Second article is called “Why the Fries Taste Good” by Eric Schlosser. His article is the story of one of the richest men in Idaho, J. R. Simplot. The article starts in vivid detail about the looks, production, and manufacturing of the Simplot potato plant. Schlosser then tells about Simplots life. Simplot started working in a potato warehouse where he and his partner purchased an “electric potato sorter”. Later after the partners departed Simplot found a method for drying potatoes. This is when his empire began; he started to sell the creation of pre-cut frozen fries. Simplot thought that frozen food would be the future and pitched his product to a variety of companies, including what’s now McDonalds. Within decades this invention grew throughout
