The Food That Built America
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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.
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Saturday, April 25
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.
Saturday, April 25
Penny Candy Craze
Season 5 • Episode 6
An underestimated confectioner creates Tootsie Rolls; an unemployed salesman makes Tropical Charms.
Saturday, April 25
Let Them Bake Cake
Season 5 • Episode 5
Two unlikely characters find themselves in competition by creating a tasty but easy boxed cake-mix.
Saturday, April 25
Coffee: A Brewed Awakening
Season 6 • Episode 6
Jim Folger discovers a new way to bring coffee to the masses.
Saturday, April 25
A Box of Chocolates
Season 6 • Episode 7
Stephen Whitman introduces Americans to chocolate candy in a sampler box.
Saturday, April 25
Legends of the Mall
Season 6 • Episode 5
A cinnamon bun, a pretzel, and a panda move in and transform the American Mall.
Saturday, April 25
Lines in the Sand
Season 1 • Episode 1
A revolution takes place on the backs of visionary entrepreneurs of industry.
Saturday, April 25
Best Served Cold
Season 1 • Episode 2
A new breed of innovator rises up to expand American industry and push the limits of new technology.
Saturday, April 25
The Spoils of War
Season 1 • Episode 3
The stories behind major food titans in America like Henry Heinz and Milton Hershey.
Sunday, April 26
Best Served Cold
Season 1 • Episode 2
A new breed of innovator rises up to expand American industry and push the limits of new technology.
Sunday, April 26
The Spoils of War
Season 1 • Episode 3
The stories behind major food titans in America like Henry Heinz and Milton Hershey.
Sunday, April 26
Cereal Killers New
Season 7 • Episode 2
Rival cereal giants race to invent the next must-have bowl, sparking a sugary arms race.
Sunday, April 26
Pizza Power Play
Season 7 • Episode 1
Two pizza juggernauts expand their empires; a new contender turns the fight into a three-way race.
Monday, April 27
Cereal Killers
Season 7 • Episode 2
Rival cereal giants race to invent the next must-have bowl, sparking a sugary arms race.
Monday, April 27
Pizza Power Play
Season 7 • Episode 1
Two pizza juggernauts expand their empires; a new contender turns the fight into a three-way race.
Sunday, May 3
Champions of Breakfast
Season 5 • Episode 7
A decades long war for dominance ensues as Kellogg's and General Mills battle it out.
Sunday, May 3
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, May 3
Where There's Smoke
Season 4 • Episode 11
Henry Ford, Kingsford, and a butcher created recognizable summer grilling essentials.
Sunday, May 3
The Birth of Bubblegum New
Season 7 • Episode 3
A struggling candy maker's botched experiment leads to the world's first bubble gum.
Sunday, May 3
Cereal Killers
Season 7 • Episode 2
Rival cereal giants race to invent the next must-have bowl, sparking a sugary arms race.
Monday, May 4
The Birth of Bubblegum
Season 7 • Episode 3
A struggling candy maker's botched experiment leads to the world's first bubble gum.
Monday, May 4
Cereal Killers
Season 7 • Episode 2
Rival cereal giants race to invent the next must-have bowl, sparking a sugary arms race.
Sunday, May 10
Drive-Thru Burger Revolution New
Season 7 • Episode 4
Three burger chains race to serve drivers, turning the drive-thru into a fast-food revolution.
Sunday, May 10
The Birth of Bubblegum
Season 7 • Episode 3
A struggling candy maker's botched experiment leads to the world's first bubble gum.
Monday, May 11
Drive-Thru Burger Revolution
Season 7 • Episode 4
Three burger chains race to serve drivers, turning the drive-thru into a fast-food revolution.
Monday, May 11
The Birth of Bubblegum
Season 7 • Episode 3
A struggling candy maker's botched experiment leads to the world's first bubble gum.
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