The Food That Built America
Season 6 Premiere:
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Sunday, February 16
Godfathers of Fast Food
Season 2 • Episode 9
A chef invents the hamburger bun; Nathan Handwerker invests his life savings into a hot dog stand.
Sunday, February 16
Lines in the Sand
Season 1 • Episode 1
A revolution takes place on the backs of visionary entrepreneurs of industry.
Sunday, February 16
Lines in the Sand
Season 1 • Episode 1
A revolution takes place on the backs of visionary entrepreneurs of industry.
Sunday, February 16
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, February 16
The Spoils of War
Season 2 • Episode 17
The stories behind major food titans in America like Henry Heinz and Milton Hershey.
Monday, February 17
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.
Monday, February 17
The Spoils of War
Season 2 • Episode 17
The stories behind major food titans in America like Henry Heinz and Milton Hershey.
Wednesday, February 19
Let Them Bake Cake
Season 5 • Episode 5
Two unlikely characters find themselves in competition by creating a tasty but easy boxed cake-mix.
Wednesday, February 19
Pop Stars
Season 3 • Episode 8
Small-town farmer Orville Redenbacher has a lifelong dream of creating the perfect popcorn kernel.
Thursday, February 20
Let Them Bake Cake
Season 5 • Episode 5
Two unlikely characters find themselves in competition by creating a tasty but easy boxed cake-mix.
Thursday, February 20
Pop Stars
Season 3 • Episode 8
Small-town farmer Orville Redenbacher has a lifelong dream of creating the perfect popcorn kernel.
Thursday, February 20
Penny Candy Craze
Season 5 • Episode 6
An underestimated confectioner creates Tootsie Rolls; an unemployed salesman makes Tropical Charms.
Thursday, February 20
Champions of Breakfast
Season 5 • Episode 7
A decades long war for dominance ensues as Kellogg's and General Mills battle it out.
Thursday, February 20
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.
Thursday, February 20
A Dish Best Served... Soft
Season 3 • Episode 4
Tom Carvel discovers that half-melted ice cream is a surefire hit with customers.
Thursday, February 20
Beyond the Burger
Season 3 • Episode 9
Glen Bell works to create a burger alternative and helps introduce the taco to America.
Thursday, February 20
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.
Thursday, February 20
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, February 23
Clash of the Coffee
Season 4 • Episode 5
Two icons compete and forever change a worldwide, multi-billion-dollar industry.
Sunday, February 23
Breakfast Barons
Season 2 • Episode 16
Dr. John Kellogg and his brother start a revolution in breakfast.
Sunday, February 23
Breakfast That Pops
Season 4 • Episode 1
Two heavy-hitting cereal rivals duke it out for breakfast dominance.
Sunday, February 23
Bring Home the Bacon
Season 4 • Episode 14
A young upstart named Oscar® Mayer creates one of the most iconic meat brands on the planet.
Sunday, February 23
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, February 23
Supermarket Sweep
Season 4 • Episode 13
Bernard Kroger and another upstart grocer help invent the modern supermarket.
Sunday, February 23
Lunchbox Legends
Season 5 • Episode 9
Lunchtime is one of the most enjoyable meals, but before the 1960s it was just another meal.
Sunday, February 23
Peanut Butter Battle
Season 4 • Episode 9
As competition heats up to be America's favorite peanut butter, three famous brands battle it out.
Sunday, February 23
The Kings of Burgers
Season 2 • Episode 3
Right behind Kroc, a wave of other entrepreneurs tries to cash in on the fast food restaurant craze.
Sunday, February 23
Beer Run
Season 4 • Episode 16
At a time when U.S. beer is dominated by the same lager style, a company experiments.
Sunday, February 23
The TV Dinner
Season 2 • Episode 10
Gilbert Swanson inherits his father's frozen turkey company and partners with a food chemist.
Sunday, February 23
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, February 23
All American Marinara
Season 5 • Episode 1
Food conglomerate Campbell's kickstarts what will become an Italian American food revolution.
Sunday, February 23
Tortilla Takeover New
Season 6 • Episode 1
Visionaries bring Mexican food to U.S., create popular condiment and snacks, pair chips and salsa.
Sunday, February 23
The Chocolate Rush
Season 2 • Episode 2
In the post-WWI era, Hershey competitors spring up, including Hershey's former employee HB Reese.
Sunday, February 23
American Spirits
Season 4 • Episode 10
Two entrepreneurs rise from the ashes of Prohibition by staking everything on two liquors.
Monday, February 24
Tortilla Takeover
Season 6 • Episode 1
Visionaries bring Mexican food to U.S., create popular condiment and snacks, pair chips and salsa.
Monday, February 24
The Chocolate Rush
Season 2 • Episode 2
In the post-WWI era, Hershey competitors spring up, including Hershey's former employee HB Reese.
Monday, February 24
All American Marinara
Season 5 • Episode 1
Food conglomerate Campbell's kickstarts what will become an Italian American food revolution.
Monday, February 24
American Spirits
Season 4 • Episode 10
Two entrepreneurs rise from the ashes of Prohibition by staking everything on two liquors.
Thursday, February 27
Beyond the Burger
Season 3 • Episode 9
Glen Bell works to create a burger alternative and helps introduce the taco to America.
Thursday, February 27
Chain Reaction
Season 3 • Episode 10
A former wrestler and a perfume salesman become the unlikely fathers of a casual dining revolution.
Thursday, February 27
Let Them Eat Snack Cakes
Season 3 • Episode 11
Martha Entenmann grows her late husband's baking company into a national powerhouse.
Thursday, February 27
Pasta Party
Season 3 • Episode 12
Hector and Mario Boiardi's quest to introduce Italian food to Americans results in an iconic brand.
Thursday, February 27
Beyond the Burger
Season 3 • Episode 9
Glen Bell works to create a burger alternative and helps introduce the taco to America.
Thursday, February 27
Chain Reaction
Season 3 • Episode 10
A former wrestler and a perfume salesman become the unlikely fathers of a casual dining revolution.
Thursday, February 27
Let Them Eat Snack Cakes
Season 3 • Episode 11
Martha Entenmann grows her late husband's baking company into a national powerhouse.
Thursday, February 27
Pasta Party
Season 3 • Episode 12
Hector and Mario Boiardi's quest to introduce Italian food to Americans results in an iconic brand.
Friday, February 28
Beyond the Burger
Season 3 • Episode 9
Glen Bell works to create a burger alternative and helps introduce the taco to America.
Friday, February 28
Chain Reaction
Season 3 • Episode 10
A former wrestler and a perfume salesman become the unlikely fathers of a casual dining revolution.
Friday, February 28
Let Them Eat Snack Cakes
Season 3 • Episode 11
Martha Entenmann grows her late husband's baking company into a national powerhouse.
Friday, February 28
Pasta Party
Season 3 • Episode 12
Hector and Mario Boiardi's quest to introduce Italian food to Americans results in an iconic brand.
Sunday, March 2
Thirst Quenchers
Season 4 • Episode 12
Before juice was everywhere, these innovators used brilliant ingenuity.
Sunday, March 2
Chip Dynasties
Season 2 • Episode 6
Herman Lay takes regional and small-time chips business to a national scale.
Sunday, March 2
The Beef Is On
Season 3 • Episode 7
The new owners identify a rising star within the organization: Dave Thomas.
Sunday, March 2
Planet Mars
Season 5 • Episode 8
After being kicked out of the family business, Forrest Mars creates a global empire, Mars Inc.