The Food That Built America
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1.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Godfathers of Fast Food
(2021)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
A 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.
Directors: Brad Grimm, Elle Schneider | Stars: Bryant Simon, David Hogan, Mireya Loza, Adam Richman
Votes: 71
2.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Chip Dynasties
(2021)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
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... See full summary »
Directors: Brad Grimm, Elle Schneider | Stars: Bryant Simon, Carey Latimore, Joel Glenn Brenner, Adam Richman
Votes: 79
3.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Clash of the Coffee
(2023)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
Coffee'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... See full summary »
Stars: Don Wildman, Adam Richman, Bryant Simon, Bonnie Miller
Votes: 36
4.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Soup of the Century
(2021)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
A 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.
Directors: Brad Grimm, Elle Schneider | Stars: Yohuru Williams, Andy Masich, Adam Richman, Gary Hoover
Votes: 73
5.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Candy Revolution
(2023)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
A 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.
Stars: Adam Richman, Jason Liebig, Beth Kimmerle, Darlene Lacey
Votes: 38
6.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Cola Wars
(2021)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, History
In 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 ... See full summary »
Directors: Brad Grimm, Elle Schneider | Stars: David Eisenbach, Marcia Chatelain, Yohuru Williams, Alexander Smalls
Votes: 90
7.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Chain Reaction
(2022)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
In 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Brad Grimm | Stars: Joanna Saltz, Adam Richman, Wes Schlagenhauf, Jason Liebig
Votes: 46
8.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Flight of the Buffalo Wing
(2023)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
Before 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.
Stars: Matthew Korfhage, Johnny Robinson, Yohuru Williams, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Votes: 47
9.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
A Cold One
(2022)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
In 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.
Director: Brad Grimm | Stars: Doug Hoverson, John C. Eastberg, Mireya Loza, Garrett Oliver
Votes: 53
10.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
The Best Thing Since...
(2022)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
In 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.
Director: Brad Grimm | Stars: Carey Latimore, Adam Richman, Libby O'Connell, Kate Kelly
Votes: 46
11.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Cookie Fortunes
(2022)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
Hollywood 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.
Director: Brad Grimm | Stars: Romi Kher, Libby O'Connell, Vallery Lomas, Adam Richman
Votes: 47
12.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
The TV Dinner
(2021)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
Gilbert 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.
Director: Brad Grimm | Stars: David Eisenbach, Carey Latimore, Bryant Simon, Jeffrey Rodengen
Votes: 73
13.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Chocolate Rush
(2021)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
In 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.
Director: Elle Schneider | Stars: Carey Latimore, Susan Benhamin, Beth Kimmerle, Jason Liebig
Votes: 82
14.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Let Them Eat Snack Cakes
(2022)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
Martha 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.
Directors: Brad Grimm, Drew Painter | Stars: H.W. Brands, Carey Latimore, Ashley Holt, Adam Richman
Votes: 49
15.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Breakfast That Pops
(2023)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
Two 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 ... See full summary »
Stars: Adam Richman, Jason Liebig, Don Wildman, Vallery Lomas
Votes: 38
16.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Pizza Wars
(2021)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History
In 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.
Director: Brad Grimm | Stars: Adam Chandler, Yohuru Williams, John Hein, Adam Richman
Votes: 106
17.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Pasta Party
(2022)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
Hector 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.
Director: Brad Grimm | Stars: Carey Latimore, Anna Boiardi, Adam Richman, Lloyd Metzger
Votes: 47
18.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Breakfast Barons
(2021)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
Reedited 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.
Stars: H.W. Brands, Andy Masich, Mireya Loza, Libby O'Connell
Votes: 58
19.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
A Game of Chicken
(2021)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
In 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.
Director: Brad Grimm | Stars: David Eisenbach, Bryant Simon, Marcia Chatelain, Adam Richman
Votes: 57
20.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
The Chicken Coup
(2023)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
A 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 ... See full summary »
Stars: Yohuru Williams, Romi Kher, Kate Taylor, David Hogan
Votes: 38
21.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Gum Slingers
(2021)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
William Wrigley stumbles upon a new product that kickstarts a revolution across industries and sparks a lifelong rivalry.
Directors: Brad Grimm, Elle Schneider | Stars: Yohuru Williams, Jeffrey Engel, Jason Liebig, Jennifer Mathews
Votes: 53
22.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
The Beef is On
(2022)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
When Colonel Sanders sells his company to investors in 1964, the new owners identify a rising star within the organization: Dave Thomas.
Stars: Adam Chandler, Adam Richman, David Hogan, Jason Liebig
Votes: 51
23.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
A Dish Best Served... Soft
(2022)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
When his ice cream truck breaks down, Tom Carvel discovers that half-melted ice cream is a surefire hit with customers.
Director: Brad Grimm | Stars: Beth Kimmerle, Jason Liebig, Kate Kelly, Nadia Arumugam
Votes: 51
24.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Peanut Butter Battle
(2023)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
When 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.
Stars: Campbell Scott, Brian Reilly, David Magadan, David Winning
Votes: 35
25.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Thanksgiving Dinner
(2023)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
A 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.
Stars: Victor Del Rio, Gary DeNoia, Kyle Jurassic, Jason Liebig
Votes: 34
26.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
American Spirits
(2023)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
Two 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 ... See full summary »
Stars: Campbell Scott, Alex Herrera, Chloe Elizabeth Lewis, Clay Boulware
Votes: 30
27.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
The Rise of a Rival
(2021)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
The revolutionary early rise of Coca Cola and its greatest rival, Pepsi.
Directors: Brad Grimm, Elle Schneider | Stars: David Eisenbach, Gary Hoover, Mireya Loza, Adam Richman
Votes: 54
28.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Holiday Treats
(2023)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
The top selling candy days of the year revolve around Easter, Valentine's Day and Halloween. And it all started with a few bold pioneers.
Stars: Dann Woellert, Adam Richman, Michele Debczak, Beth Kimmerle
Votes: 34
29.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Ice Cream Empires
(2021)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
A 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.
Director: Elle Schneider | Stars: David Eisenbach, Yohuru Williams, Edward Moon, Colin Dickey
Votes: 62
30.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
The Kings of Burgers
(2021)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, History
In 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 ... See full summary »
Directors: Elle Schneider, Brad Grimm | Stars: Lisa Napoli, Alan Richer, Adam Chandler, Adam Richman
Votes: 96
31.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Sunshine in a Glass
(2024)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
During 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.
Stars: John Capocci, Jason Liebig, Shawn Patrick Murphy, Campbell Scott
Votes: 16
32.
The Food That Built America (2019– )
Episode:
Ice Cream Revolution
(2024)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
A 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.
Director: Richard Lopez | Stars: Diana Cherkas, Jason Liebig, Kevin Oliver Lynch, Damian Muziani
Votes: 21
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