poultry produced? Andrew Godley and I wrote a piece addressing the paradoxical standards that underly modern agrifood systems — we want fair, healthy, sustainable food, but … doi.org/10.1080/0007...

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