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The Food That Built America Season 3

The Food That Built America Season 3

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Documentary
TV-PG
4 Seasons
45 minutes
In the 1950s, two enterprising brothers from Wichita, Kansas aim to build their restaurant, Pizza Hut, into a franchise empire by boldly introducing America to a little-known Italian dish--pizza.

Season 3, 12 Episodes

Season 3 (12 Episodes)

S3 E1
Submarine Warfare,
High School friends see an alternative to fast food with the "submarine" sandwich. But they are quickly met with the fierce competition of a new submarine joint, started by a physicist, that will go on to be the biggest restaurant chain in the world.
TV-PG 42m 2022
S3 E2
A Cold One,
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.
TV-PG 42m 2022
S3 E3
Do or Donut,
When a commercial caterer realizes his two best selling items are donuts and coffee, he joins forces with his brother-in-law to create a revolutionary donut chain. Soon a rivalry starts with a beloved Southern-based donut shop.
TV-PG 42m 2022
S3 E4
A Dish Best Served... Soft,
When his ice cream truck breaks down, Tom Carvel discovers that half-melted ice cream is a surefire hit. But while he works to mass produce this new treat, the McCulloughs hit upon the same idea.
TV-PG 42m 2022
S3 E5
The Best Thing Since...,
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.
TV-PG 42m 2022
S3 E6
Cookie Fortunes,
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.
TV-PG 42m 2022
S3 E7
The Beef is On,
When Colonel Sanders sells his company to investors in 1964, the new owners identify a rising star within the organization: Dave Thomas. But Thomas soon becomes one of their most bitter rivals.
TV-PG 42m 2022
S3 E8
Pop Stars,
Small town farmer Orville Redenbacher has a lifelong dream of creating the perfect popcorn kernel, leading to the first significant development of popcorn in thousands of years which he sells nationwide.
TV-PG 42m 2022
S3 E9
Beyond the Burger,
Restaurateur Glen Bell works to create a burger alternative for the overcrowded fast-food market and after several setbacks goes on to help introduce the taco to America.
TV-PG 42m 2022
S3 E10
Chain Reaction,
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 heart of the city.
TV-PG 42m 2022
S3 E11
Let Them Eat Snack Cakes,
When a New York bakery owner passes away suddenly, his wife Martha Entenmann takes the reigns of the company and grows it into a national powerhouse. Meanwhile, a married couple have bankrupted one bakery, but are determined to succeed their second time.
TV-PG 42m 2022
S3 E12
Pasta Party,
When brothers open an Italian restaurant in Cleveland in 1924, neither realizes that their quest to introduce Italian food to Americans will result in one of the nation's most iconic brands. But their success attracts the attention of another food giant.
TV-PG 42m 2022
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The Food That Built America

Documentary
TV-PG
4 Seasons
45 minutes
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.

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