The Food That Built America
TVPG
Cooking
History
Documentary
The fascinating stories of the families behind the food that built America.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Sunday, November 24
Soda Rising: Birth of Pop
Season 5 • Episode 3
In the late 1800s, two pharmacists 1,500 miles apart race to create non-alcoholic beverage options.
Sunday, November 24
Sunshine in a Glass
Season 5 • Episode 4
A Vitamin C-rich WWII ration leads to orange juice concentrate; flash-pasteurizing orange juice.
Sunday, November 24
Citrus Soda Stars
Season 5 • Episode 11
Charles Leiper Grigg introduces 7-Up; Ali and Barney Hartman introduce Mountain Dew.
Sunday, November 24
American Spirits
Season 4 • Episode 10
Two entrepreneurs rise from the ashes of Prohibition by staking everything on two liquors.
Sunday, November 24
Pop Stars
Season 3 • Episode 8
Small-town farmer Orville Redenbacher has a lifelong dream of creating the perfect popcorn kernel.
Sunday, November 24
Supermarket Sweep
Season 4 • Episode 13
Bernard Kroger and another upstart grocer help invent the modern supermarket.
Sunday, November 24
The Rise of a Rival
Season 2 • Episode 14
Charles Guth buys a bankrupt cola company and goes to war with the supplier who wronged him.
Sunday, November 24
Burger Empire: The Ray Kroc Story
Season 5 • Episode 12
Ray Kroc is inspired by McDonald's; he creates the modern model of franchising.
Thursday, November 28
Dog Eat Dog
Season 4 • Episode 15
Looking at the innovators that invented the first dog treat, the first cat food, and many more.
Thursday, November 28
Lunchbox Legends
Season 5 • Episode 9
Lunchtime is one of the most enjoyable meals, but before the 1960s it was just another meal.
Thursday, November 28
Clash of the Coffee
Season 4 • Episode 5
Two icons compete and forever change a worldwide, multi-billion-dollar industry.
Thursday, November 28
Where There's Smoke
Season 4 • Episode 11
Henry Ford, Kingsford, and a butcher created recognizable summer grilling essentials.
Thursday, November 28
Champions of Breakfast
Season 5 • Episode 7
A decades long war for dominance ensues as Kellogg's and General Mills battle it out.
Thursday, November 28
Do or Donut
Season 3 • Episode 3
When a caterer realizes his two bestselling items are donuts and coffee, he creates a donut chain.
Thursday, November 28
Chain Reaction
Season 3 • Episode 10
A former wrestler and a perfume salesman become the unlikely fathers of a casual dining revolution.
Thursday, November 28
Soup of the Century
Season 2 • Episode 8
A chemist invents a condensed soup that brings this rare luxury to the nation for the first time.
Thursday, November 28
Holiday Treats
Season 4 • Episode 2
The top-selling candy days of the year revolve around Easter, Valentine's Day and Halloween.
Thursday, November 28
Thanksgiving Dinner
Season 4 • Episode 7
A look at some staples of Thanksgiving dinner that weren't around until brands made them accessible.
Sunday, December 8
A Cold One
Season 3 • Episode 2
German immigrants Joseph Schlitz and Capt. Frederick Pabst battle for beer dominance.
Sunday, December 8
Beer Run
Season 4 • Episode 16
At a time when U.S. beer is dominated by the same lager style, a company experiments.
Sunday, December 8
When the Chips Are Down
Season 2 • Episode 13
One of the biggest companies enters the potato chips wars by designing a saddle-shaped chip.
Sunday, December 8
Pizza Wars
Season 2 • Episode 1
Pizza Hut and its rival, Domino's, compete for dominance of America's go-to pizza choice.
Sunday, December 8
Pasta Party
Season 3 • Episode 12
Hector and Mario Boiardi's quest to introduce Italian food to Americans results in an iconic brand.
Sunday, December 8
Submarine Warfare
Season 3 • Episode 1
High school friends are quickly met with fierce competition in a battle of submarine sandwich shops.
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