Campbell Scott
Narrator (voice)
The Food That Built America (2019)
Season 6
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.
Released Aug. 11, 2019
Episode 45 min
10+
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: imdb.profit, imdb.overeating, imdb.reenactment, imdb.food-industry, imdb.continent-in-title, imdb.capitalism, imdb.food + 14 more, imdb.fast-food, imdb.sugar-lobby, imdb.american-culture, imdb.food-and-drink-documentary, imdb.united-states-of-america, imdb.country-in-title, imdb.tycoon, imdb.processed-food, imdb.american-food, imdb.american-kitchen, tmdb.inventor, tmdb.food, tmdb.enterpreneur, tmdb.history
Watch Providers: Hulu, History, History, The Roku Channel, Hoopla + 6 more, Disney Plus, Spectrum On Demand, DistroTV, HISTORY Vault Apple TV Channel, HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel, Philo
Network: History
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S6E1 - Tortilla Takeover
Bold 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.
Feb. 23, 2025, midnight
S6E2 - Movie Theatre Munchies
A 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.
March 2, 2025, midnight
S6E3 - Baking Chocolate Chip History
A 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.
March 9, 2025, midnight
S6E4 - Empire of Convenience
The 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.
March 16, 2025, midnight
S6E5 - Legends of the Mall
Early 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.
March 23, 2025, midnight
S6E6 - Coffee: A Brewed Awakening
Jim 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.
March 30, 2025, midnight
S6E7 - A Box of Chocolates
Stephen 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.
April 13, 2025, midnight
S6E8 - Beer Necessities
A German immigrant looks to revolutionize the American beer industry when he's handed a struggling brewery; his signature beer will go on to amass sales of over 11 billion dollars a year.
April 20, 2025, midnight
S6E9 - Asian Food Invasion
A 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.
April 27, 2025, midnight
S6E10 - You Don't Know Jack
Jack Daniel, known for his determination and innovative spirit, teams up with a skilled distiller to create a new recipe that could change the whiskey game.
May 4, 2025, midnight
Network: History
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 3105 min.
Released: Aug. 11, 2019
Last Air Date: May 4, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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