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The Food That Built America
The Food That Built America

The Food That Built America

—Explore the stories of the families behind the food that built America, those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to America's heart through its stomach.
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Season 13 of 7 Episodes

  • In the wake of the Civil War, a revolution takes place on the backs of visionary entrepreneurs of industry like Heinz, Kellogg and Post; they push the limits of ingenuity to launch businesses that will revolutionize industry.

  • A new breed of innovator rises up to expand American industry and push the limits of new technology; a father-and-son duo named Mars start on a path to challenge the chocolate throne.

  • WWII sees competing industrial empires joining the war effort in a united front to fuel the forces fighting for freedom abroad; in Post-War America, visionaries revolutionize the industry, and pave the way for the golden age of the American dream.

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10 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Cola Wars
    American Cheese
    The TV Dinner
    The Kings of Burgers
    Ice Cream Empires
    Chip Dynasties
    Cookie Wars
    The Rise of a Rival
    Godfathers of Fast Food
    Gum Slingers
  • Cola Wars

    In the 1970s, one major cola brand launches a blind taste-test marketing plan that takes direct aim at their biggest competitor.
    Upcoming
  • American Cheese

    At the turn of the 20th century, James Kraft challenges thousands of years of cheese-making tradition and forever alters the dairy industry with his new cheese innovation; the Pabst brothers are desperate to keep their successful beer empire solvent.
    Upcoming
  • The TV Dinner

    Gilbert Swanson inherits his father's frozen turkey company and partners with a food chemist to innovate a revolutionary dinner that Americans can heat up at home.
    Upcoming
  • The Kings of Burgers

    In the 1950s, Ray Kroc franchises McDonald's nationwide, but right behind Kroc, a wave of other entrepreneurs tries to cash in on the fast food restaurant craze; two Florida visionaries start up what will become Kroc's biggest rival.
    Upcoming
  • Ice Cream Empires

    A young boy accidentally discovers a frozen treat on a stick; a candy store owner reinvents ice cream and launches the first ever ice cream truck; when two men own a patent on the same thing, a battle erupts.
    Upcoming
  • Chip Dynasties

    Herman Lay takes regional and small-time chips business to a national scale with his cutting-edge sales techniques and world-changing packaging technology, while a rival innovator invents a new kind of snack chip that will challenge Lay's crown.
    Upcoming
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Explore the stories of the families behind the food that built America, those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to America's heart through its stomach.

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Campbell Scott, Adam Richman, Libby O'Connell, Yohuru Williams

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