The Shocking Meltdown of Ample Hills
They had $19 million, a deal with Disney, and dreams of becoming the next Ben & Jerry’s. Then everything fell apart.
They had $19 million, a deal with Disney, and dreams of becoming the next Ben & Jerry’s. Then everything fell apart.
Courtney Rubin Marker Jan 2021 25min Permalink
“It’s like I’m risking my life for a dollar.”
Shirin Ghaffary, Jason Del Rey Recode Jun 2020 30min Permalink
Following a Cadbury factory to Poland.
James Meek London Review of Books Apr 2017 55min Permalink
Making bio-diesel is hard. Getting paid $100 million to not make it is surprisingly easy.
Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Bryan Gruley, Mario Parker Businessweek Jul 2016 15min Permalink
Microprocessors cost billions to develop. They take three times longer to build than an airplane, in an environment 1,000 times more sterile than a hospital. Throughout the entire process, nobody ever touches them.
Max Chafkin, Ian King Businessweek Jun 2016 15min Permalink
The human lives lost in exchange for cheaper goods.
Jim Yardley New York Times Dec 2012 Permalink