The Food That Built America
Season 6 Premiere:
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Cooking
History
Documentary
The fascinating stories of the families behind the food that built America, those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to America’s heart through its stomach, those who invented new technologies and helped win wars.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Sunday, March 23
Empire of Convenience
Season 6 • Episode 4
The first convenience store is born; it rises into a chain with more locations than any other store.
Sunday, March 23
Legends of the Mall New
Season 6 • Episode 5
A cinnamon bun, a pretzel, and a panda move in and transform the American Mall.
Sunday, March 23
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.
Sunday, March 23
Breakfast Barons
Season 2 • Episode 16
Dr. John Kellogg and his brother start a revolution in breakfast.
Monday, March 24
Legends of the Mall
Season 6 • Episode 5
A cinnamon bun, a pretzel, and a panda move in and transform the American Mall.
Monday, March 24
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.
Monday, March 24
Empire of Convenience
Season 6 • Episode 4
The first convenience store is born; it rises into a chain with more locations than any other store.
Monday, March 24
Breakfast Barons
Season 2 • Episode 16
Dr. John Kellogg and his brother start a revolution in breakfast.
Sunday, March 30
Champions of Breakfast
Season 5 • Episode 7
A decades long war for dominance ensues as Kellogg's and General Mills battle it out.
Sunday, March 30
Beer Run
Season 4 • Episode 16
At a time when U.S. beer is dominated by the same lager style, a company experiments.
Sunday, March 30
Let Them Eat Snack Cakes
Season 3 • Episode 11
Martha Entenmann grows her late husband's baking company into a national powerhouse.
Sunday, March 30
Planet Mars
Season 5 • Episode 8
After being kicked out of the family business, Forrest Mars creates a global empire, Mars Inc.
Sunday, March 30
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, March 30
All American Marinara
Season 5 • Episode 1
Food conglomerate Campbell's kickstarts what will become an Italian American food revolution.
Sunday, March 30
When Food Freezes Over
Season 4 • Episode 8
Food entrepreneurs race to harness emerging technologies, like the home freezer and microwave.
Sunday, March 30
The TV Dinner
Season 2 • Episode 10
Gilbert Swanson inherits his father's frozen turkey company and partners with a food chemist.
Sunday, March 30
Legends of the Mall
Season 6 • Episode 5
A cinnamon bun, a pretzel, and a panda move in and transform the American Mall.
Sunday, March 30
Coffee: A Brewed Awakening New
Season 6 • Episode 6
Jim Folger discovers a new way to bring coffee to the masses.
Sunday, March 30
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, March 30
Do or Donut
Season 3 • Episode 3
When a caterer realizes his two bestselling items are donuts and coffee, he creates a donut chain.
Monday, March 31
Coffee: A Brewed Awakening
Season 6 • Episode 6
Jim Folger discovers a new way to bring coffee to the masses.
Monday, March 31
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.
Monday, March 31
Legends of the Mall
Season 6 • Episode 5
A cinnamon bun, a pretzel, and a panda move in and transform the American Mall.
Monday, March 31
Do or Donut
Season 3 • Episode 3
When a caterer realizes his two bestselling items are donuts and coffee, he creates a donut chain.
Sunday, April 6
The Chicken Coup
Season 4 • Episode 6
Two fast-food kingpins find themselves on a collision course in an all-out chicken sandwich war.
Sunday, April 6
Pasta Party
Season 3 • Episode 12
Hector and Mario Boiardi's quest to introduce Italian food to Americans results in an iconic brand.
Sunday, April 6
Flight of the Buffalo Wing
Season 4 • Episode 3
New wing-focused restaurant chains take the recipe out of Buffalo, N.Y.
Sunday, April 6
The Chocolate Rush
Season 2 • Episode 2
In the post-WWI era, Hershey competitors spring up, including Hershey's former employee HB Reese.
Sunday, April 6
Pizza Wars
Season 2 • Episode 1
Pizza Hut and its rival, Domino's, compete for dominance of America's go-to pizza choice.
Sunday, April 6
The Best Thing Since...
Season 3 • Episode 5
Lee Marshall bets on a new kind of bread, inspiring a homemaker to create a healthier alternative.
Sunday, April 6
American Spirits
Season 4 • Episode 10
Two entrepreneurs rise from the ashes of Prohibition by staking everything on two liquors.
Sunday, April 6
Baking Chocolate Chip History
Season 6 • Episode 3
A teacher turned restaurateur invents America's most popular cookie.
Sunday, April 6
Tortilla Takeover
Season 6 • Episode 1
Visionaries bring Mexican food to U.S., create popular condiment and snacks, pair chips and salsa.
Sunday, April 6
Legends of the Mall
Season 6 • Episode 5
A cinnamon bun, a pretzel, and a panda move in and transform the American Mall.
Sunday, April 6
Empire of Convenience
Season 6 • Episode 4
The first convenience store is born; it rises into a chain with more locations than any other store.
Sunday, April 6
Movie Theater Munchies
Season 6 • Episode 2
A chocolate maker and a young theater assistant create the movie theater concession stand.
Monday, April 7
Tortilla Takeover
Season 6 • Episode 1
Visionaries bring Mexican food to U.S., create popular condiment and snacks, pair chips and salsa.
Monday, April 7
Legends of the Mall
Season 6 • Episode 5
A cinnamon bun, a pretzel, and a panda move in and transform the American Mall.
Monday, April 7
Empire of Convenience
Season 6 • Episode 4
The first convenience store is born; it rises into a chain with more locations than any other store.
Monday, April 7
Movie Theater Munchies
Season 6 • Episode 2
A chocolate maker and a young theater assistant create the movie theater concession stand.
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