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The Food That Built America Season 5

The Food That Built America Season 5

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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 5, 11 Episodes

Season 5 (11 Episodes)

S5 E1
All American Marinara,
Imagine a world where marinara sauce isn't part of the American palate. That was true nearly sixty years ago, when food conglomerate Campbells kickstarts what will become an Italian American food revolution.
TV-PG 42m 2024
S5 E2
Ice Cream Revolution,
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.
TV-PG 42m 2024
S5 E3
Soda Rising: Birth of Pop,
In the late 1800s, two pharmacists 1500 miles apart race to create healthy, non-alcoholic beverage options, kickstarting the entire soda industry with their breakout hits: Hires Root Beer and Dr. Pepper.
TV-PG 42m 2024
S5 E4
Sunshine in a Glass,
A scientist and businessman team up to develop a Vitamin C rich war ration for the troops fighting in World War 2, which unexpectedly allows for the widespread distribution of OJ for the first time in history.
TV-PG 42m 2024
S5 E5
Let Them Bake Cake,
During the mid-20th century, two unlikely characters find themselves in competition to simplify the lives of homemakers across the country by creating a tasty but easy boxed cake-mix.
TV-PG 42m 2024
S5 E6
Penny Candy Craze,
In the early 1900s, an underestimated confectioner creates the first wrapped penny candy--the Tootsie Roll. Meanwhile, an unemployed salesman transforms medicinal hard candy into a fruit flavored, multipack designed purely for fun with Tropical Charms.
TV-PG 42m 2024
S5 E7
Champions of Breakfast,
A decades long war for dominance ensues as Kellogg's and General Mills battle it out with new innovative cereals, resulting in the creation of the number one cereal in the country.
TV-PG 42m 2024
S5 E8
Planet Mars,
After 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.
TV-PG 42m 2024
S5 E9
Lunchbox Legends,
Lunchtime is one of the most enjoyable meals of every kid's day, but before the 1960s it was just another meal. Then, three very different food visionaries take matters into their own hands to create lunch time favorites loved by children everywhere.
TV-PG 42m 2024
S5 E10
The Colonel,
It's 1935 and a hot-headed Kentucky gas station owner named Harland Sanders develops a new method for making fried chicken, drawing customers from far and wide.
TV-PG 42m 2024
S5 E11
Citrus Soda Stars,
In an early 20th century America where soda is synonymous with cola, small-time St. Louis soda maker Charles Leiper Grigg dares to take on corporate giants Coke and Pepsi by introducing something entirely new--a clear, lemon-lime soda he calls "7-Up."
TV-PG 42m 2024
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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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