The Food That Built America
New Episodes Sundays 9/8c; Stream Next Day6 Seasons | 66 Episodes
Asian Food Invasion
Premieres on Apr 27, 2025A down-on-his-luck Japanese businessman and a Chinese immigrant and her son change the American palette when they introduce instant noodles in a cup, Peking Duck, and the biggest Chinese restaurant chain in the nation.
Beer Necessities
Premieres on Apr 20, 2025A German immigrant looks to revolutionize the American beer industry when he’s handed a struggling brewery. Destined to overcome technological drawbacks, product tampering, and the rise of temperance and prohibition in America, his signature beer will go on to amass sales of over 11 billion dollars a year.
A Box of Chocolates
Aired on Apr 13, 2025Stephen Whitman introduces Americans to chocolate candy in a sampler box, Russell Stover builds a competing company, and both iconic brands help turn chocolate from an unknown import to a boxed American staple given as a gift of love to this day.
Coffee: A Brewed Awakening
Aired on Mar 30, 2025Jim Folger discovers a new way to bring coffee to the masses. Then another famous coffee brand gets its big break at the Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville. Plus, the creation of the iconic coffee machines that help make coffee a billion-dollar industry.
Legends of the Mall
Aired on Mar 23, 2025Early American malls have no food court, until a cinnamon bun, a pretzel, and a panda all move in to create three of the world’s most iconic food brands and transform the American Mall.
Empire of Convenience
Aired on Mar 16, 2025The first convenience store is born, and with new innovations like late hours, to-go coffee, and America’s most beloved slushy drink, it rises into an iconic chain with more locations than any other store or restaurant in the world.
Baking Chocolate Chip History
Aired on Mar 09, 2025A teacher turned restaurateur invents America’s most popular cookie which leads to a battle of food giants, and one of the most iconic packaged cookies in history.
Movie Theater Munchies
Aired on Mar 02, 2025A struggling chocolate maker and a young theater assistant create the movie theater concession stand as we know it and launch the world’s most iconic movie candies.
Tortilla Takeover
Aired on Feb 23, 2025Bold visionaries take big risks to bring Mexican food to all Americans, by creating the best-selling condiment on the planet, two of the most famous snack chip brands of all time and innovating the iconic pairing of chips and salsa.