Selling Food

In a culture obsessed with food - how it looks, what it tastes like, where it comes from, what is good for us - there are often more questions than answers. Michael Ruhlman proposes that the best practices for consuming wisely could be hiding in plain sight - in the aisles of your local supermarket. Using the human story of the family-run Midwestern chain Heinen's as an anchor to this journalistic narrative, he dives into the mysterious world of supermarkets and the ways in which we produce, consume, and distribute food.

The future is here, and it’s a tsunami of change. You can’t go back to the Good Old Days of 2019 when you could get away with being sloppy and safe and only performing at 50 percent of your potential. It’s a Crazy New World. If you are not doing these things, you are dead meat! The future of restauranting is here and it will be created by wily and smart independent restaurant owners who throw caution to the wind and do whatever it takes to survive and ultimately thrive in the new world of restauranting.

At more than a billion dollars, the mobile-food industry is enjoying more publicity and notoriety than ever before. Catering to a new generation of foodies looking for quick and unique specialties, the mobile-food business is booming with new opportunities for eager entrepreneurs like you. From gourmet food to all-American basics and hot dog wagons to bustaurants, our experts give you the delicious details behind starting and running a successful mobile-food business.