How 23 Foods Get To The Grocery Store | Big Business Marathon | Insider Business
Many of the foods we eat every day travel thousands of miles to get to the grocery store. We go behind the scenes to show you how bananas, popcorn, cheese, caviar, Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Junior's cheesecake, Cabot cheese, and more make it onto shelves.
00:00 Intro
00:30 Bananas
05:05 Ben & Jerry's Ice cream
08:37 Gorgonzola cheese
10:57 Caviar
12:46 Sardines
16:46 Kombucha
20:24 Cranberries
26:09 Salt
31:22 Peeps
33:27 Smoked salmon
36:37 Tofu
39:50 Coffee
41:49 Vanilla
51:16 Oranges
01:01:27 Oysters
01:06:43 Limes
01:08:52 Cheddar cheese
01:11:40 Popcorn
01:13:54 Olive oil
01:18:23 Quinoa
01:21:30 Brazil nuts
01:26:02 Cheesecake
01:29:53 Ketchup
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Utmost respect to all the low-income workers from the salt, Brazil nut, vanilla and lime industries, and others, for all their extremely hard manual labour. I really hope First World countries, like America, appreciate how much goes into getting some of these items onto their tables, from thousands of miles away often on the back of workers who get paid a pittance on the agricultural and production side of things.
thank you for sharing your love for humanity. i have began to eat only in-season food and get my beef from a local farm. i also am failing to end my addiction to sugar! i have sadness today for what i did not know years ago about the greed of the corporations here where i live america. this country is treating most of its population like we should be happy to work 12 hours a day and live in giant housing complexes stacked on top of each other because we can not afford a house and a yard for our children. our children are being medicated and getting very mentally hurt from the drugs from the doctors and the chemicals in the food.
how is it that a salt producer can't buy a $20 rake?? Salt is the most valuable resources. A multi-billion-dollar industry. I'd say it's just where they live that is the problem, and their culture being the problem. They shouldn't have to work so hard and get paid so little. Someone just rips them off hardcore because they can.
I wish I could send each salt farmer a pair of RayBans? Or whatever UV blocking glasses they need? Why don't they wear sun glasses? And why doesn't the government just buy them the metal rakes?
At the very least, not throw food away
When I soak my feet in a tub of caviar, I often take for granted the effort that it took
Anybody else put these videos on every night to fall asleep?
It’s so funny that someone somewhere does exactly the same thing as me. I never thought of this possibility but here you are asking this question. Greetings from Sofia, Bulgaria 🇧🇬
Haha! I think KZhead is starting to recommend different videos at different times of the day
Yup same😂
samee
Somebody send the salt workers some protective sunglasses and some frickin' boots!!
Reading the comments, I actually see that some people are a bit jealous of these *condup* . I mean, if you work hard, you should treat yourself. I really found this video helpful. This is nothing compared to Shanghai, China. I saw some "super fake" Chanel and Gucci that blew my mind. They look and feel real. The bags were never left out in the open but were hidden in a safe place. Salespeople will always ask you if you would like to see a higher quality designer *condup* than they have out there. If you say yes, the salesperson will walk away and bring you an authentic-looking designer bag.
It was very interesting to watch all the journey of these foods from farm to our tables. We sometimes take it for granted and forget how difficult it is for our food to come to our tables and all the hard work of the people behind. We should be aware of this, say grace and not waste our food 🙌
Repent to Jesus Christ “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 NIV G
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I could make just about any of these myself, I dont buy that much, I grow grain dry it and mill it into flour, grow almost 98% of all the vegetables I eat, and make cheese, ketchup, bread and just about anything that I can make from scratch myself. Saves a ton of money and is much healthier, I have a friend who has a olive oil business and I am a commercial winemaker.
@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3r u a bot
Watching the journey of food from farm to table is eye-opening. Let's appreciate it, show gratitude, and avoid food waste.
I find stuff like this so fascinating. It really makes you appreciate how much effort goes into stuff like this! respect to the workers putting in all that labor for us.
Fascinating and appreciation for the effort of workers in industries like this. Much respect for their labor!
It is amazing and I also appreciate it. However, in the U.S we eat mostly GMO's. Not this naturally grown healthy food.
Only a small number of workers are needed to operate a large transmission stage
As an American, I have. A tube of 3-4 Madagascar Vanilla beans that I bought from Costco or someplace for around the same price paid to the vanilla bean farmer for a whole Kilo...who toiled and worried all year, and walked several miles through the woods with a couple other guys carrying heavy sacks of fresh picked vanilla beans to the market. That's crazy.
Called exploitation!😊
government does not care about the farmers only thing they care is where they can save money and how much can they pocket this year
It's eye-opening: the stark difference in value between what we pay and the labor behind it.
My thoughts exactly. Knowing what this showed about the vanilla business, we should be paying like hundreds per stick, so them hard working ppl can make a true living. So sad this is how our world works now days. 😢😢😢😢
@@MisguidedKreations Shouldn't we be happy that farmers and customers can trade for a reasonable cost?
Start a garden if you haven’t already. Indoor or outdoor or both. You can grow so much food & it’s rewarding, tastes better and you learn a lot
I am not a caring person. I tried. I failed.
I was looking for a comment with any advice, encouragement or discernment (example, questioning the pharmacological science behind still using pesticides/herbicides/gene-alterations/"viruses", vaccines and patenting synthetic transformations of living organisms). Good on ya! :D
@@CordeliaWagner Handle with your hands the heart within your chest. From there in rest do stem your truth. Then again, pick an easy one. Garlic. Autumn planting outside. Do nothing all winter. Do nothing in spring, nothing all summer and in the fall, dig em out and laugh!
Start a garden, indoors or outdoors. Growing your own food is rewarding, delicious, and educational.
I was so happy for the vanilla farmers when they said they cut the middle man out 😊
I agree. There seems to be a process to dumb down all persons everywhere so that we don't realize each of our worth as human beings including the work we do. Fairness is a huge word that we need to control for ourselves and our families. The process of electing a govt that honestly looks out for the people who voted an official into office is of utmost importance everywhere in this world. Capitalism done right, with integrity beginning with producers through to sellers is ideal. It becomes unfair only when corrupt humans enter the picture. Communism is never fair . It is only made to appear so by those who benefit from it. Just ask Stalin, Pol Pot, Lenin, who called it democracy.
My dad had banana trees in his backyard. They produced short, squatty fruit that tasted very sweet and produced seeds. (Balbina Musa)What a treat!
Guineos
The Cavendish banana was selected for it's looks and long transportation properties, for commercialization reasons and not for being delicious. Your dad´s variety of bananas are certainly better!!!
@@marpintado I'll say. Used to fruit most if the year. Delish in cooking and right off the tree.
@@marpintado Agreed. And not sprayed with chlorine. Gross. I wish I had a banana tree 🙂
@@marpintado also because it is immune to Panama disease.
What wonderfully diverse methods of growing, harvesting and consuming the things that grow all around us.
Great job to all of the producers, camera operators and everyone behind the scenes that brought this video to life. I love watching videos like this that inform us on the bigger picture of how climate change, pests and disease affect us all on a larger scale. Also, I truly hope that workers in America and in other countries get paid for ALL of the hard and dangerous work that they do.
Kudos to all involved in bringing this informative video to life. Let's ensure fair compensation for workers worldwide.
This is sad that the people who make the salt are the poorest than anyone else and they don’t even have enough money to buy equipment when they need it😔
or even some sort of sunglasses to keep from going blind, it's heartbreaking
Incredibly fascinating on many levels; mad respect for all these workers, gives a new appreciation for things a lot of people take for granted. Good stuff.
It is nice to see the inside works! I'd love to see as well where and how these companies tackle their waste, knowing they are commercial and potentially gotta tackle the subject in a really different way than small businesses.
Repent to Jesus Christ “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 NIV h
I believe every waste has a certain use, most vegetable/fruit cuttings/unwanted scraps probably get shipped off for compost where it's made into garden soil/nutrients.
Facts
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@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist33 time u said this
This video made me feel less upset about the cost of food and living. Thank you to the farmers
15:30 I don't even eat sardines but i really want to now after that clip, I feel like I would be eating awesome home cooked food instead of something from a can!
I know right? I want that one with tomato sauce now🤤
Me too! 😂
“Let me watch this while I’m hungry.”
I love that a friend gave me 3 banana trees 6 years ago. After we planted the trees it was the 2nd year before I had bananas. From 3 banana trees I now have around 45-50 trees. Banana is my favorite fruit. It is great to walk in the back yard, pick a bunch of bananas, let them ripe a couple days and enjoy. My big hound dog used to love sleeping under the trees that are near our lake. The farming process of the banana's to the USA is amazing and works. Shalom
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@@kbtdadapI don't own that piece of crap so I can't. Shalom
We have vanilla bean farmers fending for their plants and hiding tools in man made shacks and salt workers dying from inadequate healthcare, while the rich get richer. It’s heartbreaking.
And to this day such terrible exploitation, but you can bet the middlemen and the 'owners' get their fat cheques, with very little concern for workers rights or any intention of making their lives better.
Say that to all the slaughtered animals lol
@@KasunLokuliyana the man is talking about vanilla beans how is animals involved lmao
This happens because their own ppl and government has failed them, no other reason.
"hiding tool is man made shack" sheds do be that tho
I really loved the sardines factory tour. I think sardines are revolting, but it was still lovely to see the care and attention paid, keeping some of the magi. Of manufacturing alive ❤
I agree ! I'm eighty yrs old and I've yet to eat a sardine ! But I'm going to . They are so healthy for us ! Yes, I'm going to do it ... Soon !!
I love sardines and eat them super frequently
We take so much for granted.
Delightful! I used to despise and mock sardines in my youth. I now recognize them as one of the best seafoods, omega 3, calcium, low contaminants etc.........I Love them now!
OMGODdess!! The things we people take for granted. Thank you workers for your sacrifices to provide and produce these foods that I enjoy so much, watching this has touched my heart in ways I never thought possible. We need videos like this, for awareness and important health, economic improvements. I learned so much.
Good words my friend Gratitude is the younger sister of Love
@solomongrim982 , You are so correct about gratitude , when I watched this video, I love these workers, just to say thank you is an understatement.
Gratitude to workers for their sacrifices in providing food. This video's impact is profound; we need more for awareness and progress.
I greatly respect those salt farmers for their time-consuming, laborious efforts. Now, I appreciate every pinch of salt even more. Thank you very much and may your hard work pay off.
That sardine tour is heart warming. I admire those women there. They rock
It always fascinated me how things are being made and people working in the factories. Thank God for them. 😍👍
As a small child in Pittsburgh one of our religious go to school field trips was to the Heinz factory!
love that ketchup viscosity mashine. it just screams, "well thats how we do it, stop asking"
50:47 They show a fascinating shot of the scale being used at the Vanilla Bean processing facility. The "remove this sticker" is still on the LCD display, in such large text that its actually pretty hard to see the number on the scale's display. This speaks so deeply to me in three ways: the speed and focus with which these people must work, the probable situation that nobody at the factory speaks english (if it isn't words they recognize; the sticker may not be as distracting as it appears to english-speaking viewers of this video), but also to the crazy af capital production relationship between America & the developing world. I wish they had lingered for like 15 seconds on that LCD display, and just keep the sound of the factory and workers on, so that we could immerse ourself a bit in their world.
Everything I take for granted is astounding. I love vanilla and was fascinated by everything you showed. Thanks to all these hard workers.
This is real insider level...hell yeah 👍
The way that girl says "Tomato Sauce" is something special
Thank you for all the workers who dedicatedly provide these products to the world. I hope the video producers share what they earn from all the views. May God bless you all!
I've had Sturgeon eggs from Amur river region in the early 90s. Was too young to appreciate but they did taste nice. Family had big jars of the stuff. They'd salt the fish and hang it to dry. Which seemed to be the main protein we ate. They'd also serve it at the theater with champagne. Bit these days I'd say the Chinese are up the river milking it of all the sturgeon, sadly.
They're extinct now, aren't they?
Ultraman china
Sardines in spicy tomato sauce is the best. Thro it on a hot pan and let it sizzle for a bit to get a smoky flavor, and some cilantro and a bit more salt and spice with Chile seeds. Serve with rice and your set.
Love the sardines Factory. It's totally conventional.❤
I usually am turned off by food handlers not wearing gloves but for some reason i am reassured after watching this because I love sardines
Y’all ice cream lab look like “Breaking Bad” 😳..all that for some yay
I love dried cranberries so much.....
Very informative ❤
Thank you for this great video. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Very educational and enlightening.
1:18:31 I like how they could hardly contain their smiles while chomping on those coca leaves 🍃 in front of the "gringos". 😂 I've seen the same look on my coworker's faces😅 after they come off a particularly "smokey" lunch break.
no thanks
Tinned Sardines! Love the spicy the best. Thank you ladies. You're work is appreciated B-).
The narrator of peeps has such a soothing voice 😢❤❤
¡Excelente vídeo! Aprendí mucho.
OMG! This video was just an autoplay. Then I see my old boss Professor James Dale. We worked on plant viruses, creating resistant varieties to diseases; basically vaccinating plant against viruses. Not much different to COVID vaccine. This was the early 1990s. His main project was Banana bunchy top.
What an informative video for people who complain about the rising costs, this is the reason for the costs.... good hearted hard workers...
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
4:30 "Workers wrap the bananas carefully so they don't bruise" Said as the worker in the video is forcefully cramming bananas into the box.
05:40 "So the ingredients can really get to know each others" - dang these ice creams get way better dating life than me!
You're funny!
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I loved watching this, family, friends, community. It looks like a lot of work and a ton of gun and love
I had been in a fog with gerd for a year. I took this and it's like I woke up for the first time in a year and life was fun again. Digestive system and period is better.
Raised as a catholic, I find your videos to be extremely informative and while much different from my own experiences, I still find many similarities. Keep up your good work. I appreciate you.
Huh
this is such a well produced series - kudos to you biz insider
Watching some of these processes such as vanilla and coffee from vine to table is absolutely fascinating. I’d love to smell the vanilla once it’s been put in boiling water. It must be heavenly just like fresh roasted coffee. Amazing work by dedicated people.
4:33 🤣🤣🤣 lady don't worry about them wrapping them lightly he's going to shove them in there and and bruise them anyways 🤣🤣🤣
I had no idea about the citrus greening, wow
When it comes to making ketchup, high fructose corn syrup is not sugar as stated in the clip.
Thank you for sharing this with us.
6:18 I love how one lady goes nummm as the other goes num
I'm so fascinated watching this video ! Things I've always wanted to know about ! Thank you so much !
Bread is one of the most common of products in the world and is made from wheat. I used to grow wheat and without it about 25% of the people in the world would starve to death or be killed in wars in under a year. It is traded 24/7 and moves around the world like oil on huge bulk carrier ships in a continuous supply chain. Its one of the least complex food products but alongside rice probably the most important.
nah, ppl wouldnt die in a war over etc, they would eat mud cookies, and I've evolved not to care about food, soon I wont need to eat
Really enjoyed these types of documentaries, I don't know if it's because am a foodie.
Amazing watching the processes.
The guys pistol at the vanilla farm 😳 43:45
I wonder how we can send those salt guys some rakes & sunglasses
and good protective wear from the salt (due to the infection risk thing), all consistently. because things will wear down
As much as I like Business Insider videos. I don't have 90 minutes spare to watch repeats.
It's amazing how you send us inside all of this factories
I work in the carer industry and I served a client a plate of cheese and biscuits not long ago, after they were done, I cleared out the leftovers and got a chance to smell the cheese which look somewhat like the gorgonzola cheese in this video and I can tell you, it smells as horrible as it looks, makes me wonder, do you guys really enjoy these shits? Cos I'm black African and alot of the foods I see here in the western world will only end up in the bin back home.
Bro good job and great work I love what you do man and I’ve been subscribed keep up the good work
I drive by those cranberry bogs every morning and in the autumn months the mist hangs over them and they look wicked awesome. They’re right next to Myles Standish State Forest.
Tiktok,insta and facebook reels, ang yt shorts are best way people to know about your product. I regret i didn't watch this video when i was just 14😅
And now I need a banana split ice cream...
I just recently bought orange juice for the first time in years. Now I know why it doesn't taste as good as I remembered.
Your aging taste buds?
Sometimes I boo boo my pants on purpose 😭
@@Son.of.Saturn dawg
Thank you. I enjoy your videos so much. The information you provide is so important and science you provide is trusted and appreciated.
This is so interesting. I've been thinking about starting a trout fish farm.
Re. sardines, I'd prefer the old method of cooking in the can because rhe nutritional value of the fat is desirable. I consume sardines for that reason specifically. I believe many do.
It's healthier to get your omegas from plants.
It's healthier to get your omegas from plants.
True
@@CordeliaWagner riiiight, just parrot whatever monsanto tells you.
❤ love this
Thank you so much for this informative video. You explained so well and I am no longer confused. Thanks for making it so easy to understand.
Those oysters look so good. I boil them in their own juice , add milk & Blue Bonnet oleo. They're so good with premium saltine oyster crackers. We can't find them in NY anymore. They were high priced but, we had them once or twice a year.
I love to walk into my local store and buy myself a 6000$ fish eggs
Another superb piece of journalism! Chapeau IB - thank you!
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@@rohankishibe8259 very witty comment
I am amazed at what is involved with protecting bananas!
its crazy that grocerry stores only have enough inventory to last for 3 days if shipments dont arrive on time
If ppl stop working we don’t eat, it’s a every day thing?
@kvega3112 huh? .. idk what u mean but stores can only stock 3 days of food for a small neighborhood
When it got to the Kombucha I got bad flashbacks from when my dad had us drink it as kids. Stuff tasted like pure vinegar and now no matter what people say I wont touch the stuff.
:) a flashback to bad memories. It must be really bad! As a Belgian I can't imagine the taste. I've got the same with a perfume that's related to a bad moment : I throw it away. Never again. Try some tequila :).
Sounds like dad used you as guinea pigs for his over ripened kombutcha. The vinegar taste is what happens any time you let anything ferment for too long.
In Japan, it is called black tea mushroom. In Japan, kombucha is made by dissolving dried powdered kelp with a little salt in hot water.
its incredible world, amazing video. i never see this before
Always a pleasure to hear the wonderful Claudia
Lmao bruh
I don't understand how the farmers of like salt and vanilla produce so much of such staple like products but can't afford more than a spear and hand-made gun to help protect their crops. I would have thought any main producer of stuff like salt and vanilla would be mega-millionaires or something. The more I learn about this world, the harder it is to live in it. Those farmers and families deserve better.
The workers never make much. It is always the re-sellers to first world countries that make the most.
26:32 ah, the lovely "solar powered" pump we all know and love lmao.
yea...that pump was bellowing smoke like a Mexican school bus
Excelente video se mira el arduo trabajo que desempeñan
26:30 Govt sponsored solar panel powered pumps, interestingly emit fumes like regular diesel pumps :)
Ocean Spray's revenue per employee ratio is $1,000,000. Unbelievable!!!
Revenue is total sales. Net income is profit. Revenue doesn't include the cost of the materials, the cost of the equipment, the employees' paychecks, marketing, etc. Still a lot of profit. But yeah, that's basically every corporation.
Love this! Subbed!
0:12 THE SHE SAID "TO THE FARM ... TO THE CAVIAR" GOT ME LITERALLY DYING THAT GIRL CAN RAP
crazy 2 see the amount of ingredients that go into making mass produced products, surprised we even still have fish in the ocean.
so the solar panels power the petrol engine from the early 1900's?
Exactly what I thought. Subsidised Solar Panels and then he cranks the diesel engine which releases a big puff of smoke. I guess that's the solar power combusting 😅
Smoke and mirrors... Then it's all green! Now we can all feel good. /s
insider business is such a cool channel, love you guys
Awesome video!!! I thank everyone when I get goods from the the store. I appreciate all food . I live in Rhode Island i can see the cranberry bogs when im driving nearby.
They said these are the cheese graters and I got excited. Graders. Cheese Graders. I thought they were the team in charge of shredding the cheese and was about to consider a career change. 😂
Gros Michel bananas were the primary banana variety grown on commercial plantations in the 1950's. The are no longer commercially grown because of fungus issues. The banana growers switched over to the less flavorful Cavendish bananas we eat today. Now the Cavendish bananas are dying.
Working on a hybrid of the two, taking best of both worlds
Anyone else wonder how moldy cheese is edible but other moldy foods will make you sick?
You've never eaten mushrooms?
Great question I had the same thought I probably should research this because that looked exactly like the mold that grows on spoiled blueberries
Depends on the mould doesn't it? I used to make cheese so anything that stands still too long in my house, grows Penicillium Roquefort or Geotrychum candidum so, harmless. Most blue/green and white moulds are safe but avoid black and reddish moulds.
@@JoseGranny Mushrooms are not mould. They are a fungus.
There are so many varieties of mould! This cheese is made with a specific, chosen type of mould that is safe to eat for humans, and tastes good. Another edible mould we use is Koji, used to make soy sauce, tempeh, miso, and so much more.
Yes yes yesss, i want my feed filled with such videos