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The Food That Built America

2019 · TV Series · TV-PG · 43 min · ★ 7.9

DocumentaryHistoryDramaFood

This docuseries explores the entrepreneurs and families who turned bold food ideas into major American brands. Through dramatic retellings and expert commentary, it shows the risks, rivalries, and innovations that changed how the country eats.

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~60 hours to watch · 79 episodes.

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Details
Years
2019
Release date
2019-08-11
Network
History
Language
English
Rated
TV-PG
Runtime
43 min
Max quality
HD
TMDB rating
7.9/10 (35 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you like business history, origin stories, and accessible food documentaries in the spirit of Good Eats or Omnivore; Not for you if you want cooking tips or a deep dive into today’s restaurant scene.

Pros: fascinating food history; entertaining dramatizations; inspiring success stories | Cons: reenactment-heavy style; brand-focused perspective; not much modern food culture

Themes

  • inventor
  • food
  • enterpreneur
  • history

Cast & crew

Episodes7 seasons · 79 episodes

Season 13 episodes
  • S1E1Lines in the Sand85m
    Amazon Prime VideoHulu
  • S1E2Best Served Cold85m
    Amazon Prime VideoHulu
  • S1E3The Spoils of War85m
    Amazon Prime VideoHulu
Season 216 episodes
  • S2E1Pizza Wars43m
  • S2E2The Chocolate Rush43m
  • S2E3The Kings of Burgers43m
  • S2E4American Cheese43m
  • S2E5Cola Wars43m
  • S2E6Chip Dynasties43m
  • S2E7Cookie Wars43m
  • S2E8Soup Wars43m
  • S2E9Godfathers of Fast Food43m
  • S2E10The TV Dinner43m
  • S2E11Ice Cream Empires43m
  • S2E12A Game of Chicken43m
  • S2E13When the Chips Are Down43m
  • S2E14The Rise of a Rival43m
  • S2E15Gum Slingers43m
  • S2E16Breakfast Barons43m
Season 312 episodes
  • S3E1Submarine Warfare43m
  • S3E2A Cold One43m
  • S3E3Do or Donut43m
  • S3E4A Dish Best Served... Soft43m
  • S3E5The Best Thing Since...43m
  • S3E6Cookie Fortunes43m
  • S3E7The Beef is On43m
  • S3E8Pop Stars43m
  • S3E9Beyond the Burger43m
  • S3E10Chain Reaction43m
  • S3E11Let Them Eat Snack Cakes
  • S3E12Pasta Party43m
Season 416 episodes
  • S4E1Breakfast That Pops43m
  • S4E2Holiday Treats43m
  • S4E3Flight of the Buffalo Wing43m
  • S4E4Candy Revolution43m
  • S4E5Clash of the Coffee43m
  • S4E6The Chicken Coup43m
  • S4E7When Food Freezes Over
  • S4E8Thanksgiving Dinner
  • S4E9Peanut Butter Battle42m
  • S4E10American Spirits42m
  • S4E11Where There's Smoke43m
  • S4E12Thirst Quenchers
  • S4E13Supermarket Sweep
  • S4E14Bring Home the Bacon
  • S4E15Dog Eat Dog
  • S4E16Beer Run
Season 512 episodes
  • S5E1All American Marinara42m
    Disney+
  • S5E2Ice Cream Revolution42m
    Disney+
  • S5E3Soda Rising: Birth of Pop42m
    Disney+
  • S5E4Sunshine in a Glass42m
    Disney+
  • S5E5Let Them Bake Cake42m
    Disney+
  • S5E6Penny Candy Craze42m
    Disney+
  • S5E7Champions of Breakfast
    Disney+
  • S5E8Planet Mars
    Disney+
  • S5E9Lunchbox Legends
    Disney+
  • S5E10The Colonel
    Disney+
  • S5E11Citrus Soda Stars
    Disney+
  • S5E12Burger Empire: The Ray Kroc Story
    Disney+
Season 610 episodes
  • S6E1Tortilla Takeover
    Hulu
  • S6E2Movie Theatre Munchies
    Hulu
  • S6E3Baking Chocolate Chip History
    Hulu
  • S6E4Empire of Convenience
    Hulu
  • S6E5Legends of the Mall
    Hulu
  • S6E6Coffee: A Brewed Awakening
    Hulu
  • S6E7A Box of Chocolates
    Hulu
  • S6E8Beer Necessities
    Hulu
  • S6E9Asian Food Invasion
    Hulu
  • S6E10You Don't Know Jack
    Apple TV+Hulu
Season 710 episodes
  • S7E1Pizza Power Play42m
  • S7E2Cereal Killers42m
  • S7E3The Birth of Bubblegum42m
  • S7E4Drive-Thru Burger Revolution42m
  • S7E5Chocolate in a Glass42m
  • S7E6Clash of the Cookie Giants43m
  • S7E7Cheesecake Chronicles
  • S7E8Rice to Riches
  • S7E9Burgers, Burritos, & the Battle for Fast Food
  • S7E10Icons of Ice Cream