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Season 4 – The Food That Built America

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The 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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The Food That Built America — Season 4

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Campbell Scott

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Adam Richman

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Libby O'Connell

Self

Yohuru Williams

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Anthony Misiano

Milton Hershey

Brian Linden

Sylvan Goldman

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 19, 2023 Breakfast That Pops Two heavy-hitting cereal rivals duke it out for breakfast dominance; competition heats up when an idea is stolen; the ensuing battle transforms the breakfast landscape from a labor intensive meal at the table, to a meal of convenience on the go. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 26, 2023 Holiday Treats The top-selling candy days of the year revolve around Easter, Valentine's Day and Halloween, and it all started with a few bold pioneers. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 5, 2023 Flight of the Buffalo Wing As new wing-focused restaurant chains take the recipe out of Buffalo, N.Y., restaurateurs must find a way to cleverly market the new "Buffalo wings" to turn their restaurants into national icons, and chicken wings into a global phenomenon. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 12, 2023 Candy Revolution A cereal executive's bold idea to finance the "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" movie will kick-off a candy revolution that produces some of the most iconic, imaginative confections in history. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 19, 2023 Clash of the Coffee Two icons compete for America's coffee drinkers and forever change a worldwide, multi-billion-dollar industry. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 26, 2023 The Chicken Coup Eventually challenging America's burger joint heavyweights, two future fast-food kingpins find themselves on a collision course in an all-out chicken sandwich war that is still raging to this day. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 9, 2023 Thanksgiving Dinner A look at some staples of Thanksgiving dinner that weren't around until a few brands used technological advances to reinvent turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and more; food innovators made each part of the meal accessible. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 2, 2023 When Food Freezes Over Four intrepid food entrepreneurs race to harness emerging technologies, like the home freezer and microwave, to bring revolutionary frozen snack icons to a waiting world, and forever change everything about eating. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 16, 2023 Peanut Butter Battle When an entrepreneur creates shelf-stable peanut butter out of his garage, it leads to the birth of an iconic sandwich; as competition heats up to be America's favorite peanut butter, three famous brands battle it out to be number one. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 23, 2023 American Spirits Two entrepreneurs rise from the ashes of Prohibition by staking everything on two liquors -- a bitter, bottom-shelf whisky, and a flavorless foreign moonshine -- and go on to save an industry and create two of the most popular brands in the country. Details Episode 11 Aired Jun 11, 2023 Where There's Smoke A century ago, most backyard grilling essentials were not yet invented; Henry Ford, a tinkerer named Kingsford, and a passionate butcher created recognizable summer brands and changed the face of American backyards. Details Episode 12 Aired Jun 18, 2023 Thirst Quenchers Before juice was everywhere, these innovators used brilliant ingenuity to create the most nostalgic drink products and thirst quenchers of the last century, leading the charge on a new billion dollar beverage industry. Details Episode 13 Aired Jun 25, 2023 Supermarket Sweep At the turn of the 20th century, Bernard Kroger and another upstart grocer come up with genius innovations that help invent the modern supermarket. Details Episode 14 Aired Jul 9, 2023 Bring Home the Bacon A young upstart named Oscar® Mayer creates one of the most iconic meat brands on the planet; pioneer Jay Hormel invents a meat product sold the world over, which becomes part of a $20 billion food empire. Details Episode 15 Aired Jul 16, 2023 Dog Eat Dog At a time when dog food is a rarity and cat food is almost nonexistent, it will take visionary innovators to invent the first dog treat, dry food, the first cat food, and many more innovations that will carve out the billion-dollar pet food industry. Details Episode 16 Aired Jul 23, 2023 Beer Run At a time when U.S. beer is dominated by the same lager style, one Milwaukee company experiments with something new. Details
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The Food That Built America — Season 4

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Season Info

Director
Drew Painter, Monika Palmieri
Executive Producer
Greg Henry, Isaac Holub, Jim Pasquarella, Kim Woodard, Mary Donahue, Yoshi Stone, Brian Burstein, George Kralovansky, Harry Courniotes, Shari Ortner Middleman, Shari Ortner, Brandy Crawford-Uriu
Screenwriter
Ryan Wesley Gilreath, Brian Burstein, Tommy Cody, Jessica Vitkus, Harry Courniotes
Network
History
Rating
TV-PG (V|L)
Genre
Special Interest, History, Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 19, 2023