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The Food That Built America

Season 4 2023
TV-PG

  • 2023-02-20T02:00:00Z on History
  • 43m
  • 11h 28m (16 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary, History
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.

16 episodes

Season Premiere

2023-02-20T02:00:00Z

4x01 Breakfast That Pops

Season Premiere

4x01 Breakfast That Pops

  • 2023-02-20T02:00:00Z43m

Two heavy-hitting cereal rivals duke it out for breakfast dominance; competition heats up when an idea is stolen; the ensuing battle transforms the breakfast landscape from a labor intensive meal at the table, to a meal of convenience on the go.

2023-02-27T02:00:00Z

4x02 Holiday Treats

4x02 Holiday Treats

  • 2023-02-27T02:00:00Z43m

The top selling candy days of the year revolve around Easter, Valentine's Day and Halloween. And it all started with a few bold pioneers.

4x03 Flight of the Buffalo Wing

  • 2023-03-06T02:00:00Z43m

Before chicken wings were America's favorite Sunday football snack, they were considered an undesirable cut of meat. Until two restaurateurs in Buffalo, New York, reinvent the way wings are cooked.

2023-03-13T01:00:00Z

4x04 Candy Revolution

4x04 Candy Revolution

  • 2023-03-13T01:00:00Z43m

A cereal executive's bold idea to finance the "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" movie will kick-off a candy revolution that produces some of the most iconic, imaginative confections in history.

2023-03-20T01:00:00Z

4x05 Clash of the Coffee

4x05 Clash of the Coffee

  • 2023-03-20T01:00:00Z43m

Coffee's quality and popularity wane by the 1960s, until a handful of visionaries turn the industry on its head. First, three college friends create an iconic brand of revolutionary gourmet Coffee. Then, this now-iconic chain creates an entirely new category of restaurant.

2023-03-27T01:00:00Z

4x06 The Chicken Coup

4x06 The Chicken Coup

  • 2023-03-27T01:00:00Z43m

A devout Georgia diner owner stumbles into the chicken game when he develops a unique fried chicken sandwich with a batch of cast-off filets. The unique sandwich he creates will become the menu centerpiece at one of the most popular fast-food chains in the world.

2023-04-03T01:00:00Z

4x07 When Food Freezes Over

4x07 When Food Freezes Over

  • 2023-04-03T01:00:00Z43m

Four intrepid food entrepreneurs race to harness emerging technologies like the home freezer and microwave, to bring revolutionary frozen snack icons to a waiting world, and forever change what we eat, when we eat, and how we eat.

2023-04-10T01:00:00Z

4x08 Thanksgiving Dinner

4x08 Thanksgiving Dinner

  • 2023-04-10T01:00:00Z43m

A look at some staples of Thanksgiving dinner that weren't around until a few brands used technological advances to reinvent turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and more; food innovators made each part of the meal accessible.

2023-04-17T01:00:00Z

4x09 Peanut Butter Battle

4x09 Peanut Butter Battle

  • 2023-04-17T01:00:00Z43m

When an entrepreneur creates shelf-stable peanut butter out of his garage, it leads to the birth of an iconic sandwich; as competition heats up to be America's favorite peanut butter, three famous brands battle it out to be number one.

2023-04-24T01:00:00Z

4x10 American Spirits

4x10 American Spirits

  • 2023-04-24T01:00:00Z43m

Two entrepreneurs rise from the ashes of Prohibition by staking everything on two liquors -- a bitter, bottom-shelf whisky, and a flavorless foreign moonshine -- and go on to save an industry and create two of the most popular brands in the country.

2023-06-12T01:00:00Z

4x11 Where There's Smoke

4x11 Where There's Smoke

  • 2023-06-12T01:00:00Z43m

A century ago, most backyard grilling essentials were not yet invented; Henry Ford, a tinkerer named Kingsford, and a passionate butcher created recognizable summer brands and changed the face of American backyards.

2023-06-19T01:00:00Z

4x12 Thirst Quenchers

4x12 Thirst Quenchers

  • 2023-06-19T01:00:00Z43m

Before juice was everywhere, these innovators used brilliant ingenuity to create the most nostalgic drink products and thirst quenchers of the last century, leading the charge on a new billion dollar beverage industry.

2023-06-26T01:00:00Z

4x13 Supermarket Sweep

4x13 Supermarket Sweep

  • 2023-06-26T01:00:00Z43m

At the turn of the 20th century, Bernard Kroger and another upstart grocer come up with genius innovations that help invent the modern supermarket.

2023-07-10T01:00:00Z

4x14 Bring Home the Bacon

4x14 Bring Home the Bacon

  • 2023-07-10T01:00:00Z43m

A young upstart named Oscar® Mayer creates one of the most iconic meat brands on the planet; pioneer Jay Hormel invents a meat product sold the world over, which becomes part of a $20 billion food empire.

2023-07-17T01:00:00Z

4x15 Dog Eat Dog

4x15 Dog Eat Dog

  • 2023-07-17T01:00:00Z43m

At a time when dog food is a rarity and cat food is almost nonexistent, it will take visionary innovators to invent the first dog treat, dry food, the first cat food, and many more innovations that will carve out the billion-dollar pet food industry.

2023-07-24T01:00:00Z

4x16 Beer Run

4x16 Beer Run

  • 2023-07-24T01:00:00Z43m

At a time when U.S. beer is dominated by the same lager style, one Milwaukee company experiments with something new.

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