The Food That Built America: Snack Sized

  • Premiered: Apr 2021
  • Episodes: 14
  • Followers: 5
  • Ended
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  • Documentary Food History

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Season 1
1x1
The Classic
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 18, 2021
This is the epic story behind the most iconic soft drink in the world, and the incredible lengths its creators took to stay on top.
1x2
Special Delivery
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Air date
Apr 18, 2021
Complete with drones, muscle cars, and a whole lot of dough, this is the story of the most successful pizza chain on the planet, starting with mid-Western brothers who had never made .. show full overview
1x3
The Chocolate Factory
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Air date
Apr 25, 2021
This is the sweet, and slightly sour, story of how a simple dairy farm turned into one of the world's most iconic candy companies.
1x4 Season finale
Breaking Breakfast
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 25, 2021
This is the shocking story of the most iconic cereal brand in the world, starting with an accidental discovery at a sanitarium, through a major rivalry, and countless innovations that changed breakfast forever.
1x5
Making the Hut
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Air date
May 16, 2021
This is the story of a pizza empire that started with two brothers from Michigan who transformed pizza from a little known dish to a national franchise. From the deep dish to the stuffed .. show full overview
1x6
Dog Eat Dog
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Air date
May 16, 2021
This is the story of how the hot dog went from one of America's most feared foods, to a national sensation. From wieners to whales, find out how one ambitious man in Coney Island built a doggone empire.
1x7
To The Milky Way And Beyond
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Jun 06, 2021
This is the story behind the largest candy company in the world, complete with family feuds, corporate espionage, and brilliant innovations that changed the world.
1x8
Flame Broiled Battle
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Air date
Jun 06, 2021
This is the story behind the biggest burger battle of all time, and how one underdog flame-broiled its own path with one innovation after another.
1x9
11 Herbs and Spices
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Air date
Jun 13, 2021
This is the story of how an eccentric man who sold chicken at a gas station founded the largest chicken empire in the world, and became an icon himself in the process.
1x10
The Golden Arches
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Air date
Jun 13, 2021
This is the story of how a BBQ drive-in became a worldwide phenomenon, with a logo that is now more recognizable than the holy cross, and the innovations that have driven its success and changed the way the world eats.
1x11
A Burger is Born
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Air date
Jun 20, 2021
The story of how an impatient cook created one of America's most iconic foods, leading to the invention of the first-ever fast food chain.
1x12
When Frito Met Lay
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Air date
Jun 20, 2021
This is the story of how two salty rivals ended up creating the biggest snack food company in the world, and how their bold innovations forever changed America's taste for chips.
1x13
Kings of Pop
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Air date
Jun 27, 2021
This is the story of how a struggling cola company reinvented business practices and went head to head against its biggest rival for more than 100 years to become one of the world's leading food and beverage companies.
1x14 Show finale
Sticks and Cones
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 27, 2021
This is the story of world-changing innovations that turned ice cream from an inconvenient delicacy to America's favorite sweet treat.

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