The Food That Built America Snack Sized

2021 · 23m · TMDB 7.0/10 (2 votes)

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About The Food That Built America Snack Sized

Delving even deeper into the stories behind the ruthless innovators and entrepreneurs featured in The Food that Built America, this docuseries spotlights the rest of the story you didn’t know, telling the super-charged, bite-sized history of all of the foods you love in 30 minutes or less.

Status
Ended
TMDB rating
7.0/10 from 2 votes
Seasons
1
Episodes
14

Seasons and episodes

The latest season with aired episodes is shown first. Specials are kept separate.

Latest aired season

Season 1

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S1 E118 min

The Classic

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.

S1 E218 min

Special Delivery

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 pizza before, and continuing through a series of innovations that changed restaurants, dining out, and helped introduce pizza to the nation.

S1 E318 min

The Chocolate Factory

How a simple dairy farm turned into one of the world's most iconic candy companies.

S1 E418 min

Breaking Breakfast

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.

S1 E518 min

Making the Hut

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 crust, learn about the innovations and the nostalgic marketing that turned them into a worldwide phenomenon.

S1 E618 min

Dog Eat Dog

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.

S1 E718 min

To the Milky Way and Beyond

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.

S1 E818 min

Flame Broiled Battle

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.

S1 E918 min

11 Herbs and Spices

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 in the process.

S1 E1018 min

The Golden Arches

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 word eats.

S1 E1118 min

A Burger is Born

This is 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.

S1 E1218 min

When Frito Met Lay

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.

S1 E1323 min

Kings of Pop

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.

S1 E1418 min

Sticks and Cones

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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