Schlosser, Eric. "Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation: Why the Fries Taste Good (Excerpt)." 26 March 2010. pbs.org. 26 November 2010 <pbs.org/pov/.../fastfoodnation_01.php>.
In Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation: Why the Fries Taste Good, Schlosser discusses his visit to the J.R. Simplot plant in Aberdeen, Idaho. Schlosser interviewed J.R. Simplot, founder and owner of the plant. At age sixteen, Simplot started potato farming and is now one of the major distributors of French fries. Over time, Simplot and his chemist discovered a way to mass produce frozen French fries without completely compromising the taste. Cooked frozen French fries are yet another one of the simplistic, fast moving, food eating items society loves and demands. Notably, Simplot is the sole producer of Mc Donald’s French fries. “J.R. Simplot, an eighth-grade dropout, is now one of the richest men in the United States.” He is also one of the nation’s largest landowners, possessing 85,000 acres of irrigated farmland and twice that amount in ranchland. Simplot also leases 2 million acres of land from the government. Schlosser’s interview brings a profound awareness to society about how high our demand is for potatoes, namely, French fries.
In Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation: Why the Fries Taste Good, Schlosser discusses his visit to the J.R. Simplot plant in Aberdeen, Idaho. Schlosser interviewed J.R. Simplot, founder and owner of the plant. At age sixteen, Simplot started potato farming and is now one of the major distributors of French fries. Over time, Simplot and his chemist discovered a way to mass produce frozen French fries without completely compromising the taste. Cooked frozen French fries are yet another one of the simplistic, fast moving, food eating items society loves and demands. Notably, Simplot is the sole producer of Mc Donald’s French fries. “J.R. Simplot, an eighth-grade dropout, is now one of the richest men in the United States.” He is also one of the nation’s largest landowners, possessing 85,000 acres of irrigated farmland and twice that amount in ranchland. Simplot also leases 2 million acres of land from the government. Schlosser’s interview brings a profound awareness to society about how high our demand is for potatoes, namely, French fries.
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