For generations of Americans, food titans like Henry Heinz, Milton Hershey, John and Will Kellogg, C.W. Post and the McDonald brothers have literally been household names, but you don't know their stories. Before they were brand names, they were brilliant, sometimes ruthless, visionaries who revolutionized food and changed the landscape of America forever. This miniseries event will tell the fascinating stories of the people behind the food that built America – those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to America's heart through its stomach, and along the way built cities, invented new technologies and helped win wars.
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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s03e02A Cold One2022-03-0702:00⌄
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A Cold One
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2022-03-07 ·
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In the late 1800s, German immigrants Joseph Schlitz and Captain Frederick Pabst find themselves in a battle for beer dominance. In their fight for one upmanship they will help create the most popular alcoholic beverage on the planet, introduce lager beer to the nation, and become two of the biggest companies on Earth for half a century.
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s03e03Do or Donut2022-03-1401:00⌄
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Do or Donut
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2022-03-14 ·
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When a commercial caterer realizes his two best selling items are donuts and coffee, he joins forces with his brother-in-law to create a revolutionary donut chain. Soon a rivalry starts with a beloved Southern-based donut shop, with both on a collision course, destined to become nationwide icons.
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s03e04A Dish Best Served...Soft2022-03-2101:00⌄
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A Dish Best Served...Soft
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2022-03-21 ·
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When his ice cream truck breaks down, Tom Carvel discovers that half-melted ice cream is a surefire hit with customers.
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s03e05The Best Thing Since...2022-03-2801:00⌄
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The Best Thing Since...
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2022-03-28 ·
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In a quest to dominate the growing commercial bread industry, Lee Marshall bets on a new kind of white loaf, unwittingly inspiring a homemaker named Margaret Rudkin to come up with a healthier alternative.
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s03e06Cookie Fortunes2022-04-0401:00⌄
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Cookie Fortunes
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2022-04-04 ·
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Hollywood agent Wally Amos transforms his professional life when he decides to make and sell his own gourmet chocolate chip cookies, and opens America's first cookie store; housewife Debbi Fields opens her homestyle cookie shop in a mall.
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s03e07The Beef is On2022-04-1101:00⌄
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The Beef is On
s03e07 ·
2022-04-11 ·
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When Colonel Sanders sells his company to investors in 1964, the new owners identify a rising star within the organization: Dave Thomas.
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s03e08Pop Stars2022-04-1801:00⌄
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Pop Stars
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2022-04-18 ·
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Orville Redenbacher, a small town farmer who had a life long dream of developing the perfect popping corn kernel.
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s03e09Beyond the Burger2022-04-2501:00⌄
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Beyond the Burger
s03e09 ·
2022-04-25 ·
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Restaurateur Glen Bell works to create a burger alternative for the fast-food market and after several setbacks goes on to help introduce the taco to America; two brothers look to beat the burger by betting that a roast beef sandwich can compete.
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s03e10Chain Reaction2022-05-0201:00⌄
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Chain Reaction
s03e10 ·
2022-05-02 ·
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In New York City, former Olympic wrestler Rocky Aoki and a perfume salesman become the unlikely fathers of a casual dining revolution when they open wildly different establishments in the heart of the city: one of America's first Japanese restaurants, and a swinging singles bar that will go on to become one of the country's most iconic restaurant chains.
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s03e11Let Them Eat Snack Cakes2022-05-0901:00⌄
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Let Them Eat Snack Cakes
s03e11 ·
2022-05-09 ·
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When a New York bakery owner passes away suddenly, his wife Martha Entenmann takes the reigns of the company and grows it into a national powerhouse. Meanwhile, a married couple have bankrupted one bakery, but are determined to succeed their second time around and conquer the baking world with a revolutionary way to sell snack cakes, including their iconic oatmeal creme pie.
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s03e12Pasta Party2022-05-1601:00⌄
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Pasta Party
s03e12 ·
2022-05-16 ·
01:00
Hector and Mario Boiardi open an Italian restaurant in Cleveland in 1924 and soon introduce Italian food to Americans; the brothers eventually find themselves in competition with James Kraft and his newest offering, macaroni and cheese.
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