The Food That Built America
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- DirectorBrad GrimmElle SchneiderStarsBryant SimonDavid HoganMireya LozaA short order chef invents the hamburger bun and engineers a new way of making a burger faster than ever before; Nathan Handwerker invests his life savings into a hot dog stand at Coney Island.
- DirectorBrad GrimmElle SchneiderStarsBryant SimonCarey LatimoreJoel Glenn BrennerHerman 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.
- StarsDon WildmanAdam RichmanBryant SimonCoffee's quality and popularity wane by the 1960s, until a handful of visionaries turn the industry on its head. First, three college friends create an iconic brand of revolutionary gourmet Coffee. Then, this now-iconic chain creates an entirely new category of restaurant.
- DirectorBrad GrimmElle SchneiderStarsYohuru WilliamsAndy MasichAdam RichmanA chemist working at the Joseph A. Campbell preserve company invents a condensed soup, which attracts attention from Henry Heinz, who, becomes a competitor in a race for revolutionary innovation and nationwide soup sales dominance.
- StarsAdam RichmanJason LiebigBeth KimmerleA cereal executive's bold idea to finance the "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" movie will kick-off a candy revolution that produces some of the most iconic, imaginative confections in history.
- DirectorBrad GrimmElle SchneiderStarsDavid EisenbachMarcia ChatelainYohuru WilliamsIn the 1970s, one major cola brand launches a blind taste test marketing plan that takes direct aim at their biggest competitor. As a new era of competition heats up between the behemoth brands, each side selects a new leader who takes the companies to battle in a rivalry that will birth countless iconic soda products and memorable marketing stunts.
- DirectorBrad GrimmStarsJoanna SaltzAdam RichmanWes SchlagenhaufIn New York City, former Olympic wrestler Rocky Aoki and a perfume salesman become the unlikely fathers of a casual dining revolution when they open wildly different establishments in the heart of the city: one of America's first Japanese restaurants, and a swinging singles bar that will go on to become one of the country's most iconic restaurant chains.
- StarsMatthew KorfhageJohnny RobinsonYohuru WilliamsBefore chicken wings were America's favorite Sunday football snack, they were considered an undesirable cut of meat. Until two restaurateurs in Buffalo, New York, reinvent the way wings are cooked.
- DirectorBrad GrimmStarsDoug HoversonJohn C. EastbergMireya LozaIn the late 1800s, German immigrants Joseph Schlitz and Captain Frederick Pabst find themselves in a battle for beer dominance. In their fight for one-upmanship, they will help create the most popular alcoholic beverage on the planet.
- DirectorBrad GrimmStarsCarey LatimoreAdam RichmanLibby O'ConnellIn a quest to dominate the growing commercial bread industry, Lee Marshall bets on a new kind of white loaf, unwittingly inspiring a homemaker named Margaret Rudkin to come up with a healthier alternative.
- DirectorBrad GrimmStarsRomi KherLibby O'ConnellVallery LomasHollywood agent Wally Amos transforms his professional life when he decides to make and sell his own gourmet chocolate chip cookies, and opens America's first cookie store; housewife Debbi Fields opens her home-style cookie shop in a mall.
- DirectorBrad GrimmStarsDavid EisenbachCarey LatimoreBryant SimonGilbert Swanson inherits his father's frozen turkey company and innovates the TV Dinner; And restaurateur Vernon Stouffer brings his frozen meals to market, while also harnesses sing a new technology called...the microwave.
- DirectorElle SchneiderStarsCarey LatimoreSusan BenhaminBeth KimmerleIn 1919, Milton Hershey is king of the chocolate business. But everything changes when in a Post WW1 sugar price drop, a rush of competitors spring up.
- DirectorBrad GrimmDrew PainterStarsH.W. BrandsCarey LatimoreAshley HoltMartha Entenmann takes the reins of her late husband's baking company and grows it into a national powerhouse; a married couple bankrupt one bakery, but succeed their second time around with a revolutionary way to sell snack cakes.
- StarsAdam RichmanJason LiebigDon WildmanTwo heavy-hitting cereal rivals duke it out for breakfast dominance; competition heats up when an idea is stolen; the ensuing battle transforms the breakfast landscape from a labor intensive meal at the table, to a meal of convenience on the go.
- DirectorBrad GrimmStarsAdam ChandlerYohuru WilliamsJohn HeinIn the 1950's, two enterprising brothers from Wichita, Kansas aim to build their restaurant, Pizza Hut, into a franchise empire. Domino's, threatens to derail their first-of-its-kind pizza franchise juggernaut.
- DirectorBrad GrimmStarsCarey LatimoreAnna BoiardiAdam RichmanHector and Mario Boiardi open an Italian restaurant in Cleveland in 1924 and soon introduce Italian food to Americans; the brothers eventually find themselves in competition with James Kraft and his newest offering, macaroni and cheese.
- StarsH.W. BrandsAndy MasichMireya LozaReedited segment from the first episode about the private war between innovator Will Kellogg and ripoff artist C.W. Post that led to the creation of the breakfast cereal industry and redefined the concept of breakfast.
- DirectorBrad GrimmStarsDavid EisenbachBryant SimonMarcia ChatelainIn the 1970's, Ray Kroc is far ahead of the competition, but when a burger chain, claiming to be king, poaches his third-highest ranking executive, Don Smith, it's war.
- StarsYohuru WilliamsRomi KherKate TaylorA devout Georgia diner owner stumbles into the chicken game when he develops a unique fried chicken sandwich with a batch of cast-off filets. The unique sandwich he creates will become the menu centerpiece at one of the most popular fast-food chains in the world.
- DirectorBrad GrimmElle SchneiderStarsYohuru WilliamsJeffrey EngelJason LiebigWilliam Wrigley stumbles upon a new product that kickstarts a revolution across industries and sparks a lifelong rivalry.
- StarsAdam ChandlerAdam RichmanDavid HoganWhen Colonel Sanders sells his company to investors in 1964, the new owners identify a rising star within the organization: Dave Thomas.
- DirectorBrad GrimmStarsBeth KimmerleJason LiebigKate KellyWhen his ice cream truck breaks down, Tom Carvel discovers that half-melted ice cream is a surefire hit with customers.
- StarsCampbell ScottBrian ReillyDavid MagadanWhen an entrepreneur creates shelf-stable peanut butter out of his garage, it leads to the birth of an iconic sandwich; as competition heats up to be America's favorite peanut butter, three famous brands battle it out to be number one.
- StarsVictor Del RioGary DeNoiaKyle JurassicA look at some staples of Thanksgiving dinner that weren't around until a few brands used technological advances to reinvent turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and more; food innovators made each part of the meal accessible.
- StarsCampbell ScottAlex HerreraChloe Elizabeth LewisTwo entrepreneurs rise from the ashes of Prohibition by staking everything on two liquors -- a bitter, bottom-shelf whisky, and a flavorless foreign moonshine -- and go on to save an industry and create two of the most popular brands in the country.
- DirectorBrad GrimmElle SchneiderStarsDavid EisenbachGary HooverMireya LozaThe revolutionary early rise of Coca Cola and its greatest rival, Pepsi.
- StarsDann WoellertAdam RichmanMichele DebczakThe top selling candy days of the year revolve around Easter, Valentine's Day and Halloween. And it all started with a few bold pioneers.
- DirectorElle SchneiderStarsDavid EisenbachYohuru WilliamsEdward MoonA young boy accidentally discovers frozen treats on a stick, while a candy store owner radically re-invents ice cream and launches the first ever ice cream truck.
- DirectorElle SchneiderBrad GrimmStarsLisa NapoliAlan RicherAdam ChandlerIn the 1950s, Ray Kroc franchises McDonald's nationwide, but right behind Kroc a wave of other entrepreneurs try to cash in on the fast food restaurant craze. Two Florida visionaries start up what will become Kroc's biggest rival, by re-inventing their kitchen's equipment into the pioneering "flame broiler." Over the next two decades the two iconic restaurants battle it out over burgers, launching signature sandwiches that will become staples all over the world.
- StarsJohn CapocciJason LiebigShawn Patrick MurphyDuring World War 2, a scientist and businessman develop a frozen concentrated OJ to provide Vitamin C to troops. Later, a salesman's flash pasteurization method pits their companies against each other in a battle for OJ market dominance.
- DirectorRichard LopezStarsDiana CherkasJason LiebigKevin Oliver LynchA cab driver turned ice cream entrepreneur comes up with the idea to mix name brand candy into high quality ice cream to create new novel flavors. After opening an ice cream shop to share his mix-in creations, his concept skyrockets.
- DirectorRichard LopezStarsJoseph Dean AndersonEddie GattalinJoe KurakImagine a world where marinara sauce isn't part of the American palate. That was true nearly sixty years ago, when food conglomerate Campbell's kickstarts what will become an Italian American food staple.
- StarsJonathan DauermannJason LiebigJocelyne O'TooleAfter being kicked out of the family business by his father, Forrest Mars scratches and claws his way back to create a multi-sector global empire, Mars Inc. Today that empire is worth over $47 billion dollars and a family dynasty that is the third wealthiest in America, worth nearly $100 billion.