The Food That Built America
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201963 minW emisji

The Food That Built America

Stacja:History

Poprzedni odcinek

S07E11 - "Spilling the Tea"

Wyemitowany Jul 6, 2026, 2:03 AM

Następny odcinek

S07E12 - "Let's Get Cracker-ing"

Emitowany Jul 13, 2026, 2:03 AM (Za 2 dni)

Opis

For generations of Americans, food titans like Henry Heinz, Milton Hershey, John and Will Kellogg, C.W. Post and the McDonald brothers have literally been household names, but you don't know their stories. Before they were brand names, they were brilliant, sometimes ruthless, visionaries who revolutionized food and changed the landscape of America forever. This miniseries event will tell the fascinating stories of the people behind the food that built America – those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to America's heart through its stomach, and along the way built cities, invented new technologies and helped win wars.

Szczegóły

Status
W emisji
Język
English
Czas trwania
63 min
Premiera
August 11, 2019
Harmonogram
Sunday o 22:00

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Odcinki (7 Sezonów · 83 Odcinków)

Pizza Power Play

Two pizza juggernauts expand their empires as a hungry new contender turns the fight into a three-way race to become America's biggest pizza chain.

Apr 19, 2026

62 min

Cereal Killers

Rival cereal giants race to invent the next must-have bowl, sparking a sugary arms race.

Apr 26, 2026

62 min

The Birth of Bubblegum

A struggling candy maker's botched experiment leads to the world's first bubble gum, its distinctive color, and a decades-long bubble gum war fueled by colorful mascots, comic strips, baseball cards, and novelty flavors — transforming gum into a pop culture powerhouse and reshaping the candy aisle.

May 3, 2026

62 min

Drive-Thru Burger Revolution

Three burger operators race to serve a new generation on wheels, and a primitive intercom and sliding window evolve into the drive-thru — revolutionizing fast food and kicking off an industry arms race.

May 10, 2026

62 min

Chocolate in a Glass

A chemist unlocks a chocolate syrup that transforms milk into a magic sensation, a scrappy soda shop owner cracks the code to bottling liquid chocolate for the masses, and a dairy innovator turns wartime surplus into instant cocoa gold.

May 17, 2026

62 min

Clash of the Cookie Giants

A century ago, the cookie industry didn't exist, until a wave of innovators turn it into a $15 billion powerhouse.

May 31, 2026

62 min

Cheesecake Chronicles

Through a series of accidents and unexpected innovations, a struggling cheesemaker, a New York restaurateur, a small-time baker, and a determined mother-son duo transform a humble cheese pie into a decadent American dessert--turning cheesecake into a grocery staple and the star of a restaurant empire.

Jun 7, 2026

62 min

Rice to Riches

A keen-eyed immigrant, a candy mogul, and two pasta-making brothers reinvent rice for America's kitchens by making it faster, easier, and impossible to resist. But it'll take a massive global conflict, and a battle of innovations, to turn rice into riches.

Jun 14, 2026

62 min

Burgers, Burritos, & the Battle for Fast Food

An upstart chain innovates iconic menu items and fast food staples including a value menu and free refills, while fending off a new competitor to bring Mexican inspired fast food to the masses. Until the world's top burger chain enters the fray and turns fast food on its head.

Jun 21, 2026

62 min

Icons of Ice Cream

From the first ice cream bar in history to the creation of soft serve and the iconic ice cream cake, to the invention of classic flavors like cookie dough, a century of bold innovators transforms ice cream from a rare indulgence into a $100 billion American industry.

Jun 28, 2026

62 min

Spilling the Tea

A beverage giant is challenged for dominance by two upstart companies from Brooklyn to revolutionize the beverage market and transform iced tea from a regional drink to a multi-billion-dollar American staple.

Jul 5, 2026

62 min

Let's Get Cracker-ing

As two baking powerhouses collide, scrappy upstarts and mom-and-pop players help turn crackers into a snack aisle staple. From innovations like shredded wheat, to the first mass-produced flavored cracker, these grocery store icons transform crackers into a global, multi-billion-dollar category.

Jul 12, 2026

62 min

Cereal Sensations

Through happy accidents and breakthrough flavor innovations, cereal pioneers battle for control of America's breakfast table-using iconic mascots, unforgettable commercials, and bold new ideas to build a billion-dollar industry.

Jul 19, 2026

62 min

Say Yes to the Dressing

When German immigrant Richard Hellmann bottles his deli's mayonnaise, he launches America's condiment revolution. But the real battle begins when a struggling restaurateur invents Italian dressing to save his Kansas City eatery, going head-to-head with an industry giant—just as an Alaskan camp cook creates a humble buttermilk sauce destined to take the crown: ranch.

Jul 26, 2026

62 min

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