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Season 6 – 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 6

The Food That Built America — Season 6

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Campbell Scott

Narrator

Adam Richman

Host

Libby O'Connell

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Yohuru Williams

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Greg Henry

Executive Producer

Isaac Holub

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 23, 2025 Tortilla Takeover Bold visionaries risk bringing Mexican food to Americans, creating the top-selling condiment, famous snack chip brands and pairing chips and salsa. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 2, 2025 Movie Theater Munchies A struggling chocolate maker and a young theater assistant create the movie theater concession stand and launch the world's most iconic movie candies. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 9, 2025 Baking Chocolate Chip History A teacher turns restaurateur invents America's popular cookie which leads to a battle of food giants, and one of the packaged cookies. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 16, 2025 Empire of Convenience The first convenience store is born; with innovations like late hours, to-go coffee and America's beloved slushy drink, it rises into a chain with more locations than any other store or restaurant in the world. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 30, 2025 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; the creation of then coffee machines that help make coffee a billion-dollar industry. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 20, 2025 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. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 27, 2025 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 a big Chinese restaurant chain in the nation. Details Episode 10 Aired May 4, 2025 You Don't Know Jack A farmhand named Jack Daniel and a distiller in Tennessee look to bring their quality bootleg whiskey out of the shadows into a larger market; a new recipe and Daniel's revolutionary branding tactics pave the way for an American whiskey. Details
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The Food That Built America — Season 6

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Greg Henry, Isaac Holub, Jim Pasquarella, Kim Woodard, Mary Donahue, Yoshi Stone
Network
History
Rating
TV-PG (V|L)
Genre
Special Interest, History, Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 23, 2025