The Food That Built America

2019
3.8
13 reviews
TV-14
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Season 5 episodes (8)

1 All American Marinara
2/25/24
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.
2 Ice Cream Revolution
3/3/24
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.
3 Soda Rising: Birth of Pop
3/10/24
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.
4 Sunshine in a Glass
3/17/24
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.
5 Let Them Bake Cake
3/24/24
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.
6 Penny Candy Craze
3/31/24
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.
7 Champions of Breakfast
4/14/24
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.
8 Planet Mars
4/21/24
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.

About this show

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.

Ratings and reviews

3.8
13 reviews
Doug Baird
June 15, 2024
I purchased the movie "The Greatest Beer Run Ever" and I got this episode instead. The help section says I can request a refund on the website but there is no option for that available. Maybe it disappeared when I started the video and found out that it wasn't the movie that was displayed when I purchased it, but that's the only way I could find the mistake. I still want my refund!!!!
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Sam Bordas
May 11, 2021
This is not a negative review against the program. The program is both entertaining and informative. This is a negative review against whoever is releasing the episodes. There are missing episodes. Please release so I can make an extensive review. As of May 11, there are 11 produced, but 5 unreleased episodes. This is unprofessional work on either Google (no surprise there) or History Channel. FIX IT!
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Ronaldo Santiago
December 12, 2019
A marvelous travel through the American food Industries. If you love history or just want to learn about those who innovated the way we eat, this is the perfect series program for you.
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