The Food That Built America

Season 7

TV-PG

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.

Where to Watch The Food That Built America • Season 7

14 Episodes

Pizza Power Play
E1
Pizza Power PlayTwo pizza juggernauts expand their empires as a hungry new contender turns the fight into a three-way race to become America’s biggest pizza chain.
Cereal Killers
E2
Cereal KillersRival cereal giants race to invent the next must-have bowl, sparking a sugary arms race of mascots, crunch, candy, and the first ever chocolate cereal.
The Birth of Bubblegum
E3
The Birth of BubblegumA struggling candy maker’s botched experiment leads to the world’s first bubble gum, its distinctive color, and a decades-long bubble gum war fueled by colorful mascots, comic strips, baseball cards, and novelty flavors — transforming gum into a pop culture.
Drive-Thru Burger Revolution
E4
Drive-Thru Burger RevolutionThree burger operators race to serve a new generation on wheels, and a primitive intercom and sliding window evolve into the drive-thru — revolutionizing fast food and kicking off an industry arms race.
Chocolate in a Glass
E5
Chocolate in a GlassA chemist unlocks a chocolate syrup that transforms milk into a magic sensation, a scrappy soda shop owner cracks the code to bottling liquid chocolate for the masses, and a dairy innovator turns wartime surplus into instant cocoa gold.
Clash of the Cookie Giants
E6
Clash of the Cookie GiantsA century ago, the cookie industry didn't exist, until a wave of innovators turn it into a $15 billion powerhouse.
Cheesecake Chronicles
E7
Cheesecake ChroniclesA struggling cheesemaker, a New York restauranteur, a small-time baker, and a determined mother-son duo transform a humble cheese pie into a decadent American dessert--turning cheesecake into a grocery staple and the star of a restaurant empire.
Rice to Riches
E8
Rice to RichesA keen-eyed immigrant, a candy mogul, and two pasta-making brothers reinvent rice for America’s kitchens by making it faster, easier, and impossible to resist.
Burgers, Burritos, & the Battle for Fast Food
E9
Burgers, Burritos, & the Battle for Fast FoodAn upstart chain innovates iconic menu items and fast food staples including a value menu and free refills, while fending off a new competitor to bring Mexican inspired fast food to the masses.
Icons of Ice Cream
E10
Icons of Ice CreamFrom the first ice cream bar in history, to the invention of classic flavors, a century of bold innovators transforms ice cream from a rare indulgence into a $100 billion American powerhouse.
Spilling the Tea
E11
Spilling the Tea
Let's Get Crackering
E12
Let's Get Crackering
Sun, Jul 19
E13
Cereal Sensations
Jul 26
E14
Say Yes to the DressingWhen German immigrant Richard Hellmann bottles his deli's mayonnaise, he launches America's condiment revolution. But the real battle begins when a struggling restaurateur invents Italian dressing to save his Kansas City eatery, going head-to-head with an industry giant—just as an Alaskan camp cook creates a humble buttermilk sauce destined to take the crown: ranch.